on 23/2/03 1:18 am, George Stacey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, this list. I've just custom-installed System 6.0.8 > after a few years of using OS 7.1 on my 4/40 Classic, and > have a few comments and questions. > > First comment: One tryout of System 6 and you know that it, > not 7, is really the optimum OS for the Classic, even if the > contents of the system folder, compared to 7's, do look like > a dog's breakfast. > > First question. I chose the standard (not the minimal) > Classic install, and am wondering if that is the reason that > the File menu command "Put away" isn't working -- it's > always grayed out when I have a selected floppy in the > floppy drive. Does "Put away" only work with the full > all-Macs install of System 6.0.8? > > Or maybe my copy of the OS is corrupt. But it's the usual > download from Apple's website of older software, from which > I made floppies with Disk Copy 6.3.3 (on my PowerMac G3, > that is, and subsequently transferred to the Classic), and > there was no problem with the installation itself. > > Hardly a problem, because I can still drag floppies to the > trash to put them away (and the Eject command works okay), > but I do sort of feel shortchanged on the full meal deal... > > Has anyone seen anything like this before? > > Regards, >From my Macintosh System Software User's Guide Version 6.0
"Put Away returns any selected documents, folders, or applications on the desktop or in the Trash window back to the folders or disk they belong to. This command is dimmed when no icons are selected on the desktop or in the Trash window." Chris -- System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> System 6 Heaven <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> System6 info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
