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From: bruceh@apd.mentorg.com (Bruce Holm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Sys 6 <-> Sys 7: Is this OK??
Message-ID: <1991Jun17.183430.15237@apd.mentorg.com>
Date: 17 Jun 91 18:34:30 GMT
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I understand that System 7.0 writes out the directory structure on
disks in a different way from in 6.0.  This suggests to me that
there may be problems trying to switch back to 6.0 after going to
7.0.  Is there anybody out there who has been switching between
system 7 and 6 and seen any problems?

Does this problem go away if you boot from a floppy disk that has
system 6 on it?  Are data files going to be findable?  and with no
damage?

A friend has Norton Utilities and he found that Disk Doctor doesn't
work in 7.0.  So then he went back to 6.0 and found that it didn't
work there anymore either because of the directory structure being
different.  This means going to System 7.0 may really be a one way
migration!

--Bruce Holm
(503) 685-1350

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