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Re: To partition or not to partition?

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From: Alan W. Frame
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 00:00
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Simon Slavin <slavins@hearsay.demon.co.uk.NOJUNK> wrote:

[Snip good stuff about panic boot partitions]

> PS: Explaining about the spelling.  I use 'disk' and 'program' when
>     I'm writing about the computing things, and the British English
>     spellings for frisbees and TV schedules.

From the _Apple Style Guide 1991_ [1]

Disc: Use only when referring to a compact disc
Disk: Not diskette, floppy, etc. (If it's magnetic, it's "disk")

rgds, Alan
[1] Also the good definition of: "Hardware enables, software allows"
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Date: 1997/12/03
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