Apple does - in some cases - indeed recommend partitioning, and if you do not, there are instances where you are not able to install Jaguar at all.
As we all know, the oldest models capable of running OSX need to have the booting partition within the first 8 GB of the hard disk. If you have a 20 GB hard disk on one of these, you *must* partition your hard disk in order to install any OSX on it. But don't worry, it may come in handy if your one partition screws up some time, and as Chas himself pointed out, if you shoot video, having a separate partition for your scratch disk is a pretty neat idea too. Cheers, Kim On 30/12/02 6:26, "Dennis B. Swaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 0:01 -0500 12/30/02, Charles Martin wrote: >>> From: "Dennis B. Swaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Donald, if Apple says to partition, why do the computers come >>> un-partitioned from Apple? >> >> Because Apple doesn't recommend partitioning. Whoever told Donald that >> was not speaking for the company and should not have been taken as >> "official." > > Unfortunately, Chas, these were tech support representatives at APPLE > who supposedly said to partition. BTW, do you know the manufacturer > and model of the internal modem in the Flat Panel iMacs? -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
