Partitioning disk and installing two versions of an OS

[Richard McKay]

It has been written:

>> It seems that the iceBook (which is what I have) only takes 9.2.1 or
>> more.
>> 
>> http://www.lowendmac.com/pb2/ibook-guide.html
>> 
>> Makes no sense, I agree. Whoever creates backwards non-compatible
>> hardware?
> 
> Apple does.

Sorry about the false advice before...

I am breathless. This is insanity...I don't want to go through the hassle of
reinstalling to confirm this myself but if its true and if I had known I
might have gone for a 500 model instead of the 700 I bought to have the
compatibility (even though I don't need it) and saved some money to boot!
(pun intended) but then again there's the 10.2 issue...

I love my macs and have since first sight in '86 but this is unreal...

First you can't run powerpc stuff on a normal mac...I still have an LC475
sitting around doing nothing...no ethernet card or PPC Chip... otherwise I
could use it as a server, then 10.2 madness with Quartz Extreme unless 16
meg video ram (ergo same fate for my iMac) and now no backward compatibility
for my new iBook...I'm starting to think maybe Apple should port X to
intel...there doesn't seem to be the level of hard and software
compatibility from the same manufacturer there should be to offset the
disadvantages...

Richard
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