Well ... even up to a week ago I swore that I wouldn't go to OSX unless upgrading to a new computer. However, two things changed my mind: an
<snip> Congratulations on your successful install.
Now to the questions - apologies if these are somewhat basic and/or have been covered before:
1) Is there any advantage to using "Classic" mode rather than just re-booting into OS9.2.2 off my other hard drive? For now, the majority of my computing will still be done in OS9 and I'll only be using OSX for those apps that need it (DVD-SP2, iPhoto, etc.). In other words, can I wipe off the OS9 I installed for Classic mode and use that drive space for OSX apps?
In my opinion there is a definite advantage to running in Classic mode as opposed to booting into OS 9. You do not have to keep rebooting between two systems; instead you stay booted in X. That way you gradually learn what you can do in X, but still are able to run your Classic apps. I think you will find that there are more and more things that you *prefer* to do in the X way, using X apps.
2) Can I use Retrospect in OS9 to back up my OSX partition (so I can reformat that drive for one partition) and then restore OSX back onto that drive?
No, you will need to backup X using the X version of Retrospect. The OS9 Retrospect will back up an X volume, but when you go to restore it, it will get lots of Unix-y things wrong, like symbolic links. You will end up having to do something like archive and restore install. An alternative for what you want to do is Carbon Copy Cloner. It is relatively inexpensive and can back up then restore your X volume in exactly the state it had been in. That assumes, of course, that you have an clean external volume on which to map the OSX partition.
3) Is there a way to check and see if the L2CacheConfig is actually working in OSX?
For OSX you probably will want to use Cache Control X and CPU Director.
-- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
