On Saturday, August 31, 2002, at 02:13 PM, Brian Bolding wrote:
> Ok. What you described seems to be a living nightmare. I will be > keeping my > system the way it is. And you're right. Apple shipped this with just > one > partition, and I think I'll leave it that way. > And I'm living it -- partly because I have one of those earlier G3s (don't get me wrong, I love my rev.B iMac with a 500 MHz processor and FireWire), and partly because I outsmarted myself, thinking that multiple partitions would make organization easier. :-/ It turns out that OS-X (in particular, the ability to create additional users) provides the solution that many are trying to achieve with multiple partitions. Files or folders, that might otherwise be just clutter for a particular user, don't have to show up at all in that user's space, and ones that are unique to that user, don't have to clutter the space of a different user. It's relatively easy to have an overall back-up strategy for big issues, and separate back-up strategies to address the user account requirements as I become aware of them. And I can change them independently, if the situation warrants, without having to worry about how the change might affect the other. John at Wood-n-Shavings, Inc. San Antonio, Texas -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
