Excellent question and I am in the exact same boat -- same computer, HD capacity, RAM, Pocket Drive... and same nervousness about the switch. I'll be interested in reading the responses! TIA, Don Jay Friedland wrote: > Not sure if this scenario has been addressed. Direct me if it has. > > I'm planning to upgrade but my main concern is in using standard > applications, such as Office, filemaker, i-net, etc. to be able to continue > working should the install hit any snags (i.e., I'm nervous). I am using a > Titanium PB 400 Mhz, with 640 MB memory and 10GB HD, with an external 10 GB > USB and a 40 GB Firewire Pocket Drives. > > I was planning to load Classic on the Firewire drive and OS 10 on the Ti. As > the FW drive powers off the Ti, I could travel with both and eventually drop > Classic without having to reformat the Ti drive. Is this the best strategy? > I'm cautious, but don't want to be over-cautious or create other problems > accessing Classic. > > What other considerations do I face? I would like to do this install over > T-day weekend for safety. > > Thank you for any guidance in this changeover. >