Low Density 6.0.x? 7.0.x? — #35

Post #35 by Paralel

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	68k
Post Date	Thu, 14 May 2015 - 23:17
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/low-density-6-0-x-7-0-x.1764/

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tanuki65 said:
Note, I have something like 18 extensions installed in my IIci (16MB RAM). "stripping" might help it run better, but I am planning to downgrade to System 7 Pro (7.1.1) and run 7.6.1 on a PowerBook 1400cs/166 that I'm getting Monday (18 May 2015). Also, more RAM might help (the PB 1400cs/166 that I'm getting has 48MB).

And to talk about the original question, I could easily make an 800k System 6.0.8 disk, by using a 1.44MB disk and stripping fonts/DAs/disk utilities. It would probably take 3-4 800ks though, specially if I include a full installable System. (I could make a non-installable 800k 6.0.8 on a single floppy disk.) It would be quite tricky making a 400k System 6 boot disk, let alone an installer. Also, are there even any 400k-only Macs compatible with System 6?

Converting disks for system installation back and forth is not as easy as it sounds. If the installer expects a certain file on a certain disk along with certain other files and doesn't find them where it expects them to be, the installer can terminate.