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From: hpoppe@bierstadt.scd.ucar.edu (Herb Poppe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: What is minimum needed on startup floppy?
Keywords: startup floppy
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Date: 1 Mar 90 16:15:11 GMT
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In article <2759@aecom.yu.edu> bob@aecom.yu.edu (Bob Lummis) writes:
>What are the minimum files needed on a floppy to use it as a startup disk?  By
>minimum I mean I want the most disk space unused, but I want a system capable
>of launching an application.  I guess I need a System Folder with a System and
>Finder files, no fonts in the System file, no desk accessories (is control
>panel required?), the desktop file, and some drivers?  Which drivers are
>required?

Starting with System 6.0, Apple has been including special Installer
scripts for generating "minimal" systems. They are on Utility Disk 1.
The startup disk so created will only work on a single Mac type
(MacPlus, for instance). The new Installer (V2.0, comes with 6.0.4)
makes this operation particularly easy, since it makes the choices
obvious (when you select "Custom") and will get resources/files
from the appropriate disk.

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