Disk Tools System Software - Revision history

Huntertur: /* Actual version */ Add TODO

2023-03-30T19:10:43Z

Actual version: Add TODO

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	* Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 System: created/modified 1997-06-12 12:00:00 PM, 578024 bytes		* Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 System: created/modified 1997-06-12 12:00:00 PM, 578024 bytes
	* Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 Finder: created/modified 1996-11-26 12:00:00 PM, 388694 bytes		* Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 Finder: created/modified 1996-11-26 12:00:00 PM, 388694 bytes

			TODO: Look at the 8.1 files and see if anything interesting is there from the addition of HFS+ support but still having the 7.5.x UI

	== References ==		== References ==

Huntertur: /* Actual version */ Add additional info about 7.5

2023-03-30T19:06:58Z

Actual version: Add additional info about 7.5

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	== Actual version ==		== Actual version ==

	I always thought it was weird that the Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1 Disk Tools disks didn't seem to have any of the OS 8 enhancements, such as the multithreaded Finder, yet showed 8.0 and 8.1 in their versions. I fed the System file for Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 through ResEdit, opened the DSAT ID = 0 resource, and discovered at 0x24C the string "System 7.5.3 needs more memory to start up." ~~Additionally,~~ ~~the~~ ~~vers~~ ID = 1 ~~resource~~ ~~for~~ ~~Finder~~ ~~states~~ the ~~version~~ as ~~7.5.6DT~~, ~~implying~~ it is ~~related~~ to ~~Finder~~ 7.5.6 from ~~Mac~~ OS 7.6.		I always thought it was weird that the Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1 Disk Tools disks didn't seem to have any of the OS 8 enhancements, such as the multithreaded Finder, yet showed 8.0 and 8.1 in their versions. I fed the System file for Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 through ResEdit, opened the DSAT ID = 0 resource, and discovered at 0x24C the string "System 7.5.3 needs more memory to start up." The use of a pre-7.6 version is corroborated by the System file on the Disk Tools disk not having any content in its data fork, even though a major change in Mac OS 7.6 is the movement of some shared libraries from the resource fork to the data fork.<ref>https://preterhuman.net/macstuff/technotes/tn/tn1090.html</ref>

	Note that the timestamp for the Finder from Mac OS 7.6.1 (Finder version 7.5.6, 515019 bytes) is 1996-12-17, which is after the trimmed 7.5.6DT used by the Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools.		Additionally, the vers ID = 1 resource for Finder states the version as 7.5.6DT, implying it is related to Finder 7.5.6 from Mac OS 7.6. Note that the timestamp for the Finder from Mac OS 7.6.1 (Finder version 7.5.6, 515019 bytes) is 1996-12-17, which is after the trimmed 7.5.6DT used by the Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools.

	* Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 System: created/modified 1997-06-12 12:00:00 PM, 578024 bytes		* Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 System: created/modified 1997-06-12 12:00:00 PM, 578024 bytes
	* Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 Finder: created/modified 1996-11-26 12:00:00 PM, 388694 bytes		* Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 Finder: created/modified 1996-11-26 12:00:00 PM, 388694 bytes

			== References ==
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	[[Category:Classic Mac OS]]		[[Category:Classic Mac OS]]

Huntertur: /* Actual version */ Revise conclusion

2023-03-30T19:04:10Z

Actual version: Revise conclusion

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	== Actual version ==		== Actual version ==

	I always thought it was weird that the Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1 Disk Tools disks didn't seem to have any of the OS 8 enhancements, such as the multithreaded Finder, yet showed 8.0 and 8.1 in their versions. I fed the System file for Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 through ResEdit, opened the DSAT ID = 0 resource, and discovered at 0x24C the string "System 7.5.3 needs more memory to start up." Additionally, the vers ID = 1 resource for Finder states the version as 7.5.6DT, ~~even~~ ~~though~~ ~~the~~ ~~last~~ ~~release~~ ~~of the~~ 7.5~~.x series was 7.5.5. Perhaps Apple decided that the minimum set of 7~~.6 ~~was too large for a floppy disk, yet didn't need the updates~~ from ~~7.5.5,~~ ~~so froze System at~~ 7.~~5.3, yet kept the 7.5.x Finder up-to-date with bug fixes and forked the codebase to add more to create 7.5~~.~~6DT?~~		I always thought it was weird that the Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1 Disk Tools disks didn't seem to have any of the OS 8 enhancements, such as the multithreaded Finder, yet showed 8.0 and 8.1 in their versions. I fed the System file for Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 through ResEdit, opened the DSAT ID = 0 resource, and discovered at 0x24C the string "System 7.5.3 needs more memory to start up." Additionally, the vers ID = 1 resource for Finder states the version as 7.5.6DT, implying it is related to Finder 7.5.6 from Mac OS 7.6.

