[CUBE] partition math

[Hal]

I agree with the number of partitions, but not the order. I have OS 
9.2.2 on my first partition and OSX on the second. The reason for that, 
is that if I need to boot to OSX (and am having a problem) I can hold 
down the 'X' key and it'll boot from my OSX partition. There is no key 
to make it boot into OS9 in that way, but holding down the 'D' key 
forces it to boot from the first partition on the drive, so I get OS9. 
I only use OS9 very rarely, and that OS9 partition is an emergency boot 
volume with disk utilities It's like 800MB and has no other 3rd party 
software on it. The OS9 folder I use for classic is on my OSX volume...

I have the other partitions set up for documents and data backups from 
my laptops.

Hope that helps.

-Hal
On Saturday, February 22, 2003, at 06:10 PM, Thubten Kunga wrote:

> This is a very subjective thing. I am sure that what I suggest will 
> probably be attacked by someone else on this list. Like you, I have 4 
> partitions on a 100 GB WD drive inside. But I can pass on what I have 
> learned, my OS partitions are too small. If I was doing it again I 
> would make:
>
> 1st Partition (the one at the top) OS X 	................... 20GB
> 2nd Partition (the next one) OS 9.2.2 	................... 10GB
> 3rd Partition ( third from the top) Virtual PC ............ 10-20GB
> I really have no idea what size it should be. I would call Microsoft 
> Tech support or Connectix if they are still doing the tech support 
> Monday morning and ask them what they think the size should be.
> 4th Partition (the bottom one) Others. The amount that is left. (about 
> ±70 GB)
>
> I have a huge number of applications in my applications folder. What 
> is forgotten is that OS X grows over time. Mail, iChat, Downloads 
> (since moved to another partition) and other growth files keep 
> stressing my little 8GB OS X and OS 9 partitions. This is my personal 
> suggestion and not an expert recommendation. I don't want to be 
> personally attacked for telling you what I think. I speak for no one 
> else and I am not a partition expert.
>
> k
>
> On Saturday, February 22, 2003, at 05:41  PM, Christopher Hack wrote:
>
>> just bought  a 120gb drive as a present for my cube. so here is the
>> question. I was thinking of a partition for OS9, another partition 
>> for OS10,
>> and another for Virtual PC, oh, and another for documents. That makes 
>> four
>> partitions. is that a good idea? is there any good reason to have 
>> more or
>> less? Never really sure about this, and being as it will be set in 
>> stone for
>> a long time, I thought I best to ask the experts before I start. And 
>> how big
>> should I set them. questions questions. thanks, as ever. Chris
>
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