Re: Old Macs

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From: Rowland McDonnell
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 00:00

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Glenn Brackenridge <glenn@gbrack.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> I was just given a Classic, (smoother version of the SE - same 68000
> processor) and the disk was U/S.  I put in the disk from my 660AV with
> MacOS7.5 and it works!!!!
> 
> Sure beats loading floppies.

[snip]

It doesn't - it's a good idea to install Sys 7.5.whatever from scratch
using an installation for that particular Mac model.  There's a good
chance you're missing some resources that an SE needs (but a 660AV
doesn't), and have some resources available that a 660AV needs and an SE
doesn't.

Rowland.

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