Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!munnari.oz.au!metro!extro!norton From: norton@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Norton Chia) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: hacking installer scripts Message-ID: Date: 10 Jun 91 06:51:16 GMT References: <1991Jun5.233110.1753@cs.sfu.ca> <18187@venera.isi.edu> <1991Jun9.233220.474@massey.ac.nz> Sender: news@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU Organization: Sydney University Computing Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia Lines: 21 Nntp-Posting-Host: extro.ucc.su.oz.au francis@zaphod.uchicago.edu (Francis Stracke) writes: >But can't the system tell when a disk is internal? And how do you think the System can tell? Also, when is an internal external, or an external internal? :) >And why does Apple ship machines with systems like these? I set up a >friend's SE last fall, and it had things like the Portable cdev on its >preinstalled hard drive! While I go through throwing out a lot junk on my "internal" HD after every new installation -> Colo(u)r on an SE used to be a pet hate :) I do believe it is far easier to throw away stuff than to re-install them from disks. Cheers, -- // Norton Chia || I can be reached via e-mail --> norton@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU / / Micro Support || Yes, this is Australia calling. ////// AppleLink: AUST0240 / / Uni of Sydney || No, I haven't got anything to say but "Thanks", if I forgot //// When I'm talking half way around the world, my employers can't hear me ///