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From: max@lgc.com (Max Heffler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: More info about my system disk 5.0.3 problems (> 20 partitions)
Summary: Answers to Brian's questions.
Keywords: Yes, I tried it and crash repeatedly.
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Date: 12 Nov 90 00:33:40 GMT
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In article <153@generic.UUCP> taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao) writes:
>> I forgot to mention that I have my maxtor 760 drive partitioned into 20 32M
>> partitions, which was not a problem with System Disk 5.0.2 Disk button. With
>> > 20 devices online, is this a problem with the new Disk feature in System
>> Disk 5.0.3?
>
>    Are you saying you don't know if it crashes, or that you have tried it,
>and it doesn't work?  I don't think anyone else on the net has the kind of

Yes, every time I try it it hangs with the watch, forever.

>storage you describe!  The volumes are displayed in a scrolling box, so I
>don't see why it couldn't display all 20 volumes.  The largest volume GS/OS

After displaying the scrolling box, the text around the top is broken up
with what was underneath before, and this is where the watch appears, forever.

>supports is 4 gigabytes, which works out to 128 32-meg partitions (ha, and you
>though 640 megs was big!)  Out of curiosity, how much of your hard drive is
>filled?  And what do you put in that monster?!?!?

Only portions of the first 4 partitions are is use.  This drive was
underutilized at the office and some kind soul lent it to me for a while.
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