Re: Bootable ProDOS CD-ROM...

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca>]

Supertimer wrote:

>
>
> Do you know if a Zip disk would work instead of a hard drive?
> Can you burn HFS partitions as well as ProDOS ones?
>
> I don't have any use for disk images, but I would like to make
> permanent backups of my hard drive partitions if and when
> I get hold of a CD-ROM burner.

  Unfortunately the software is onely for PCs so I guess I'll have
to either use an emulator or get a PC card if I want to use it.

Will the IIgs recognise these HFS partitions. I've tried HFS
partitions on a CD and 2 different GSs with different players
wouldn't recognise any exept the first partition. Some older macs
have the same problem. My PPC has no problem with them.

If you get ahold of a burner one solution is just to put all the
partition files into a file on the CD. Then if needed just copy them
back. I put our user groups 500+ 3.5"disk PD library onto CD  a
while ago. Actually I used 2 CDs. one CD stored the contints of
disks as files so I could use "find file" to do a search. And because
there's a number of disks with oddball formats and file structures
the other CD contains disk images.
Someday when I have the energy and time I'd like to backup all my
IIgs software onto CD. A bootable CD would be nicer.


    Wayne