start volume / multiple partitions on one hd

2018-06-21 Thread canale grande
hi there. i could not find a solution for the following problem: large, more or less modern hard disks have to be splitted into smaller partitions for 68k macs < system 8, is’nt it? if i want to select a different volume/partition via the start volume control panel, this sometimes works, but

Re: Writing to HFS (not HFS+) volumes on macOS 10.13 High Sierra

2018-06-14 Thread canale grande
hi thomas. I'm just starting out with older Macs as a hobby and I have a Mac Color Classic that has a SD card that acts as a hard drive replacement. The SD card is formatted as HFS (not HFS+), as the Mac runs System 7.5 (HFS+ was only introduced later). welcome :-) i would like to know what

Re: Let's talk about one of Apple's shortest lived product lines...

2018-05-16 Thread canale grande
… speaking of the IIvx - i remember my first mac, the inglorious IIvi. my father had the best intentions in 1992, but unfortunately chose exactly one of the models that fit perfectly into this category. after the huge investment there was no money left, to populate one of the nubus slots with

Re: Best NuBus Video card ?

2010-08-04 Thread canale grande
hi kevin, i think it's the supermac thunder II gx. a realy fast card, but hard to find (inexpensive). the mac picassos from the middle nineteens were good cards, too. on lowendmac.com you can find a lot of informations, tips and benckmarks regarding this topic: http://lowendmac.com/video/ best