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software on an old mac
Name: sseamans Date: January 31, 2003 at 16:14:15 Pacific OS: none CPU/Ram: ??
Comment:
What is the latest version of mac os that comes on floppys?
Name: the pickle Date: January 31, 2003 at 17:40:11 Pacific
Reply:
7.6.1.
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Response Number 2
Name: ChrisP Date: February 1, 2003 at 02:44:29 Pacific
Reply:
Wait ... do you want the latest System software that you can INSTALL from floppies or the newest that will RUN off of them?
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Response Number 3
Name: fieraci Date: February 1, 2003 at 13:34:42 Pacific
Reply:
They are one and the same. To install from floppies you must boot from them first.
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Response Number 4
Name: the pickle Date: February 1, 2003 at 13:56:12 Pacific
Reply:
They're definitely *not* the same.
You can't run anything past System 7.0 off of a floppy unless the *only* thing you're doing is installing the OS.
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Response Number 5
Name: fieraci Date: February 2, 2003 at 15:44:12 Pacific
Reply:
Well.....That's what I meant. Just the IDEA of RUNNING a modern mac FROM a floppy is beyond ridiculous.
You can certainly INSTALL from them without Booting from them, but there are limitations.
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Response Number 6
Name: sseamans Date: February 3, 2003 at 16:40:24 Pacific
Reply:
I was talking about the latest version that can be installed from a set of floppys. and where to get them? i just got an old mac. with no cd--rom. i dont even have a keyboard for it
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Response Number 7
Name: the pickle Date: February 3, 2003 at 19:53:09 Pacific
Reply:
What Mac?
Try the link in the header of my post.
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Response Number 8
Name: sseamans Date: February 4, 2003 at 17:38:04 Pacific
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