Macintosh Plus Boot Disk - Which One?

I have just recovered my old Macintosh Plus (circa 1986) from my parents basement which is where I left it in 1988/89. I am trying to get it working again. The only information I have about this Mac is from the back panel where I find its full name "Macintosh Plus 1Mb" and "Model Number: M0001A." When I try to start it, I get a blinking question mark. I looked through other posts and found a reference to a great site, "Gamba's Home Page" in which I found access to a number of different versions of downloadable boot disk software. My only question is...how do I know which version to use?
Macintosh Plus 1Mb M1000A Mac OS 8.6 or Earlier

You should use one of the disks prior to 7.0; if you don't have a hard drive connected to that computer, you probably won't be able to use the full functionality of System 6 or newer.
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