'ello, Thanks to all who've replied -- OF sounds really very cool! I just read something in an article hosted by IBM recently and found it a little odd:
>From http://tinyurl.com/2aj49 ``Apple's Open Firmware (an enhanced version of the BIOS Linux users know from x86 PCs) relies on a small "Apple Bootstrap" partition (hda2) to load the subsequent operating system from one of the regular partitions. The partition map also occupies hda1, so the first partition in which you will install any operating system is numbered at least hda3.'' Is this really true? Also, does it mean that if I accidentally delete the contents of hda1 and hda2, I will no longer be able to boot my machine and will have to send it back to Apple to be repaired? I'd say ``hopefully OS X can replace this data when it is installed.'' but then if OF needs that data to boot the OS X install CD, then I don't suppose it /could/... bye just now, -- Matthew T. Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
