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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Two system folders on same disk (= death?)
Message-ID: <1990Nov18.042842.6857@eng.umd.edu>
Date: 18 Nov 90 04:28:42 GMT
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In article <1990Nov18.010558.2130@Neon.Stanford.EDU> philip@pescadero.stanford.edu writes:

>Isn't this a bit tedious/complicated for someone who just wants to be able
>to occasionally switch systems? Another possibility - use disk partitioning
>software, and put each system in a different partition, then use the
>Control Panel to change the startup device to the other partion to switch
>systems on the next reboot. I haven't tried this. Does anyone know if it
>will work?

Won't work with 'fake' partitioning software like that which comes with
SUM II.  Real partitions like those made by Silverlining may work, but I
haven't tried.
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Matthew T. Russotto	russotto@eng.umd.edu	russotto@wam.umd.edu
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