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From: infinity@well.UUCP (sunny at Infinity Software)
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Subject: Re: HFS Questions
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Date: Mon, 24-Aug-87 00:44:20 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 24 00:44:20 1987
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Keywords: HFS, Launching Applications

Larry mentions that the System Folder will always be a local volume,
probably/possibly very full if a local diskette drive.  So, hey,
what about MacSE's or MacII's as diskless workstations on Ethernet?
Even if Apple insists you MUST buy a diskette drive, and boot from
it to get going on the net, could you not switch to a System Folder,
System and Finder resident on a network volume, toss the boot diskette
in the desktop trashcan, and run totally diskless locally?  Has Apple
made no plans for this eventuality?  Is Apple totally disregarding
the possibility of head-to-head competition with Sun Microsystems
for low-end network workstations?  Or have I missed something of
the context surrounding this discussion?