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Can I put OS 9 on a old Mac SE?
Name: Bryan Date: September 25, 2002 at 12:18:19 Pacific OS: ? CPU/Ram: ?
Comment:
I have an old black and white Mac SE. I found it the other day and when I turn it on it just has a blinking question mark. I wanna put OS 9 on it but I have no idea how...can anyone help?
Name: bob Date: September 25, 2002 at 12:59:52 Pacific
Reply:
nope
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Response Number 2
Name: hpmp Date: September 25, 2002 at 15:50:13 Pacific
Reply:
To elaborate on "Nope", the most recent OS you can use on an SE is 7.5.5
More details? Check out Compatibility chart machine models re OS 7.0 to 7.6 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=89 70
Compatibility chart machine models re OS 8.0 to 9.2.2 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25 114
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Response Number 3
Name: the pickle Date: September 25, 2002 at 15:57:16 Pacific
Reply:
And, uh, ISTR you just asked this yesterday and got the same answer.
p
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Response Number 4
Name: Yes you can Date: September 25, 2002 at 16:38:14 Pacific
Reply:
Im guessing that you mean by "SE" special Edition ? You can install any OS you want on that machine, just boot up from the start up disk's and do a "clean install" or a "software restore".
As for your blinking ,sad mac, your on the right track. Go back to your "start up disk" and hilight the OS you wanna start up from then restart your computer.
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Response Number 5
Name: the pickle Date: September 25, 2002 at 18:23:13 Pacific
Name: the pickle Date: September 25, 2002 at 19:05:45 Pacific
Reply:
No.
That would be an iMac SE.
Note presence of "i" in front of "Mac."
Note also that any iMac SE hardly qualifies as "old."
p
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Response Number 8
Name: Andy Date: September 25, 2002 at 19:17:37 Pacific
Reply:
Doesn't the mac se only have an 8mhz processor and 20mb hard drive?
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Response Number 9
Name: the pickle Date: September 26, 2002 at 12:18:54 Pacific
Reply:
As it shipped from the factory, yes.
p
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Response Number 10
Name: fieraci Date: September 26, 2002 at 14:55:55 Pacific
Reply:
Special Edition.......i was being facetious.
Hey, P: Do you recieve my emails regarding someone sending me personal mail from your old email address, or do you just ignore them, or what? I never get a response from you.
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