On 4/14/02 Dan K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sydney, your method of changing systems on the same volume is abit more > complicated than it needs to be. All you have to do is drag the currently > active system folder's System file to the desktop, close that window, > then open the window of the system to which you wish to switch. That > blesses that folder, then close that folder window, select the 'old' > System file sitting on the desktop and "Put Away" or cmd-Y it back to > it's normal abode.
> _Or_ even easier . . . you could use "System Picker" or "Switcher" to do > the same thing, much simpler of course than all the opening, closing and > dragging about. Correct, but (can be) unreliable. I also have the software system switchers for years. The reason I suggested the particular way onlist is because it's the most positive way. Perhaps you are lucky, but I've had problems on certain computers with blessed systems becoming "unblessed", and in such a case I do not want random selection of another system. I've also seen problems where System Folders would not stay blessed, even when going into the System file itself, or running/re-running DW2.1 to especially "bless" the *d*mn* recalcitrant system (and where every diagnostic failed to find problems w/System itself and where prefs were trashed). Since my G3-400/112mb/48gb 2400 is my traveling computer I leave nothing to chance and have multiple redundancies, internally and externally. > Messing about with all types of Macs, I almost always have several > systems on each boot volume, the only problem (?) I've come across is my > inability to remember OS7 cannot use volumes formatted as HFS+. That's fine, but I only keep one system on each of my boot drives (also due to multiple CC8 controlled boot configurations for each OS), again, just because of bless/unbless issues. The fattest OS are 550-600 mb, lean ones under 100 mb. Everything to configure resides on my repair/installer/backup diagnostic drive. The 68k loaded 7.6.1 is BLAZINGLY fast on a G3-2400. I can't believe how fast the older leaner apps of its time run too, but it's lost with HFS+ (it's kept for a novelty, along with a few Now Utilities which gives "OS 8.x functionality"). > > Oh yeah, addressing the original question, which iirc was should one use > 9.1 or 8.6, I've found 9.1 runs quite satisfactorily on my PB1400c/183, > it seems to be more responsive than 8.6 and faster too. I haven't done > any sort of testing to confirm that though. 9.1 has much less 68K code > than any sys 7 or 8, so in theory _should_ be faster. I will admit > however 9.1 is slower to boot, not as much an issue on PBs which usually > are only sleeping between uses. I've always run RD/SD on 8.6 or lower and RD/Copy Agent on 9.1. Since the Connectix 68k emulator in PPC was always faster than Apple's, as was its Finder copy (by far), and since RamDoubler always worked far better for me than Virtual Memory (never getting out of memory messages, even with a battery of Microsloth apps and 10-15 other apps on a 2400 all open simultaneously)--the net result is a much smoother/speedier 8.6. In a non-G3 1400c, it is possible the much slower PPC 603 will "exaggerate" differences in PPC/68k code. (BTW I thought 1400c's only went to 166--iirc, if you're using a Newer 183 upgrade, they supplied a very crippled cache which made it unnecessarily slower, which again could theoretically "magnify" 8.6/9.1 differences). The other reason I use 8.6 is that my GV 56k modem at one of my two crucial locations is rock solid and fast, holding the connection for hours (whereas my preferred Psion is erratic there, despite many script experiments). My GV doesn't run on 9.1 (which requires a full RD re-install every time I change off of it, unlike 8.6) and I don't feel like hassling the GV upgrade. ADSL is coming next month, finally, to my part of Switzerland so this will be moot. The Psion otherwise works great on both 8.6 and 9.1. Sidney Ho ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
