Re: System Disk == || != Boot disk?

[CUTblakeney@home.com (Jeff Blakeney)]

On Mon, 20 Mar 2000 07:56:44 -0800, no
<tarage@microsoft.bellsouth.net> wrote:

>Ok, let me clarify. I have a disk labelled "GS/OS boot disk", and it has
>several files related to the OS on it, a finder folder and the like. In my
>understanding, a "system disk" would be the disk that allows you to install
>the OS from it (the specific disk distributed by Apple w/ system software).
>Thus, I'm trying to figure out if this disk IS the system disk.

Well, you might be confusing David again as there is no such thing as
a "finder folder".  There is a System folder, though.  :-)

However, every since System v5.0 the complete set of disks used to
install GS/OS took more than one disk.  System v5.04 is a two disk set
and System 6.0.1 is a six disk set.

Of the six disks of System 6.0.1, there are two bootable disks.  One
is called the System disk and is just a bare bones bootable GS/OS disk
that will take you to the Finder.  The other is the Installer disk
which is a bootable GS/OS disk that will take you to Apple's installer
program where you will be given lots of options on what parts of the
System software to install and where to install it.

I hope this helps.

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