>Perhaps this should have been on another list, but I am sure others
>here have thoughts on this.
>
>We have a Cube with 3 partitions on the HD, Classic (for booting OS9),
>OS X with a reduced OS9 for the Classic env., and Files for, well, guess.
>
>At the moment we use OS9 as our main system, but when we get 10.1
>and our bank updates their homebanking app. (written in Java) we
>consider migrating. Just a few ifs and buts:
>
>If we set up OS X with separate logins for each of us, can we still have
>access to the same emails? We have a big archive, and some mails
>are for both of us.
>
>Can we place the /usr/local directory on the files partition? Or should I
>really reformat the hd and set everything up again?
>
>I am reading up on UNIX (yes, I am a bit geekish), but I still don't have a
>feel for how much you can change std setups without making it a hassle
>for yourself.
>
>Sometimes I feel like staying with OS 9.2.1...
Firstly I can say I really like OS X and have been using it since I
got it in March. It's been through some rough patches and I have
sworn at it *a lot* in the past but, when I finally get it, 10.1
should fix the bugs that have annoyed me so much.
OS X doesn't use standard Unix folder systems for file storage. It
uses folders in the Users folder in the OS X boot hard disks root to
store user specific stuff and profile info (rather than a
/home/<user> folder as in Linux) it also uses a folder called Library
in the root to store app support/help and universal stuff. There is,
thirdly, a folder in the Users folder called Shared where users can
put common files. I don't know what e-mail client you use so I can't
give you a solution but I hope this info is useful.
FWIW a cube running OS X would look sooooo nice. The two were made
for each other :)
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