	Note that the timestamp for the Finder from Mac OS 7.6.1 (Finder version 7.5.6, 515019 bytes) is 1996-12-17, which is ~~before~~ the ~~release~~ of Mac OS 7.6 ~~but~~ ~~after System 7.5.5~~.		Note that the timestamp for the Finder from Mac OS 7.6.1 (Finder version 7.5.6, 515019 bytes) is 1996-12-17, which is after the trimmed 7.5.6DT used by the Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools.

	* Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 System: created/modified 1997-06-12 12:00:00 PM, 578024 bytes		* Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 System: created/modified 1997-06-12 12:00:00 PM, 578024 bytes

Huntertur: /* Actual version */ Add note about timing

2023-03-30T19:01:31Z

Actual version: Add note about timing

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	I always thought it was weird that the Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1 Disk Tools disks didn't seem to have any of the OS 8 enhancements, such as the multithreaded Finder, yet showed 8.0 and 8.1 in their versions. I fed the System file for Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 through ResEdit, opened the DSAT ID = 0 resource, and discovered at 0x24C the string "System 7.5.3 needs more memory to start up." Additionally, the vers ID = 1 resource for Finder states the version as 7.5.6DT, even though the last release of the 7.5.x series was 7.5.5. Perhaps Apple decided that the minimum set of 7.6 was too large for a floppy disk, yet didn't need the updates from 7.5.5, so froze System at 7.5.3, yet kept the 7.5.x Finder up-to-date with bug fixes and forked the codebase to add more to create 7.5.6DT?		I always thought it was weird that the Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1 Disk Tools disks didn't seem to have any of the OS 8 enhancements, such as the multithreaded Finder, yet showed 8.0 and 8.1 in their versions. I fed the System file for Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 through ResEdit, opened the DSAT ID = 0 resource, and discovered at 0x24C the string "System 7.5.3 needs more memory to start up." Additionally, the vers ID = 1 resource for Finder states the version as 7.5.6DT, even though the last release of the 7.5.x series was 7.5.5. Perhaps Apple decided that the minimum set of 7.6 was too large for a floppy disk, yet didn't need the updates from 7.5.5, so froze System at 7.5.3, yet kept the 7.5.x Finder up-to-date with bug fixes and forked the codebase to add more to create 7.5.6DT?

			Note that the timestamp for the Finder from Mac OS 7.6.1 (Finder version 7.5.6, 515019 bytes) is 1996-12-17, which is before the release of Mac OS 7.6 but after System 7.5.5.

	* Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 System: created/modified 1997-06-12 12:00:00 PM, 578024 bytes		* Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 System: created/modified 1997-06-12 12:00:00 PM, 578024 bytes

Huntertur: Add sizes

2023-03-30T18:55:46Z

Add sizes

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	== Actual version ==		== Actual version ==

