on 3/22/03 1:20 PM, lists at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Does it help or hinder to have the lean basic "Classic" version on > its own partition? My recollection is that its best not to have two > system folders on the same drive, or at least on the same partition. > So I'm guessing you'd at least want to have Classic and the > customized System 9 on separate drives/partitions.
My Classic System is on the same volume as OS X. It's pretty small so space isn't a concern. For my needs there's next to nothing that was kept in the way of OS 9 applications even though the installer often puts them on the drive. I recall throwing away Netscape, Explorer, Outlook Express and some utilities too. A person could go further and toss items from the OS 9 System Folder too, like printer drivers and extensions that never get used. Keep in mind though, that I only use Classic for 2 or 3 minor applications, so I don't use it to support an non-OS X application like a word processor or a graphics program. That's why I only have the bare minimum as a Classic install. It would vary depending on how far a person has switched to OS X. I use X almost 100% of the time. > Which leads me to ask, does the drive at SCSI id 0 "better" ? For > example, if you have two hard drives in an S900 (which I do), is it > better to put the larger drive, the one big enough to hold OS X and a > lean Classic OS 9, at SCSI 0, and put the customized OS 9 somewhere > else? There was a time when I think that mattered more. But I'm at a loss to think of why it would matter in a multi System set up. I'd have to check Ryan Rempel's web site to see if there's any reference to that. > One last question: if you have a customized OS 9 to which you can > boot for older apps (or to use older external devices), when and why > would you invoke Classic from within OS X? Wouldn't you be better off > rebooting into a system in which those occasional apps would be > native? That's the thing, if a person is still quite dependent on OS 9 applications, it's just easier to use their main OS 9 install as Classic. But to boot into OS 9 and back to OS X everyday is just a pain. So to run as many apps in Classic as possible would be better and save a lot of time. Classic is really quite good at running most applications, even most large, robust programs will work fine in Classic. The best thing, IMHO, is to just move away from OS 9 altogether. There are cost issues in switching, but eventually everyone will have to use OS X, so why not sooner rather than later. -Howie -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
