Backups, Transfers, and Booting Multiple Systems

Sorry if I'm not supposed to be combining multiple questions into one post; I can start separate threads if need be.
In any event.
1.) If I have an admin account (and the ability to log in as root if need be) and a copy of something like Tinkertool which reveals normally invisible files, is it possible to create a bootable clone of an OSX 10.4 system via drag-and-drop as was the case on OS 9?
2.) What is the bare minimum that OSX needs to run? How much of the system folder can I throw away and still be able to boot from the drive in question? Is there anything outside the system folder that it needs? (I've never tried booting a volume without any user accounts on it, for example.)
3.) Is it possible to have two operating systems (10.4 and 10.5) on the same partition and boot from either one easily?
4.) If I have two operating systems (again, 10.4 and 10.5), whether on the same partition or on separate partitions, how do I convince them to share user accounts between them?
Thanks for any help.

1.) If I have an admin account (and the ability to log in as root if need be) and a copy of something like Tinkertool which reveals normally invisible files, is it possible to create a bootable clone of an OSX 10.4 system via drag-and-drop as was the case on OS 9?
Use a cloning tool.
[CarbonCopy Cloner|http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html] (donationware)
[SuperDuper|http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html] (shareware)
[IBackup|http://www.grapefruit.ch/iBackup/index.html] (free)
2.) What is the bare minimum that OSX needs to run? How much of the system folder can I throw away and still be able to boot from the drive in question? Is there anything outside the system folder that it needs? (I've never tried booting a volume without any user accounts on it, for example.)
I have Tiger installed on a 6GB drive. I booted from it once to make sure it was okay, then shut down. I would never consider actually using it on that drive.
An installation may put on a bunch of applications, utilities. While the computer may not fail if you delete some of the utilities, most are pretty handy.
Then too you might save a total of 50MB by trashing them so it is not worth it. You could delete a number of applications such as itunes and Safari.
Doing a custom installation provides you with as slim a version of OSX as you're likely to get.

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