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Started by Marc Morris
Thu, 15 Jan 1998 00:00
LC475 operating system
Author: Marc Morris
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 00:00
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Does anybody know how far I can upgrade the system software on this old Mac? It's currently running system B1 - 7.1. And if I can, how? Nobody sells old OS's. -- Mondo Erotico: The films of Jess Franco, Radley Metzger & Walerian Borowczyk http://www.vidmarc.demon.co.uk/mondo.erotico
Re: LC475 operating system
Author: Rebecca and Rowland
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 00:00
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Marc Morris <marc@vidmarc.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Does anybody know how far I can upgrade the system software on this old
> Mac? It's currently running system B1 - 7.1.
>
> And if I can, how? Nobody sells old OS's.
You can use OS 8 on a 475 (8.1 will work too when it's released); I'm
using System B1-7.6.1 on my Performa 475 (with 20MB RAM and RAM
Doubler). It's faster and more stable than System B-7.1P5 with system
update 3.0 which is what I had before.
Rowland.
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Re: LC475 operating system
Author: Redemption
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 00:00
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> You can use OS 8 on a 475 (8.1 will work too when it's released); I'm > using System B1-7.6.1 on my Performa 475 (with 20MB RAM and RAM > Doubler). It's faster and more stable than System B-7.1P5 with system > update 3.0 which is what I had before. Are you positive that os8 will run on my LC475? I thought it was only PowerPC native. If it does run, then I'll try and load it, although without a CD dirve this may be a little tricky! -- Salvation Films Redemption / Jezebel / Purgatory Web Site: http://www.redjez.demon.co.uk/
Re: LC475 operating system
Author: Lawrence
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 00:00
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Redemption wrote:
>
> > You can use OS 8 on a 475 (8.1 will work too when it's released); I'm
> > using System B1-7.6.1 on my Performa 475 (with 20MB RAM and RAM
> > Doubler). It's faster and more stable than System B-7.1P5 with system
> > update 3.0 which is what I had before.
>
> Are you positive that os8 will run on my LC475? I thought it was only
> PowerPC native. If it does run, then I'll try and load it, although
> without a CD dirve this may be a little tricky!
>
Yes, absolutlely, definatley, oui, oh yeah, correctomundo!
I'm running it on my kid's 475, you'll need a CD drive or via a network to
load it.
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Re: LC475 operating system
Author: Rebecca and Rowland
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 00:00
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Redemption <Marc@redjez.demon.co.uk.nospam> wrote:
> > You can use OS 8 on a 475 (8.1 will work too when it's released); I'm
> > using System B1-7.6.1 on my Performa 475 (with 20MB RAM and RAM
> > Doubler). It's faster and more stable than System B-7.1P5 with system
> > update 3.0 which is what I had before.
>
> Are you positive that os8 will run on my LC475? I thought it was only
> PowerPC native.
I'm not sure of anything I've not tried myself, but as far as I know,
all versions of the MacOS planned until the release of Rhapsody will run
on any 68040 Mac. OS8 dropped support for 68030 Macs; 7.6 dropped
support for Macs without 32-bit clean ROMs (all pre-68030 Macs and some
68030 Macs).
>If it does run, then I'll try and load it, although
> without a CD dirve this may be a little tricky!
Yes, I can see that...
Rowland.
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Re: LC475 operating system
Author: ric
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 00:00
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Redemption <Marc@redjez.demon.co.uk.nospam> wrote: > > You can use OS 8 on a 475 (8.1 will work too when it's released); I'm > > using System B1-7.6.1 on my Performa 475 (with 20MB RAM and RAM > > Doubler). It's faster and more stable than System B-7.1P5 with system > > update 3.0 which is what I had before. > > Are you positive that os8 will run on my LC475? I thought it was only > PowerPC native. If it does run, then I'll try and load it, although > without a CD dirve this may be a little tricky! Works fine on my 475. -- 'ric
Re: LC475 operating system
Author: Steve Bamber
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 00:00
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In article <34BFB1CC.A9E87E80@bigfoot.com>, flowerpots@bigfoot.com wrote: > Redemption wrote: > > Are you positive that os8 will run on my LC475? I thought it was only > > PowerPC native. If it does run, then I'll try and load it, although > > without a CD dirve this may be a little tricky! > > > Yes, absolutlely, definatley, oui, oh yeah, correctomundo! > I'm running it on my kid's 475, you'll need a CD drive or via a network to > load it. > > -- > Lawrence Flowers | Tel +44 1444 811 966 > LEAF TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED | Fax +44 1444 811 000 > | Mobile +44 973 600 111 > | flowerpots@bigfoot.com OS 8 runs fine on my Performa 475, and although I did use a CD drive to install it, there is an option to send off for a set of floppies to install it, although you have to pay extra when you take advantage of this. -- Steve Bamber (stephen@adalia.demon.co.uk)
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