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From: vita@oxford.dab.ge.com (Mark Vita)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Colors missing from Apple menu icon
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Date: 17 Oct 90 21:54:46 GMT
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This is me again, responding to my own message about the monochrome
apple icon after upgrading to 6.0.5.  Several people sent me e-mail
and identified the "minimal" script as the culprit; apparently this
script leaves out "frivolous" items such as color Apple icons.  

Some people suggested that I re-install using the "full" option.
However, I found that I could correct the problem by opening the
System file on the System Tools disk with ResEdit and copying the
"cicn" resources contained therein into the System file on my hard
disk.  BTW, there are actually two such cicn's: the aforementioned
color apple, and also the little Macintosh logo that appears next to
the "Welcome to Macintosh" message.

Kind of irritating that the minimal script leaves those out to save
such a piddling amount of space.  Anyone know of any other things I
might be surprised to find are missing (other than the obvious things
like Multifinder, DA Handler, Backgrounder, etc.)?

My conclusion from all this is that there really should be another
category of installer scripts, that will install a machine-specific
version of the system software, but that will include *full
functionality* (Multifinder, color icons, the whole bit).  You can't
do this automatically as it stands now.  If you choose "System
software for the Macintosh <xxx>", you get a System that can be booted
on any Mac.  I assume, therefore, that the System file contains
patches and whatnot for other machines, which I would rather not have
consuming space on my internal hard disk (which will never be booted
on another machine).  If you choose "Minimal system software for the
Macintosh <xxx>", you do get a System file without (I assume) unneeded
patches, etc., but you also don't get Multifinder, DA Handler, the
aforementioned color icons, etc.; if you want these you need to
manually copy them from the System floppies.  My impression is that
Apple would like to discourage people from doing manual copies (hence
the Installer).  Ah well, just had to get that off my chest.

Thanks again to all who responded to my query...

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Mark Vita                                  vita@sunny.dab.ge.com
Advanced Engineering
GE Simulation and Control Systems
Daytona Beach, FL