Greetings, all. A while back some of you were discussing a desire for the ability to select the OS on bootup. In going through my OS X Server CD I found something called "System Disk" from Apple. This is apparently how you selected OS X Server v1.x for bootup.
The interesting part is that there's something called "System Disk extension" which, according to the description, "is an alternate version of System Disk that you can use to select a startup disk while the computer is starting up. Install the extension, then restart your computer and hold down the option key until the System Disk window appears." I would bet that this is PPC-only, and I also bet that this is what is now in the ROM of newer machines. But I also wonder if the technology would be interesting enough to be reverse-engineered to see if someone could build something like this to affect the 68k bootup sequence. Thoughts? Eagle -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
