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From: minich@d.cs.okstate.edu (Robert Minich)
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Subject: Re: HD Setup, and other miscellany...
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Date: 20 Jun 91 04:20:10 GMT
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by kellogg@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Lars Kellogg-Stedman):
> Is it possible, using Apple's HD Setup program, to create multiple
> _Macintosh_ partitions on a disk?  If not, WHY not?

[ other miscellany deleted ]

HD Setup won't let you have more than one Mac (HFS) partition on a given
hard disk. Why? That's easy -- it's the old "third party opportunity"
syndrome that makes Apple do dumb things so others can make some money
too. (Where's Apple e-mail? Video cards for the SE/30? There are always
more...)
  I've been looking at the specs for how things are layed out on SCSI
drives and I wonder if it isn't possible to make things work. The worst
part is I suppose I have to write my own SCSI driver, which isn't
exactly straightforward. Long live third parties! (La Cie in this
case.)
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