Re: Appletalk transfer software wanted

John J. Stafford (Stafford@Wind.Winona.msus.edu)
Mon, 12 Aug 1996 10:55:41 EDT

Ian Loverro <loverroi@CWU.EDU> wrote:
>> Also, does anyone know how to create a floppy disk which will boot up a
>> Macintosh 7.5 system. The last time I tried the software would not fit
>> onto one disk.

On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, Mark Burkholz wrote:
> My only fix is to start up from the CD-Rom. The new systems are too large
> to fit on a single floppy.

Not quite true, Ian. I have a pared-down system on a 1.4mb floppy
that will boot any powermac up to 7.5.3. It doesn't use the standard
Finder, but it works. I can put an image of it on our anonymous
FTP server for those interested.

John Stafford
Stafford@Wind.Winona.msus.edu