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From: alexr@apple.com (Alexander M. Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: CDEV Brightness in 6.0.7 Question
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Date: 1 Feb 91 18:47:47 GMT
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In article <5853@idunno.Princeton.EDU> bskendig@shine.Princeton.EDU (Brian 
Kendig) writes about the Brightness cdev from System 6.0.7:
> (1) Why is the cdev put on my SE by the Installer?  Weird.

You chose "System Software for Macintosh SE" or used Easy Install. Both of 
these are "full" installations for your machine. An installation of this 
type includes the equivalent of a "Minimum System Software for all 
machines." When 6.0.7 was made, the definition of a "minimal" system 
included "features" specific to that machine, such as the Brightness cdev 
for the Classic and the Portable cdev for the Portable. (Note that both 
machines work just fine without these files installed, only that some 
"features" are missing.)

The jist of all this is that the system you installed on your SE can boot 
any other type of Macintosh as if it were a "minimal" system. This avoids 
one hell of a lot of hassle on everybody's part. Really.

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