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Date:	Sat, 25 Jan 2003 23:31:19 PST8
From:	"Info [at] SYNass.NET" <Info@SYNass.NET >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: BootOS2 without wasting a drive letter !?

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Hi Steven
Thanks for your comment and recommendation ;-)

>This too is my standard recommendation.
Agree 100%

>I do not even waste a drive letter with a separate partition.
>I install the BOOTOS2 setups without formatting to couple =

>of existing data or app partitions.

Does this mean that you do use a (specific) partition with =

BootOS2 with i.e the archive and backup directories of a the =

FP applications !?

I did reserve the drive letter D: as DISASTER partition with =

BootOS2 and some system files only ...
=2E.. but I am still experimenting to get my MO drive bootable =

whatever OS is on the media ;-)

>All that matters is that the BIOS can get to them.
>This along with a charater mode editor and a character mode =

>file manager makes it simple to recover from most problems.

Sounds good: a slim trimmed fast rescue package ;-)

I have to reconsider and introduce too ;-))
Thanks for the hint ;-)))
svobi

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