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From: ws0n+@andrew.cmu.edu (Walter Ray Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Installer 2.5 glitches
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Date: Sun, 22-Nov-87 18:18:24 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 22 18:18:24 1987
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> But, Chuq, what about people with SEs and IIs?  If you just take the virgin
> files from the distribution disks you are getting a number of patches that 
are
> not necessary (and could be less than desirable) whose sole raison d'etre is
> to emulate capabilities that their newer hardware already provides.  There 
is
Patches are applied by ROM version, so unnecessary patches aren't applied.  
Using the distributed System means, on one hand, getting lots of resources 
that Plusses and SEs have no use for (like sounds, synthesizers, and 
color-related stuff), and, on the other hand, getting resources that SEs and 
IIs have no use for (new AppleTalk drivers, non-ADB keyboard handlers).  The 
situation is not so simple.

These separate Installer scripts confuse me, now that I think about it.  I was 
under the impression that Apple wanted (and had, in 4.1) a Universal System, 
so you could boot any Mac (512KE & up) with the same disk and have it work.  
What are the differences between the scripts?  I'll try to check this out next 
time I'm at my Mac.

- Walt