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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: How to use an .image file?
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Date: 15 May 91 18:31:17 GMT
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In article <1991May15.024905.21143@eng.umd.edu> russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) writes:
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>>o Once I get it, how do I turn it into a disk?
>Use DiskCopy 4.2, also on ftp.apple.com.  Or use MountImage, to make a
>simulated disk, and install from there.  This method is much faster.

Unfortunately, with MountImage 1.2B1, it doesn't seem to work-- running the
Installer produces a bus error, copies do not seem to work reliably, etc,
etc.

Anyone know why this is?  MountImage worked for earlier Systems and System
7 candidates.

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