> Especially when they have a bug in the system that limits machines >to the first 8 GB.
That is a problem with the firmware in older systems, shipped before OS X was a gleam in anyone's eyes. It is not a problem in the OS, unless they go back to the OS 8.x/9.x boot loader (ew!) and scsi drivers in small disk partitions (double ew!). There are some BIOS in PC's that have issues with big disks too. Mac OS X is supported on G3 or better Mac systems, so the only systems that have this limitation are beige G3's (d*amn!), rev a and b iMacs, and first gen B&W G3 towers. >Naturally people are going to want the rest of their disk to act >like a "normal" part of the system. Even if I didn't have that >limitation, I sure as heck wouldn't want a disk corruption in the >wrong place effectively wiping out my entire drive! When a drive >was only 300 MB you didn't lose much, but when it's 30 GB it's a >little more serious. They are emulating the 'Classic' Mac OS, where partitions come up as separate volumes, even with icons on the Desktop. Windows users like to see separate 'drives' too. They designed it to migrate existing Mac users and Windows users (switch). In the process they gave the UN*X people migrains when migrating ;) >Gaaah, some days a guy just really wants to strangle Steve Jobs. Strangle the guys at SGI, and at RedHat while you're at it. The default installs of those OS's use 'one-big-disk' too. I suppose I should have downloaded x86 Solaris when I had the chance to see if Sun does it too... -- Charles Dostale System Administrator Silver Oaks Communications http://www.silveroaks.com 824 17th Street Moline IL USA 61265 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 309-797-9898 -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> 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/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
