Re: [q] Mac LC580
Tom M Abel wrote: Here is your Mac deprived and humble doctor again. I have 16 Mac LC580's some of which the hard drives are blank or don't register at all. Some, from various schools, has administrator passwords which stop me dead in my tracks. I give these away to disabled and homebound people and have given away over 25 computers here in my hometown. Is there a startup disk for a Mac like there was for Windows 9X and ME? I would like to put it in and be able to format these disks and start all over again. Since they won't take OS 7.6, I plan on downloading OS 7.5 since it is public domain. Should I see if there is a 7.5 setup or, if I put it on CD, if that would open things up to format and load? Thanks. I have orders for six of these and so far, I only have two ready to go. You can download the MacOS 7.5 set from Apple, then use it to create floppies, then use the Tools floppy to boot with, which will allow you to setup the internal hard disk. If you can't get this to work (I haven't tried it from the free MacOS 7.5 stuff), I can send you a disk image of that floppy (since its now free, there should be no reason I can't legally do that?). -- Russ -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: [q] Mac LC580
Jim Foster wrote: Is there a startup disk for a Mac like there was for Windows 9X and ME? I would like to put it in and be able to format these disks and start all over again. Our MUG has done a similar thing with a number of Performa 580 and 580 CD models. We installed OS 7.5.5 because, as you say, that was the last OS that was in the pulbic domain. Apple made the 7.5.5 package available as a CD-ROM installer as well as a package of something like 14 HD diskettes. This was a number of years ago and I don't know if it is still available from Apple or not. I am in Canada and would have bought mine through Apple Canada back before there was such a thing as the Online Apple Store. In any event, the package really boils down to a 7.5.3 Installer and a 7.5.5 updater, as I recall. There is a 7.5.3 Disk Tools diskette which could be used to boot the Mac and wipe an internal hard drive clean. I would think all this would be available somewhere in the depths of the Apple web site, depending upon your patience to go looking for it or someone else supplying a URL. There is a link from lowendmac.com - just look under OS Downloads on the right side of the header. -- Russ -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: [q] Mac LC580
On Tuesday 23 March 2004 16:39, Jim Foster wrote: On 23-Mar-04, at 10:45 AM, Tom M Abel wrote: Is there a startup disk for a Mac like there was for Windows 9X and ME? I would like to put it in and be able to format these disks and start all over again. Our MUG has done a similar thing with a number of Performa 580 and 580 CD models. We installed OS 7.5.5 because, as you say, that was the last OS that was in the pulbic domain. Apple made the 7.5.5 package available as a CD-ROM installer as well as a package of something like 14 HD diskettes. This was a number of years ago and I don't know if it is still available from Apple or not. I am in Canada and would have bought mine through Apple Canada back before there was such a thing as the Online Apple Store. In any event, the package really boils down to a 7.5.3 Installer and a 7.5.5 updater, as I recall. There is a 7.5.3 Disk Tools diskette which could be used to boot the Mac and wipe an internal hard drive clean. I would think all this would be available somewhere in the depths of the Apple web site, depending upon your patience to go looking for it or someone else supplying a URL. Jim Foster Courtice, Ontario, Canada Off the top of my head: http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/ English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/ Has System 6.0.3, 6.0.5, 6.0.8 and 7.5.3 Actually, there's always Gamba's page - from my bookmarks: http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/syslist.html alex/melt -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: [q] Mac LC580
Thanks much. On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:39:10 -0500 Jim Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 23-Mar-04, at 10:45 AM, Tom M Abel wrote: Is there a startup disk for a Mac like there was for Windows 9X and ME? I would like to put it in and be able to format these disks and start all over again. Our MUG has done a similar thing with a number of Performa 580 and 580 CD models. We installed OS 7.5.5 because, as you say, that was the last OS that was in the pulbic domain. Apple made the 7.5.5 package available as a CD-ROM installer as well as a package of something like 14 HD diskettes. This was a number of years ago and I don't know if it is still available from Apple or not. I am in Canada and would have bought mine through Apple Canada back before there was such a thing as the Online Apple Store. In any event, the package really boils down to a 7.5.3 Installer and a 7.5.5 updater, as I recall. There is a 7.5.3 Disk Tools diskette which could be used to boot the Mac and wipe an internal hard drive clean. I would think all this would be available somewhere in the depths of the Apple web site, depending upon your patience to go looking for it or someone else supplying a URL. Jim Foster Courtice, Ontario, Canada -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ ing a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: [q] Mac LC580
Thanks much. On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:42:07 -0800 Russ Gibson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jim Foster wrote: Is there a startup disk for a Mac like there was for Windows 9X and ME? I would like to put it in and be able to format these disks and start all over again. Our MUG has done a similar thing with a number of Performa 580 and 580 CD models. We installed OS 7.5.5 because, as you say, that was the last OS that was in the pulbic domain. Apple made the 7.5.5 package available as a CD-ROM installer as well as a package of something like 14 HD diskettes. This was a number of years ago and I don't know if it is still available from Apple or not. I am in Canada and would have bought mine through Apple Canada back before there was such a thing as the Online Apple Store. In any event, the package really boils down to a 7.5.3 Installer and a 7.5.5 updater, as I recall. There is a 7.5.3 Disk Tools diskette which could be used to boot the Mac and wipe an internal hard drive clean. I would think all this would be available somewhere in the depths of the Apple web site, depending upon your patience to go looking for it or someone else supplying a URL. There is a link from lowendmac.com - just look under OS Downloads on the right side of the header. -- Russ -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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] questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: [q] Mac LC580
Thanks much. On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:47:54 + meltie [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tuesday 23 March 2004 16:39, Jim Foster wrote: On 23-Mar-04, at 10:45 AM, Tom M Abel wrote: Is there a startup disk for a Mac like there was for Windows 9X and ME? I would like to put it in and be able to format these disks and start all over again. Our MUG has done a similar thing with a number of Performa 580 and 580 CD models. We installed OS 7.5.5 because, as you say, that was the last OS that was in the pulbic domain. Apple made the 7.5.5 package available as a CD-ROM installer as well as a package of something like 14 HD diskettes. This was a number of years ago and I don't know if it is still available from Apple or not. I am in Canada and would have bought mine through Apple Canada back before there was such a thing as the Online Apple Store. In any event, the package really boils down to a 7.5.3 Installer and a 7.5.5 updater, as I recall. There is a 7.5.3 Disk Tools diskette which could be used to boot the Mac and wipe an internal hard drive clean. I would think all this would be available somewhere in the depths of the Apple web site, depending upon your patience to go looking for it or someone else supplying a URL. Jim Foster Courtice, Ontario, Canada Off the top of my head: http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/ English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/ Has System 6.0.3, 6.0.5, 6.0.8 and 7.5.3 Actually, there's always Gamba's page - from my bookmarks: http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/syslist.html alex/melt -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Quadlist is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
