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From: cgeiger@ut-ngp.UUCP (charles s. geiger, esq.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Set Startup
Message-ID: <6247@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 14-Sep-87 16:58:11 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 14 16:58:11 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 15-Sep-87 07:20:15 EDT
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Organization: UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas
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Keywords: finder,startup

> >    I've been trying to create a boot disk without a finder.  Everytime I try
> > to get rid of the finder by setting either an application or a Minifinder as
> > the startup I have problems. The Mac will start (a happy Mac) and then spit
> > out the disk. When I put the finder back on or start from a differnt drive I
> > have no problem.  For some reason the system wants to see the finder even if
> > its not using it.
> 
> I am not sure of this, being a relatively new mac user, but I think the disk
> has to contain a file called Finder regardless of whether a startup file has
> been selected. Creating an empty file called Finder on the disk should work.
> (so I've heard) I guess you could then render the pseudo-Finder invisible.

I am sure of this:  rename the application 'Finder.'  This will work.

cheers, from
charles s. geiger
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