Re: Two Hard drive systems

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <325E100C.6A55@ix.netcom.com>, JB  <jbcole@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>Well, first and foremost this is an area for the Apple II line of
>computers.  Not the macintosh.  But, to answer your question.  The
>macintosh doesn't like having two system folders to look at.  If you
>have a zip drive you can put a system folder on that disk and boot from
>that.  I still run system 7.1.2 from a zip disk on occasion to run disk
>first aid and Norton's disk doctor.  Hope this helps some.

Macs only want one system folder per volume, but you can have as many volumes
with their own system folders online as you want. You use the startup disk
control panel to select which one the system boots from.
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Randy Shackelford                                 
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