Re: Partition Suggestions for Wallstreet
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I will be installing a 40GB hard drive this coming week and installing OS X 10.5, for now, and OS 9.2.1. I understand that OS X has to be in the first 8GB, but does OS 9.2 need to be in the first 8GB. I plan to partition as follows: OS X the first 5GB, 9.2 in the second 5GB and the balance of 30Gb for Applications and Files. I downloaded from apple http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=10623, but it does not address OS 9.2 question. The classic Mac OS doesn't care how big a partition it's installed on, as long as it's big enough. My recommendation: one 8 GB partition for OS 9 and X, the remaining space for everything else. Hope you're getting one of the fast 5400 rpm drives with a big cache. Just put a 20 megger in my TiBook with 8 MB cache -- it really rocks compared with the original 10 GB drive. The faster drive almost makes some things (such as scrolling through Claris Emailer digests) too fast, a complaint I've never had with any Mac -- Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. http://cobwebpublishing.com http://lowendmac.com http://digital-views.com http://digigraphica.com http://lowendpc.com http://reformed.net Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. -- Rich Cook -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Partition Suggestions for Wallstreet
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I will be installing a 40GB hard drive this coming week and installing OS X 10.5, for now, and OS 9.2.1. I understand that OS X has to be in the first 8GB, but does OS 9.2 need to be in the first 8GB. I plan to partition as follows: OS X the first 5GB, 9.2 in the second 5GB and the balance of 30Gb for Applications and Files. I downloaded from apple http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=10623, but it does not address OS 9.2 question. The classic Mac OS doesn't care how big a partition it's installed on, as long as it's big enough. My recommendation: one 8 GB partition for OS 9 and X, the remaining space for everything else. Hope you're getting one of the fast 5400 rpm drives with a big cache. Just put a 20 megger in my TiBook with 8 MB cache -- it really rocks compared with the original 10 GB drive. The faster drive almost makes some things (such as scrolling through Claris Emailer digests) too fast, a complaint I've never had with any Mac Dan thanks, I will be installing 5400 Travelstar 40GB Norm -- Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. http://cobwebpublishing.com http://lowendmac.com http://digital-views.com http://digigraphica.com http://lowendpc.com http://reformed.net Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. -- Rich Cook -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Partition Suggestions for Wallstreet
On Sunday, Oct 6, 2002, at 18:24 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After reading all the discussions on this group Suggestions for partition they did not answer all my questions. I will be installing a 40GB hard drive this coming week and installing OS X 10.5, for now, and OS 9.2.1. I understand that OS X has to be in the first 8GB, but does OS 9.2 need to be in the first 8GB. I plan to partition as follows: OS X the first 5GB, 9.2 in the second 5GB and the balance of 30Gb for Applications and Files. I downloaded from apple http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=10623, but it does not OS 9 can be anywhere on the drive. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
