on 6/11/03 4:38 PM, Marcelus G. Zalotti at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > > I've got recently a quite different computer: the Unitron Mac 512 > <http://www.lowendmac.com/clones/unitron.html>, considered the first Mac > clone ever made. > > Well, the problem is that this computer, that has the same form factor of > the Fat Mac, doesn't boot from a floppy containing old versions of the > System Software, like System 3.2. > > I've contacted on of the guys involved on the Unitron Mac project in the > 80's, Rainer Brockerhoff <http://www.brockerhoff.net/>, and he told me that > some of the Unitron Mac 512's needed to first load the ROM from a > special-formatted floppy, and then load the System Software from another > floppy. > > I've contacted people at Unitron <http://www.unitron.com.br/> about how > should a get this sepcial ROM floppy, but I've received no answer. > > Well, I would like to know if anyone of you could give me some help about > this problem... > > > > > -- > Marcelus. > <http://magiozal.blogspot.com/> > > > I can't help you at all with this, but I'm fascinated you've acquired one of these clones.
Of course you realize there should be no modifications done to this one-of-a-kind machine, so I hope I don't read any "swap out the motherboard" comments. Chances are, if you were to call the Unitron people you might find someone still there that might have a boot floppy. OR, get impulsive. GO THERE> A face to face interview might just get you that floppy. Jeff I'd -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
