[comp.sys.mac.hypercard] Hypercard XCMD to make disk images

keir@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Rick Keir, MACC) (05/02/91)

Does anyone know of an XCMD which could be used to stamp
disk images onto a disk, a la DiskMaker?

I'd like to be able to set up a simple "insert your disk" tool
to help us distribute System 7 upgrades this summer.  DiskMaker & 
its like are, unfortunately,not very intuitive to the casual 
Mac user (you know, the person who had trouble with the Font/DA mover).

Alternatively, is there an XCMD to *format* disks under
the control of Hypercard?  In that case, we could format
& use a copy files script to reproduce the disks.  I like this
solution slightly less, as it leaves us vulnerable to corruption
of the master files, where disk image data can generally be lost
but not corrupted.  (If you haven't tried a really big 
distribution, expect the worst:  I've even glued write protect
tabs in place, only to find them returned with the tabs forced
back into the "write" position & files missing.  The range of
users is truly incredible.)

Thanks in advance!