Thanks for answering me ! I've done a Panther install on my desktop computer, but I get so wound up about such simpleness that I tend to forget how to do some things that would normally be quite easy to do-LOL!, like Partition a drive. Does the installation show you how to do this-I don't remember, when you say a ''small partition'' what do you mean, does it have to do with the amount of Gigabytes installed for O.S.9. Before I did a Panther install on my desktop I was working in O.S.9.2.2, I actually liked working in it except I was constantly getting error messages and that was no fun, and then my Grandchildren were teasing me because I hadn't moved on- so I finally did it, I still am trying to figure it out, sometimes I do silly things and get a "warning" window- asking me if I want to report a bug ?, I noticed too about Panther is you should use the menu more, it's all a learning process anyway, but the clamshell, I wonder if it's just about the same, I guess it is. I'll try to change that short name & the computer name when I do the re-install but if it doesn't work can I come and talk to you again?. ttyl ................. On Mar 8, 2006, at 7:01 PM, Michael Flournoy wrote: > If you boot the computer from the OS install disk I believe you can > change these things from there. If you are going to install Panther > anyway then just do a full erase and install, that is the better way > anyhow. I have a 366 clamshell running Panther and with 320mb of Ram > it worked very nicely. I "loaned" my 256mb chip to my sons new Pismo > and now with 192mb it is still usable but not nearly as nice. Max the > ram. Also, although I never use classic apps, when I installed Panther > I set up a small partition for OS9. That way if OSX has problems I can > still boot the computer up and access my files. > > Mike > > > Kathryn Antoinette Seth wrote: >> */After buying & receiving my clamshell, I was so eager to use & set >> it up to receive and send email, that I plumb forgot to change the >> other person's ( short name ), so what it looks like now is: My name >> _ _ _ _ & so on / the faded out ( short name ) of the other person / >> my password + my verified password & the password >> hint, as I was reading in the book, ''the missing manual'', it >> describes ''editing accounts''-for instance, only administrators can >> change an accounts name, & even they Can't change an accounts short >> name after the account has been created. >> However, I want to re-install Panther, it came with Panther, but also >> has O.S.9 which I doubt I'll be using again, if I do this reinstall , >> would these settings stay the same or could I put them in manually >> and change that 'D a r n' short name ?, Just remembered that this >> name is also SET for being the computers name too, as I write this on >> my other computer, because when I had written it on that one and sent >> it, it couldn't be sent (of which I don't know why) the software >> update is installing 7 items Now into the Clamshell. I need some >> guidance here. Please ~ ! Thanks./* >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> iBook mailing list >> iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook >> >> Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random >> stuff: >> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 > > _______________________________________________ > iBook mailing list > iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >