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G4from128k
Full Member
USA
873 Posts |
 Posted - 10 Feb 2003 : 18:31:39
I found a way to get a very compact version of system 7.5.2 that fits on a standard 1.4M floppy. On my PB 190cs, I decided that I'd better run "Floppy Disk Maker" to ensure that I had a backup of the OS (its a liberated PB and I don't have the install disks or a CD-ROM for the machine). The unexpected outcome of this is that the application creates a "Disk Tools" disk with a ultrabare minimum version of 7.5.2 that fits on a single floppy with room left over for Disk First Aid and Drive Setup. I also made a copy of this minimized system for RAM disk use.Funny thing is that even though the entire min system folder is 1.1 M (the System file is a mere 374k and the System Enabler is on 111k), the system still consumes over 3 M of RAM when I run it.
G4From128k
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~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 10 Feb 2003 : 19:59:36
Couldn't you just "burn" the first 7.5.3 disk image onto a floppy?~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
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G4from128k
Full Member
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - 11 Feb 2003 : 05:45:24
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Couldn't you just "burn" the first 7.5.3 disk image onto a floppy?~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
Yes, I think that we might be talking about the same thing. The first disk of the Floppy Maker Install set was a bootable ultra-minimized 7.5 system that fits on a single 1.4 floppy. I would assume that the first disk for the 7.5.3 installer is a bootable disk?BTW, I realized why that 1.1 M System Folder was consuming 3.1 M of RAM -- I was using a 2 M RAM disk and it was being counted in the System's memory allocation.
G4From128k
by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist
by Night: Colonel of Truth, Justice, and the Macintosh Way
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System 7.5.2 on a floppy
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