[Ti] ipod for emergency repairs?

[gkar at mac]

On 11/12/03 5:28 PM, "Robert Nicholson" <robert at elastica.com> wrote:

> With the exception that more recent macs won't boot into OS9.
> 
> The question was what benefit is there from having OS9 vs OSX on the
> ipod
> for emergency purposes?

Sorry - didn't think the obvious had to be stated. My iPod goes where every
I go. While it has never happened, if my notebook met with a disaster I
could boot with the iPod and work until it became convenient to restore the
drive. What has happened on a number of occasions, when one of the iMacs in
my labs develops a problem that I cannot quickly diagnose I know that it
less than 15 minutes I can have the OS and applications reinstalled and the
computer configured and ready to use. Of course the same could be
accomplished with any firewire drive but electrical outlets are in short
supply in my labs so the iPod makes it just a bit more convenient.
david
> 
> On Nov 12, 2003, at 4:13 PM, gkar at mac wrote:
> 
>> On 11/12/03 5:01 PM, "Robert Nicholson" <robert at elastica.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Does anybody know if Panther can be installed from CD onto an ipod? Or
>>> does the existing install have to cloned across?
>>> 
>>> Also, for those folks who use an ipod for emergencies do you have OS 9
>>> or OSX installed on it? My PB will boot from OS9.
>>> 
>> An iPod is simply a firewire drive. Assuming your computer can boot
>> from a
>> firewire drive then your computer can boot up from it in OS 9 or OS X.
>> My 20
>> gig drive contains an OS X install as well as my data and a small set
>> of
>> crucial applications.
>> 
>> david
>> 
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