>Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 15:27:25 -0500 >Subject: Re: new hard drive, how should i partition? >From: Al Poulin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >There are still various and conflicting considerations that lead people to >make different choices. I originally partitioned my QuickSilver G4 in the >OS X 10.0 days when everyone was on pins and needles about how to deal with >the new stuff. With the review in this thread, I'm doing to simplify my >partitioning scheme when I install Panther. > >Kim Gammelgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >And Jim Foster (President of a Mac Users Group) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Another possible issue in partitioning hard drives for separate OS X >> and OS 9 volumes is I think similar to the issue of whether it is >> better to be running OS X off a single large volume versus having OS X >> boot from a moderate sized hard drive and then running an auxiliary >> internal or external hard drive. >> >> Personally, I began my OS X adventure using separate partitions for >> each OS, but I have kind of come around to the view that, for me, it's >> better to just run one full internal partition for everything, using >> easily demountable firewire external drives where appropriate for >> backups or for whatever other reasons. >Apple also supports partitioning, for whatever reasons users may have.
A whole raft of Pogue quotes and unquaotes snipped My year old iBook/800 Mhz destroyed its hard drive some three weeks ago, 67 days before its year long warrranty had expired; have since purchased extended waranty in the interim. In any event Apple replaced the hard drive. I have in other notes to this list made note of my frustrations in using oSX versus for me the much preferred OS 9.2.2. operating system The dealer asked me when they were installing the hard drive (and also a new logic board, which was also deemed faulty) given my avowed hatred for OSX would I like to install OSX on one portion and OS 9.2 on another partiton. Figured why not...so did so, mind the system allows 15 gig for each OS although would have preferred 10 gig or less for OSX :>)! So thaty's how the system works now, for me. OS 9.2.2 and all of its glory live now of its own partition without interference or interfaces from OSX which also no lives on its own. Everything I do is in 9; my Powermail program lives in ten and an alias in 9 sllves the cross platform problem, if ay. Before I bought the iBook, I had a 350Mhz imac, the blue one, slot loader. When the logic board on it died; the 6 gig hard drive had 5.6 gig free! For comparison, out of each 15 gig partition on the iBook,there is 13.97 gig free and on 9.2.2 there is 12.24 gig available; over on OSX 12.38 gig available. So as you may see, it is highly unlikely I'll have insufficient space for most projects. I'd say, split/partition you drive. Have two systems, or three if you'rei nto Linux and go from there... Bryce Lee Burlington Province of Ontario Canada -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
