I'm going to set up a Mac SE as a pre-system 6 and old black and white games platform. There are going to be four partitions, containing systems 3.2, 4.1, 6.0.8 and 7.1 (I'll keep all the partitions down to 30Mb, for compatibility with system 3.2).
How was it that people set up a system 6/7 dual boot arrangement? Switching between 3, 4 and 6 is easy, using command - option - double click on the Finder, but switching to and from 7 can't be done without restarting the computer. The reason I'm putting system 7.1 in there is that its PC Exchange control panel, integrated into the Finder, is far superior to Apple File Exchange. It can transfer resource forks onto PC disks without problems. Can its type be converted from a control panel to an INIT, in a way that would make it work in System 6 without crashing? Transferring files from a PC (with an internet connection) to a Mac running system 6, is a nightmare. All the files are packaged in a binary format - this applies to BinHex 4.0 as well - and when you run them through Apple File Exchange, they are given the type of a MS DOS binary file. Anything older than Stuffit Expander (which itself only runs in system 7) won't recognise the files. In fact, if I didn't already have ResEdit installed to change the file type and creator details, I would have been completely stuck. There must be an easier way to do this? Finally, where can I get a copy of the last versions of Switcher, Servant and Red Ryder? -- 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:system6@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deals www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
