On 8/9/02 7:04 AM, "John Haumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> huffed, and puffed, and blew my house in and said:
> > John, > > Just like it says, all your startup volumes (OS 9 and/or OS X) must be > entirely within the first eight physical GB of the drive. It's not a > debilitating limitation, just one that has to be observed. > > > John at Wood-n-Shavings, Inc. > San Antonio, Texas > Kind of like Y2K, it was a limitation built into firmware at the time. I don't know if it was a programming issue, or just laziness (maybe somebody else could answer here?), or maybe built-in obsolescence. But the firmware tells the machine: you couldn't possibly have a disk bigger than 8 gigs, now, could you? -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
