In Mac OS X 10.7 and above, The Unarchiver can extract them for use in Mini vMac or via Floppy Emu.

If you are using Disk Copy to make floppy disks, dont expand the archives until they reach the machine you will use to make the disks.

Avoid handling them on Windows, as it will strip the resource fork from the archive.

System 6 Emulator Update An Existing

Installer Script in the Utilities Folder on the System Tools disk to update an existing System Folder on the Hard Disk 20.

As of May 2018, the index is not accessible, but the files are still there, just click on the direct links below.

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To install on a Macintosh 512K e, do a custom installation of System software for Macintosh Plus or Minimal software for Macintosh Plus.

Note that all System 6 releases come with the same Fonts suitcase (on the Utilities 2 disk).

The System Folder on the System 6.0.3 System Tools disk is shown here.

Includes Mouse Keys (requires numeric keypad) and Sticky Keys.

But its a good idea to include the basics: General, Keyboard, Mouse, and Sound.

One reliable source for new disks is OldSoftware.com.

You should not use High Density (HD) media.

This is ideal, since System 6 can readwrite 400K disks, which normally use the Macintosh File System (MFS) format.

K disks use a different format: the Hierarchical File System (HFS).

It is possible to format 400K disks using HFS, but they cant be used as startup disks.

This is discussed in Apple Knowledge Base article TA47951: System 7.x: Limitations on Use of 400k Disks.

Nevertheless, you can use Disk Copy 4.2 to work with 400K800K disks and images with no problems.

Disk Copy 6.3.3 Download from Apple works perfectly with 800K disks and images.

It allows you to make compressed images and mount images on the Desktop.

However, any Macintosh with a built-in floppy drive can use Disk Copy 4.2 to make 400K800K disks from images and Disk Copy 6.3.3 to make 800K disks from images, even in Mac OS 9.

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