On 11/9/02 12:33 AM, "Steve Bell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough:
> >> Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 22:53:56 -0800 >> Subject: Re: Norton king of Defragmentation hill? >> From: Obi-Wan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> And that sums up the capabilities of Norton. Pretty colors. Makes you feel >> like you accomplished something when you didn't. Meh. > > Not always. My best example was an old Wallstreet Powerbook that took ages > to start up and was very unresponsive. Norton speed disk took around an hour > to shunt files around and afterwards it back to normal. > > Fragmentation has to be very bad to notice a difference, and this example > was bad. Running speed disk when there's just a few percent fragmentation > makes no difference. This proves my point. There is nothing in the startup process that pertains to the disk condition or fragmentation in any way. This is my point. You are convinced that this has something to do with fragmentation. I can detail the boot sequence in every mac.. It's in your head. -- ============================================================== Kyle H. Hansen Apple Certified Technician Apple Solution Expert Macintosh Server Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============================================================== -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