	I always thought it was weird that the Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1 Disk Tools disks didn't seem to have any of the OS 8 enhancements, such as the multithreaded Finder, yet showed 8.0 and 8.1 in their versions. I fed the System file for Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 through ResEdit, opened the DSAT ID = 0 resource, and discovered at 0x24C the string "System 7.5.3 needs more memory to start up." Additionally, the vers ID = 1 resource for Finder states the version as 7.5.6DT, even though the last release of the 7.5.x series was 7.5.5. Perhaps Apple decided that the minimum set of 7.6 was too large for a floppy disk, yet didn't need the updates from 7.5.5, so froze System at 7.5.3, yet kept the 7.5.x Finder up-to-date with bug fixes and forked the codebase to add more to create 7.5.6DT? ~~Also, the copyright string was never updated past 1996.~~		I always thought it was weird that the Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1 Disk Tools disks didn't seem to have any of the OS 8 enhancements, such as the multithreaded Finder, yet showed 8.0 and 8.1 in their versions. I fed the System file for Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 through ResEdit, opened the DSAT ID = 0 resource, and discovered at 0x24C the string "System 7.5.3 needs more memory to start up." Additionally, the vers ID = 1 resource for Finder states the version as 7.5.6DT, even though the last release of the 7.5.x series was 7.5.5. Perhaps Apple decided that the minimum set of 7.6 was too large for a floppy disk, yet didn't need the updates from 7.5.5, so froze System at 7.5.3, yet kept the 7.5.x Finder up-to-date with bug fixes and forked the codebase to add more to create 7.5.6DT?

			* Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 System: created/modified 1997-06-12 12:00:00 PM, 578024 bytes
			* Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 Finder: created/modified 1996-11-26 12:00:00 PM, 388694 bytes

	[[Category:Classic Mac OS]]		[[Category:Classic Mac OS]]

Huntertur: /* Actual version */ Note copyright string

2023-03-30T18:38:13Z

Actual version: Note copyright string

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	== Actual version ==		== Actual version ==

	I always thought it was weird that the Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1 Disk Tools disks didn't seem to have any of the OS 8 enhancements, such as the multithreaded Finder, yet showed 8.0 and 8.1 in their versions. I fed the System file for Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 through ResEdit, opened the DSAT ID = 0 resource, and discovered at 0x24C the string "System 7.5.3 needs more memory to start up." Additionally, the vers ID = 1 resource for Finder states the version as 7.5.6DT, even though the last release of the 7.5.x series was 7.5.5. Perhaps Apple decided that the minimum set of 7.6 was too large for a floppy disk, yet didn't need the updates from 7.5.5, so froze System at 7.5.3, yet kept the 7.5.x Finder up-to-date with bug fixes and forked the codebase to add more to create 7.5.6DT?		I always thought it was weird that the Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1 Disk Tools disks didn't seem to have any of the OS 8 enhancements, such as the multithreaded Finder, yet showed 8.0 and 8.1 in their versions. I fed the System file for Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 through ResEdit, opened the DSAT ID = 0 resource, and discovered at 0x24C the string "System 7.5.3 needs more memory to start up." Additionally, the vers ID = 1 resource for Finder states the version as 7.5.6DT, even though the last release of the 7.5.x series was 7.5.5. Perhaps Apple decided that the minimum set of 7.6 was too large for a floppy disk, yet didn't need the updates from 7.5.5, so froze System at 7.5.3, yet kept the 7.5.x Finder up-to-date with bug fixes and forked the codebase to add more to create 7.5.6DT? Also, the copyright string was never updated past 1996.

	[[Category:Classic Mac OS]]		[[Category:Classic Mac OS]]

Huntertur: Create page

2023-03-30T18:36:52Z

Create page

New page

The '''Disk Tools System Software''' clearly has some special things with it. For one, if you copy it to a hard disk and boot from it, you get a warning about this System Software not being meant for anything but booting from a floppy disk. Additionally, the System file appears to be missing a lot of important stuff that lets you run applications without half of them crashing for strange reasons.

== Actual version ==

I always thought it was weird that the Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1 Disk Tools disks didn't seem to have any of the OS 8 enhancements, such as the multithreaded Finder, yet showed 8.0 and 8.1 in their versions. I fed the System file for Mac OS 8.0 Disk Tools 2 through ResEdit, opened the DSAT ID = 0 resource, and discovered at 0x24C the string "System 7.5.3 needs more memory to start up." Additionally, the vers ID = 1 resource for Finder states the version as 7.5.6DT, even though the last release of the 7.5.x series was 7.5.5. Perhaps Apple decided that the minimum set of 7.6 was too large for a floppy disk, yet didn't need the updates from 7.5.5, so froze System at 7.5.3, yet kept the 7.5.x Finder up-to-date with bug fixes and forked the codebase to add more to create 7.5.6DT?

[[Category:Classic Mac OS]]