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From: ephraim@think.COM (Ephraim Vishniac)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Install vs Copy
Keywords: Installer
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Date: 25 Feb 89 19:18:38 GMT
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In article <495@sunset.MATH.UCLA.EDU> hgw@math.ucla.edu (Harold Wong) writes:
>Except for on other thing, when you run installer, it asks you what Mac
>you're using.  Why does it need to know?

Actually, it's asking what Mac you're *going to use*, not what kind
you *are* using.  That's so it can omit things you won't need and so
you can make system disks for Macs other than the one you're using at
the moment.  As supplied on the installation diskette, the system is
ready for use on all Macs.

Ephraim Vishniac					  ephraim@think.com
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