TokenTalk 2.0 Installer: Problem and Fix



This article discusses how to spot and fix incorrect TokenTalk 2.0 Installer
disks.

I was installing some Macintosh IIs on a Token Ring network and discovered a
problem with the TokenTalk 2.0 Installer disks that are shipping with the
TokenTalk NB Card.

The TokenTalk 2.0 disk (Apple Part #690-5435-A) included with the cards is not
configured properly for the System 6.0.4 Network Products Installer disk.

The released disk is named "Token Talk Installer" (there is a space between
'Token' and 'Talk') instead of "TokenTalk Installer", and this prevents the
MultiDisk Installer from recognizing this disk. In addition, all of the files
on the released disk are inside a folder called "TokenTalk Installer" (which
should be the name of the disk). The proper files/folders are within this
folder -- that is, Installer, Installer Scripts, and System Folder.

To recap: the hierarchy of the released disk:

Disk Name: "Token Talk Installer"
1st Window contains: "TokenTalk Installer" folder
This folder contains: "Installer"
"Installer Scripts"
"System Folder"

Valid disks have this hierarchy:

Disk Name: "TokenTalk Installer"
1st Window contains: "Installer"
"Installer Scripts"
"System Folder"

Renaming the released disk to the proper name (that is, removing the space) and
then moving the Installer, Scripts, and System Folder to the main/root window
makes this disk usable with the MultiDisk Installer.

(NOTE: As of February, 1990, Apple Manufacturing is aware of the mistake and
has corrected it, so there shouldn't be many more of these disks sent out.)


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012