Vintage Macs wrote...
>From: "Jeff Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Hard drive upgrade
>Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 21:28:21 -0700
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Vintage Macs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 9:49 AM
>Subject: Re: Hard drive upgrade
>
>
>>Another question (yes, I'm a mac newbie!). Is there a utilities floppy of
>>sorts for mac? I'm looking for something that boots MacOS (or at least a
>>usable form) and offers me basic stuff like format, partitioning,
>>etc. Sort of like Tom's Root Boot for linux or a rescue floppy in
>>Windows. Is there anything like that? I saw in Pickle's FAQ about
>>booting off another hard disk to accomplish a similar task but I'm curious
>>as to whether there's a floppy disk that accomplishes the same.
>>
>>-Brian
>
>
>If you can get your hands on a System 7.5 Disk Tools Floppy, it
>boots your Mac, no weird extensions required.
>
>Jeff
>
I've found the 7.5.3 (68K) Disk Tools floppy the all-around best. Can
email you a disk image of it if you want.
Bob F
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