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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
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Subject: Re: the _best_ way to install system 7
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Date: 22 May 91 03:50:23 GMT
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In article <13750.28371ee2@ecs.umass.edu> hagan@ecs.umass.edu writes:
>I have found, that the fastest/coolest way to install system 7 is:
>
>get all of the disk image files (or the disks copied to image files)
>use imagemount (or mountimage, its a CDEV in mac.archive.umich.edu,
>which allows you to mount up to 8 -- wow just right -- image files
>as floppies.
>
>double click on the installer in the "drive" install1, and let it crank.
>no swapping, no floppies, no nuthin. get some munchies, and let it go.
>(also, it flies compared to a floppy install)

Unfortunately, this often produces a bad install or bombs during the install
process.  There seems to be a problem with MountImage and System 7.0. 
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Matthew T. Russotto	russotto@eng.umd.edu	russotto@wam.umd.edu
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