I should have used the term, "elgibile boot partitions" meaning an OS that runs on the platform, be it Linux, Unix, Windows, Mac OS etc.
On Saturday, 22 July 2017 00:58:13 UTC+2, Alex Santos wrote: > > Hold the alt key when booting up and the Mac will prompt the user to > select the volume to boot from. This has been around for ages, since 90s. > When it comes to macs that are 68K based, there were ways to boot from > another partition but I don't have that information at the top of my head > because that was a while ago but it's documented if you are curious. > > On Wednesday, 19 July 2017 03:52:01 UTC+2, orthophonic wrote: >> >> When phonograph records used to run at 33 1/3, 45 and 78 rpm, the >> phonograph makers let us play them on the same machine by turning a switch. >> Couldn't there be something like that on my Mac , or attached to my Mac, >> for choosing between OS 9, OS X, Intel and whatever may be next to come? >> >> Rob Bell >> >> -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
