on 05/10/02 01:46, Van Turner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am about to upgrade the hard drive in my WallStreet to 20GB. I have 320MB > RAM and currently have 10.2 installed. > I notice that a lot of people partition their hard drives when installing > 10.x. Is it really necessary or are these people just being cautious? If it > is necessary, I intend to create three partitions: 1 for 10.2/9.2, 1 for > 9.1, and 1 for documents. Does this sound like a good strategy? I'm not sure > about space allocation, though. > Should I install applications (beyond internet browser and email) to the 9.1 > partition or just leave it as an alternative start up drive? So far only two > of my applications don't care for opening in OS 10.2. The rest either open > right in 10.2 or open in Classic environment. Sounds like a waste of space
That's a good idea! But, why duplicating 9? That would waste some precious storage space... Anyway, my own 20 GB is partitioned like this: 4GB for OS X (I also installed the developer tools so that took an additional 1GB in addition to the system), 1.5GB to my OS 9 partition and the remainder to all the applications I can install outside the Applications folder on the OS X partition. The main reason for this is if I want to completely reinstall X, I don't have to reinstall all my apps. I only have to backup my home directory and I'm ready to go. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/RV: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] dinosaur n.: 1. Any hardware requiring raised flooring and special power. Used especially of old minis and mainframes, in contrast with newer microprocessor-based machines. In a famous quote from the 1988 Unix EXPO, Bill Joy compared the liquid-cooled mainframe in the massive IBM display with a grazing dinosaur "with a truck outside pumping its bodily fluids through it". IBM was not amused. Compare big iron; see also mainframe. 2. [IBM] A very conservative user; a zipperhead. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
