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From: johnston@minnie.me.udel.edu (Bill Johnston)
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Subject: Re: System 7 FDHD -> 800k
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Date: 20 May 91 19:48:56 GMT
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In article <1991May20.165512.1829@wpi.WPI.EDU>, 
markt@wpi.WPI.EDU (Mark Robert Tsombakos) writes...

>I have the FDHD images for System 7, which I got from a local dealer [...]
>Instead of trying to download the 8 800k images
>from ftp.apple.com, is there a way to put the necessary files onto 800k
>disks and install from there? 

Sounds like a good, bandwidth saving idea, but it's probably better to 
get the real thing.  Yes, you could get the list of files from the 
800K disk set and put together your own installer with some effort,
but you would not be ending up with the so-called "Golden Master" disks.

Despite the "Rock-Solid" claims, people will inevitably be spending 
the next few weeks tracking down various System-related strangenesses.
Creating your own version of the installer disks just adds another
variable:  the DiskCopy .image files have all the nice error-checking
built-in to make sure that everybody gets an exact copy.

If you are just upgrading your Mac, you can compress and split the 
image files to fit 800K floppies, then use "Mount Image" to install 
the right files.  If you are going to upgrade anybody else's Mac,
the "Right Thing to Do" would be to make sure they have a real
set of System disks.  Actually, it's the LEAST that one should do
if you have any regard for the spirit of the licensing arrangement 
under which Apple has arranged to provide updates by anonymous ftp.

-- Bill Johnston (johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu)
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