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Do I have to have a MacOS partition?

Installation and Upgrade
No. If the partitioning software allows it, you can allocate all space on a drive to BSD partitions. Note, this drive will not show up on your desktop. Therefore you will need the booter either on a bootable floppy or on a MacOS partition on another drive.

My MacOS partition mounts fine under MacOS but it doesn't show up under A/UX... Why?

A/UX FAQ, updated for 21st century
Whether or not a Mac partition mounts under A/UX depends on a number of factors... Necessary conditions for a partition to mount are: The disk must be partitioned using the "new" partitioning scheme detailed in Inside Macintosh V. There is still plenty of disk software out there that uses the "old" scheme and this drives will not mount under A/UX. Generic disk formatters that use the "new" scheme include SilverLining and FWB Hard Disk Toolkit.

Why does the Installer/Mkfs keep trashing my MacOS partition?

Installation and Upgrade
This is probably because you have a rather large hard drive (usually larger than 1GB in size) and tried to run Mkfs on a particularly large partition. From Bob Nestor (rnestor@metronet.com): Mkfs has a problem addressing any disk block above a certain point. It only uses a 6-byte CMD for talking to the SCSI Manager which limits it to 21-bits for block address. When it exceeds this is happily truncates the numbers causing them to wrap down to lower numbered blocks.

My MacOS partition(s) only show up on the Desktop when I login as root. Why?

A/UX FAQ, updated for 21st century
Under the Preferences/General Menu of A/UX Startup, there is a radio-box called "Password checking". This is intended to provide some security for the A/UX Startup application. When enabled, two (default) things happen: Thus, to enable MacOS partition(s) to be available for all users, you must disable "Password checking". See auxstartuprc(4) for more info. This is caused almost 99% of the time by an Extension/CDEV conflict.

How can I access a NTFS partition?

DOS FAQ by Christoph Fuchs
If you want to read the files on your NTFS partiton (used by Windows NT or Windows 2000), I suggest to use this driver: http://www.drdos.net/files/ntfsdos.exe. A few people told me that they had problems using this driver with DR DOS (look at Lineo DR-DOS (4.4) for more detailed information).

Which partition should I use?

NTFS FAQ (en)
In Linux disks are named hda, hdb for the first two disk on the first IDE controller and hdc, hdd for the third and fourth disks. SCSI disks are named sda, sdb, etc, in the order they are discovered.

How do I install PICC 9.50 on MacOS X?

HI-TECH Software Frequently Asked Questions
originally http://www.htsoft.com/forum/all/showflat.php?Number=19378) Being the first release under MacOSX we have simply adapted our UNIX shell installer. Most those requesting the MacOSX version seemed to be familiar with the UNIX side of OSX but for those that are not, here are a few steps to get things going: * Put the installer on your desktop.

Is there a version for Microsoft Windows(tm)? MacOS? Is there a browser plugin?

comp.lang.perl.tk FAQ
Yes, yes and no, and barely. Gurusamy Sarathy made a Perl/Tk for Windows NT available first with the Spring 1997 alpha release of Tk402.000. Subsequent developments appear to include multi-compiler support, firmer Win 95 support, better out of the box extensibility with XS based modules, etc. ActiveState Corporation now makes a binary of the Tk module available through its PPM mechanism. Steve Lidie leads those using "Perl/Tk and Mac OS X".

Is a Knoppix partition readable by Windows 95 or 98 ?

Using FAQ - Knoppix Documentation Wiki
I boot with Knoppix from the CD drive. Once it has fully loaded to the KDE desktop, I open a konsole command window.

What can be changed on a partition?

Windows and GPT FAQ: Version 1.1
You should not change any partition header entry directly. Do not use disk tools or utilities to make alterations or changes.

What is a Screenflex Partition made from?

Portable Office Screens FAQs
The inner core of a partition is a honeycomb, corrugated material that is enclosed in a steel frame. This is then heat sealed with lightweight fibreglass, and wrapped with 100% polyester fabric. The end result is lightweight, easily cleaned, tackable and durable.

What is a partition suit?

New York Real Estate Law
Partition is a legal term used to describe the division of a single property into multiple interests. If three bothers own an apartment house as joint tenants and they cannot get along, one of them may sue to partition the property into three separate interests. Once that is done, each person may sell his interest separately. Another result of a partition suit is that the property can be sold as part of the process and the proceeds divided between the separate owners.

Are there any known issues with the Netlock client for MacOS 8/9?

OIT-Network Services-Provided Services
The Netlock client does not support NAT transparency which means it cannot be used behind some NAT/PAT appliances and may be blocked by firewalls. If your NAT/PAT appliance (Cable modem and DSL router/firewalls are examples of such appliances) supports IPsec pass-through, you may enable this feature and see if it allows a successful VPN connection. Sometimes the Netlock client screen is not accurate (showing you that your connected when your not, etc).

Is there a version of the MAM for { Windows, NT, MacOS, Linux, ... }?

Music Animation Machine: FAQ
of 2006jun11, there is a Music Animation Machine MIDI File Player for Microsoft Windows . You can download it for free here.

Can I use JUDE on Linux or MacOS?

UML Modeling Tool - JUDE
We have confirmed that JUDE works correctly on WindowsXP and Windows2000. For product versions of JUDE, Windows is the only officially supported platform. JUDE may run on other OSes. However, it has not been rigorously tested on non-Windows platforms. When using JUDE on these platforms, we strongly advise you to use the recommended Java environment.

Will I still need MacOS once I have Linux?

Linux/m68k for Macintosh - The Linux/m68k for Macintosh FAQ
For the time being, such installations are not well documented, so typically MacOS is used to boot the machine, then Penguin is run from MacOS to boot Linux. Because of this, kernels and ramdisks are kept on the MacOS side on an HFS partition.

Can I read eBooks on MacOS 9?

Hogrefe & Huber Publishers - eBook Store
No. The Adobe Reader 6 does not support Mac OS 9. However, if you have the Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader for Mac OS, you can still view your old Adobe eBooks on Mac OS 9.

Where do I buy an older MacOS?

The Macintosh IIci Site
If you really want to purchase MacOS 7.5 or 7.6, try some of the stores on the Links page and eBay. Apple provides MacOS 7.5.3 and some older versions for free on its website. Download and install 7.5.3, then download and run the 7.5.5 update.
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