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Re: Where can I get Mac OS 7.1?--views on 7.6.1

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From: Joost Ouwerkerk
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 00:00
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System Software prior to 7.5 can be downloaded for free from Apple's
FTP site.  point your FTP client to info.apple.com.

On 8 Jan 1999 05:28:36 GMT, Idoru07@NOSPAMworldnet.att.net wrote:

>Also try www.ebay.com. It's an online auction, i've seen several OS 7.01 being bidded
>there. I'm not yet a Mac user (3 months untill I leave for school, switching platforms
>from win95 to the next iMac), but a friend of mine is giving me her Performa 550 and I
>hear that the latest OS one can use is Mac OS 7.6.1. I am currently bidding on this, I was
>wondering the ups and downs on this release. Thanks.
>
>Tony Voss wrote:
>
>> I have a couple of compact Macs (an SE and an SE/30) running OS7.0.
>> Several items of software I want to run on them require OS7.1 or later.
>> I don't want to upgrade to OS7.6 as it is unnecessarily large and complex
>> for what I want.
>> OS7.1 was the last of the small versions before it started to bloat and
>> become less stable (at least until recent improvements).
>>
>> Can anyone tell me how or where I can obtain OS7.1?
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>> Tony
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Tony Voss  <tv@antipole.demon.rats.co.uk>
>> Tel: +44 (0)1749 880324   Fax: +44 (0)870 164 0384
>> Address: Dean Cottage, Dean, Nr. Shepton Mallet,  Somerset, UK - BA5 5SA
>> Remove the rodent from my email address before replying.
>> Please do not email me and cross-post to news groups - it gives my email address away.
>
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From: joost.ouwerkerk@sickkids.on.ca (Joost Ouwerkerk)
Subject: Re: Where can I get Mac OS 7.1?--views on 7.6.1
Date: 1999/01/08
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