I think this the box is going to primarily be OS X, but I wanted to keep OS 9 for all the vintage games I have. (I'm still working through various Marathon scenarios.) I also thought it would be fun to have an extra Linux|BSD installed for experimenting, since there's no way I'll use up a 40 GB drive. I may give MOL a try though.
Tim -- Tim Larson <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< Info. Services - Internal Medicine Clinical Systems, Mayo Clinic, Rochester The jury has the right to judge both the law as well as the fact in controversy. - Chief Justice John Jay, 1789 I apologize for the irregular wrapping and quoting. I use MS Outlook. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 2:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: triple booting > > > So in summary (and correct me if I'm wrong): > > > > Booting into 9 may requiring booting into X and then > > rebooting, and vice versa also; there is no way to > > dynamically choose the OS to boot. > > It seems like there's a key combo you can hold down at > boot time to force the "other" OS to start (X<->9), but > I can't remember what it is now. In the olden days, you > could boot off an external SCSI device using Delete-Opt- > Control-Shift (or DOCS for short). > > > Booting into Linux requires bootstrapping through OS 9, > > but it does give the option at boot time. > > Yes. One thing you might also consider is using Mac-on- > Linux; it can run either OSX or OS9 from a console or > inside an X window. I found that *very* handy when I > needed to fire up Quicken but didn't want to reboot. But > you should max out the RAM if you're going to try that > stunt with OSX.... > -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.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/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
