info-mac@uw-beaver (info-mac) (07/29/84)
From: Edward.Tecot@CMU-CS-H In order to support multiple output devices, the Macintosh prints documents by first making a print file (in a standard format) and then invoking a driver program wich is named in the boot sector (Imagewriter in most cases, this can be changed by the Boot Configure utility) Therefore, it is necessary for there to be available space on the system disk (I would guess 50-80K would be a good number). The way to handle this situation is to let the system disk be just that, the system disk. Pile on all the fonts you would ever use, enjoy a huge (and consistent) scrapbook, and have all the desk accessories you would ever need. Even with all the fonts available now, I doubt that you would use more than 300K. Put MacWrite and MacPaint on the same disk as your documents, you should still have >250K available, quite enough for any application. I think that when the demand dies down (and Sony can produce enough double-sided drives) some of the problems will be solved (800K should be enough for lots of fonts, drivers, and accessories). _emt