In the past, when Apple has come out with new computers Apple has also revised the system software so it knows how to start up these new computers. Revising the whole system software, however, is a very time-consuming process, and Apple has been releasing new computers much more rapidly than it did in the past.
The solution to this dilemna is the System Enabler file. A System Enabler contains everything that is needed to boot a new computer (or computers). All of the computers that have come out since system software 7.1 was completed (September '92) require a System Enabler to start up. Here is the current list:
--------- Oct. '92 CPUs --------------
System Enabler 001: Macintosh IIvi & IIvx
System Enabler 111: Macintosh PowerBook 160 & 180
System Enabler 201: Macintosh PowerBook Duo 210 & 230
--------- Feb '93 CPUs --------------
System Enabler 003: Macintosh LC III
System Enabler 040: Macintosh Centris 610 & 650, Macintosh Quadra 800
System Enabler 121: Macintosh PowerBook 165c
System Enabler 401: Macintosh Color Classic
These files are required for their respective machines, and they should be put at the root level of the System Folder along with the System and Finder.
In addition to the System Enabler, some of the new computers also have new or revised Control Panels, Apple Menu Items, Extensions or Fonts associated with them.
WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE SYSTEM ENABLER FILES?
All versions for a specific computer
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On your CD, there is a folder within the "System Software" folder called "System Enablers." This folder contains two folders at the outer level; one is for the Oct '92 computers and the other is for the Feb '93 computers (see the list above to find out which is which).
Within these two general categories, there is a folder for each specific computer. Then, at the next level down, there is a set of folders, one for each country that has localized the software for that particular computer. The country folders contain all of that country's localized software (including new Control Panels, Extensions, etc) for the specific computer.
All versions for a specific country
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On your CD, there is a folder within the "System Software" folder called "WorldWide System Software." Inside this folder you will find a folder for each country that has localized system software available.
Within each country folder, there is a folder for the System Enablers (for example, "British-System Enablers). That folder contains aliases to localized software for that country for all of the computers that require System Enablers.
EXAMPLE
If you want to make a System Folder that is complete and workable for all of Apple's computers for a particular country, follow these steps:
1) Go to that country's folder on the path "System Software:WorldWide System
Software: <country name>"
2) Use the Net Installs folder to install that country's system software 7.1
3) Use the aliases in the System Enablers folder to open all of the folders for the specific
computers.
4) For each computer, drag the contents of "-Drag to System Folder" into the System folder
that you just Net Installed.
Note: Some of the files are duplicates.
NOTES
• A System Enabler is required for the computers mentioned above. The System Folder will not work on those computers otherwise.
• The other files (new Control Panels, Extensions, etc) are not required files to start up the computer, but contain bug fixes or new pieces of functionality and they should be included in a System Folder for that computer
