How many user accounts on one computer?

I did search but found nothing directly relevant. We have one laptop with one administrator account. How many user accounts besides mine am I allowed?
Thanks in advance :o)

Ah good, 10 or less will work for sure then.
More than one account can be logged in at a time? How does that work?
In System Preferences>Accounts, unlock the lock, click on Login Options, at the bottom enable Fast User Switching.
Sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen maybe?
Maybe the opposite!
If you have enough RAM & HD Free Space it allows others to use the Mac without you quitting all your work, and it keeps things separate. Great if you have young ones using it because you can make managed accounts & control which APPs they can use & other things... and without them destroying your data.

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