On 12/6/04 15:00, "Victor Vaccaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 1) does "partition" mean to put on two separate hard drives? Partitioning is dividing the hard disk up so that the computer effectively sees two or more smaller hard disks instead of the larger single one. If you have OS 9 on one partition and OS X on another then the computer will see two different hard disks with two different OS' > 3) How specifically do you switch from OS9 to OSX on the imac? OS 9 - Apple Menu> Startup Disk>Mac OS X OS X - System Prefs>Startup Disk>Mac OS 9 > 4) Can you run applications from the external HD? Yes Phil P.S. About the firewire speed question - I'm not sure, I'd doubt it but I guess it depends on the type of everything that you're using. Anyone? -- Hampshire, United Kingdom Visit http://www.macintoshcouncil.tk and http://thearistocratichippo.cjb.net ! FOR SALE ! (UNITED KINGDOM) - Contact me OFF LIST: -Apple PowerMac 8500 'Workgroup Server-ized', 64MB, 2GB, Tape drive, OS 9 -Apple LC III+ 33Mhz, 36MB, 160MB, OS 7.6.1 -Apple Color Display (12") -Apple Performa Plus display -Apple PowerMac 120MHz 604 CPU Card -Apple Stylewriter 2500 (No PSU) -Apple Keyboards and Mice -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
