"Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED], on 01 Oct 2001:
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > In fact pure UNIX using command line, is more likely to cause >> > damage, minor or Major due to the accidental typing ( Hands >> > engaged before the >> >> ...Depending on the current user. Unix has priviledge levels for >> a reason, and is capable of functioning with damage that would >> render an entirely GUI- based system inoperable. >> >> The same command line interface that you believe can destroy the >> system is the same feature that lends the Unix environment the >> phenomenal amount of power and speed (and reliability!) it is >> known for. Yes, it is possible to cause major damage with a slip >> of the fingers, but the fact that MOST Unixes do not embrace the >> "everyone is superuser" choice of the Windows and MacOS worlds >> effectively limits the damage that can be done. >> >> Be careful how you generalize. >> >> -- >> Brandon Hume - hume -> BOFH.Halifax.NS.Ca, >> http://WWW.BOFH.Halifax.NS.Ca/ -> Solaris Snob and general >> NOCMonkey > > One advantage of the Mac OS prior to OS-X is that you can not > deliberately Reformat the Hard Disk which has your currently > operating system without starting up from the systems Disk or > another Hard drive with a function system. > > You have to conciously want to do so. It impossible to do > otherwise. > > In Dos when I worked for a school system all you had to type was > fdisk C:/ ( maybe C>:/ been a while) and your machine was toast. > Boy, you sure have never used FDISK. To delete your primary partition, you have to: FDISK 3 1 1 Y Type the label to the partition Y FDISK starts the program, 3 selects "Delete partition or logical drive". 1 selects Primary partition, 1 selects which partition, you say yes you are sure, you have to type the volume label to make sure you are doing the right thing, then say yes again. It's not quite as simple as FDISK C:. FDISK C: does nothing -- ICQ: N/A (temporarily) AIM: FlyersR1 9 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ = m
