>From: Charles Martin, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: iMac List, [email protected] >To: iMac List, [email protected] > >> From: Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> At one time... I seem to recall that you could format a drive >> (back in the SCSI days) into smaller chunks so that it could >> be seen fine. Am I remembering correctly? > >No, you're not. You're confusing the size of each block of data (of >which there were utilities back in the day to make them smaller, Alsoft >made a good one as I recall) with the size of the drive (100+GB drives >were just a dream back then).
I didn't use the term... but was referring to formatting the drive into partitions so that each one would be inside the size limits. I am thinking that a 10 gig drive might be divided (for example) into five 2 gig partitions so that all could be used. At one point some machines had a 2 gig size limit back there and I still seem to have a suspicion that it was done that way to let the larger drive be used. If I'm remembering right, that drive would need to be formatted on a machine that COULD see everything correctly...and then moved over to its 'home' machine. Don -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
