Mac SE/30

From: Geoff Reed <geoffr_at_zipcon.net>
Date: Tue Mar 27 20:22:38 2001

I have some 7.0.x disks i can make copies of if needed, also I have an
apple developer cd that has 6.x and 7.0.x on it...

At 03:09 PM 3/27/01 -0700, you wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Billy D'Augustine" <azog_at_azog.org>
>To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 4:31 PM
>Subject: Re: Mac SE/30
>
>
> > Ok, this is getting to be more trouble than it's worth, and I'm not in
>the
> > mood to go hunting things down. Basically, I'm a Mac-neophyte, and I
>guess
> > I'll stay that way. So far, this is the only machine I've ever used that
> > requires an OS to be installed, before you can install an OS!
>
>I haven't really been following this thread, but here are a few thoughts:
>Another option would be to shelve the machine until you come across some
>original OS disks, for System 6.x or 7.x. I see them fairly often at
>thrifts and surplus sales. Then you can boot from a floppy, wipe the HD,
>and do a clean install. Or if the password program has locked the HD at a
>low level, replace the old HD with another 3.5" SCSI HD; 40-80 MB SCSI
>drives are a dime-a-dozen these days. Then you can start over, and join the
>wonderful world of Macintosh. They are fun machines, really.
>
>Of course, Amigas are _more_ fun, but that's just my personal prejudice
>talking ;v)
>
>Cheers,
>Mark.
Received on Tue Mar 27 2001 - 20:22:38 BST

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