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From: hal@krishna.cs.cornell.edu (Hal Perkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: What is minimum needed on startup floppy?
Keywords: startup floppy
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Date: 1 Mar 90 22:48:32 GMT
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In article <1990Mar1.191611.27202@Neon.Stanford.EDU> Peter Commons writes:
>Is there a way as easy as this to create a minimal system to work on
>every kind of Mac? 
>
>i.e. What exactly is the minimal system file needed to work on every Mac?
>I assume it's the System found on the utilities disk minus any extra fonts
>or DAs, but I'd love to know!

An easy answer is to use the new installer that comes with system
version 6.0.4.  Among the scripts supplied is one entitled "minimal
system for any macintosh".  Should be just what you want.

Hal Perkins                      hal@cs.cornell.edu
Cornell CS