on 29/8/01 18:11, The Poulins at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm thinking about one or two partitions for the OSs, and separate
> partitions for applications, user data, and scratch (PhotoShop Elements work
> space), and maybe a small "emergency" startup and utilities partition.
>
> Should I go ahead with both OS 9.2 and OS X in one partition or put them in
> separate partitions? Advantages/disadvantages? If I go for two OS
> partitions, should I install OS 9.2 in both, or will OS X "Classic" be OK
> with OS 9.2 only in the other partition?
>
> I'm afraid of having two copies of OS 9.2 -- considering extensions and
> preferences, would I have to install a set of applications for each?
I personally have my 12 gig (in a B&W 450, 320 MB) set up with three
partitions: (1) 3 gig for OS X (more than enough), (2) 7 gig for OS 9.2.1 +
"Classic" apps + docs, (3) 2 gig for another OS if needed (e.g. 9.1 or 8.6).
I am convinced of the utility of two partitions with OS X (three may be too
many unless you tinker with other versions of the OS or other installs).
You should devote *at least* 2.5 gigs to your OS X partition, 3-4 is
recommended (will allow you to keep your HD happy even when you make the
switch to OS X fulltime). And, YES, I think it is a good idea to keep the OS
9.2 and OS X installs on separate partitions (even drives if necessary).
Although, that does depend on your needs. If you only run OS X you may as
well have a single partition and install OS X + 9.2 together.
There's no real advantage to having the two on separate partitions except
that you can easily keep track of what is installed where that way. OS X and
9.2 do not interfere with each other.
BTW I recommend against having multiple installs of 9.1/9.2 on your
system... for a while whenever I opened up Classic in OS X it would randomly
revert to the install I *didn't* want to open up (b/c it didn't have the
preferences that I needed... ended up deleting the one install).
L8r, Eric.
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