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Article #30733Re: Correction to my last posting on stripping the system...
From: Steve Ring
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1988 21:05
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1988 21:05
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In article <2452@pt.cs.cmu.edu> dtw@f.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Duane Williams) writes:
>
>| System Tools 6.0 comes with three "Minimal System" Installer scripts.
>| I feel a lot more comfortable using these than hacking with ResEdit.
>| You still have to remove Chooser, Control Panel, etc. if you want a
>| truly minimal System, but Apple has done most of the work for you.
>
>Can someone say, in detail, what the differences are between the "Standard
>System" (as generated by Apple's Installer) and the "Minimal System"? I do
>not feel particularly comfortable allowing undocumented Installer scripts to
>hack up my system resources. I would feel a lot better about it if Apple
>provided a detailed specification of what their Installer scripts do, and
>why its being done.
>
Whats really needed is some detailed information about what is in the System
file, why it is there, and for certain Mac configurations what is necessary
and what can be removed. Then, us people with Mac+ can get rid of MacII
stuff. Looks like System 6.0 does it, but many people are still 1/2
revisions behind, with software that works on Finder 5.5 (System 4.1).
Thus
System 4.1/Finder 5.5 System 4.2/Finder 6.0
(... ... MAC II only) (... ... MAC II Only)
etc...--
...!{decvax,ima,ism780c,ulowell,laidbak,cgeuro,cg-f}!cg-atla!ring
Steve Ring
CompuGraphic Corp.
Wilmington, Mass., 01887, (617) 658-5600, x5092
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!mailrus!husc6!linus!necntc!dandelion!ulowell!cg-atla!ring From: ring@cg-atla.UUCP (Steve Ring) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Correction to my last posting on stripping the system... Keywords: Apple-approved! Message-ID: <5448@cg-atla.UUCP> Date: 28 Jul 88 21:05:26 GMT References: <12417515377.19.G.GUTOW@MACBETH.STANFORD.EDU> <9565@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <2452@pt.cs.cmu.edu> Reply-To: ring@cg-atla.UUCP (Steve Ring) Organization: Compugraphic Corp. Wilmington, MA Lines: 30