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Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:54:58 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [q] Performa 476 floppy l s wrote: > > Greetings, > I just acquired a 476 with no hd or floppy at a > reasonable price (free). I have an extra hd that > works (I checked it in a differ

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>At 22:46 -0600 19/01/04, Jim Raper wrote: I seem to remember a posting about a menu drop down program that worked on OS's earlier than 8.0. Does anyone remember the name of that little app and/or where I can find it?< If I'm not mistaken, you should be able to enable this feature with: The A

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I have been looking at a new HP Laserjet 1300 printer and have a few questions which the salesman was unable to answer. I bet there is someone on the list who can answer them for me, so please offer your recommendations. 1) There are 2 models of the 1300, one with ethernet built in, which is $200

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How far would I be able to upgrade an LC475? Currently it has 8Mb of RAM, and a 250Mb Hard Drive. Is there a limit on how high I can go with either of those? As well, a short time back I was asking about PDS Ethernet cards for said pair of LC475s. I never got around to actually getting any of th

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Can I upgrade to Mac OS 9.2 or later on my Quadra 950? Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The best thing to hit the internet in years - NetZero HiSpeed! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month -visit www.netzero.com

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Hi. I just picked up 2 LC475s from a local computer place. The guy was just gonna throw them out, so he gave them to me for free. I consider that a heck of a deal. Unfortunately the problem is that they didn't come with the keyboards and mice. Does anyone know of a good place on the web that I coul

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That was it! Sys a: c: It has been a whle since I have used DOS. If I remember right -- copy sys a: c: is what makes a drive bootable ( floppy to hard drive ) Not quite. It's either format /s c: , assuming you're booted from a floppy disk with format on it, or you can sys c: from a: if you

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Sometimes the /s command has not worked. >If I remember right -- copy sys a: c: is what makes a drive bootable ( >floppy to hard drive ) FORMAT A: /S is what makes the drive bootable. If the /S option is not included, the drive is made usable for data storage, but not for system residence.

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Hi. I was in a local used computer store today, and they have a couple of LC 475s there that the shopkeeper said he'd be able to sell me for "like pennies" was his exact wording. He said I should come back and see him at the end of the week. I'm thinking yes, as this is a pretty good price, and I u

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At 11:46 PM 9/20/2003, you wrote: A drive may only be made bootable at FORMAT time as much of the DOS system is "unmovable". Except for the sys.com command, which moves it ;) Scott Holder -- Quadlist is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.co

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>If I remember right -- copy sys a: c: is what makes a drive bootable ( >floppy to hard drive ) FORMAT A: /S is what makes the drive bootable. If the /S option is not included, the drive is made usable for data storage, but not for system residence. Following that with COPY A:*.* C: will co

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At 09:41 PM 9/20/2003, you wrote: If I remember right -- copy sys a: c: is what makes a drive bootable ( floppy to hard drive ) Not quite. It's either format /s c: , assuming you're booted from a floppy disk with format on it, or you can sys c: from a: if you have sys.com on board. I'm an old

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If I remember right -- copy sys a: c: is what makes a drive bootable ( floppy to hard drive ) << Just sticking a copy of command.com on a disk won't make it bootable. >> Quite correct. There are two "invsible" files on a bootable DOS volume, and, in addition, the boot blocks contain the "boot

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> Also, unlike Apple, no versions of MS-DOS are really free. There are some > other DOSes like DR-DOS that are, and even run Windows from what > I've read, > but no MS-DOSes. Doesn't mean they're not available, but, eh :) FreeDOS is quite free and 100% MSDOS compatible. As I recall, in the end MSD

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In a message dated 9/20/03 10:47:30 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Just sticking a copy of command.com on a disk won't make it bootable. >> Quite correct. There are two "invsible" files on a bootable DOS volume, and, in addition, the boot blocks contain the "bootstrap loader" (an admittedly

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At 08:43 AM 9/18/2003, you wrote: All you need for dos is command.com, available for free many places on the internet. But you also need to prepare the drive, configure the Master Boot Record, and there are also a couple hidden boot files (MSDOS.SYS and IO.SYS) that are required. Just sticking

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All you need for dos is command.com, available for free many places on the internet. In a message dated 9/15/2003 1:12:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I recently found a Quadra 610 DOS Compatible at a local thrift store (for $1). It has MacOS 7.6.1 on it and a small 500 meg IDE drive. I a

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My friend Tell me why are you interested to use DOS/Win in a Mac? -Mensaje original- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviado el: Jueves, 18 de Septiembre de 2003 08:42 Para: Quadlist Asunto: Re: Quadra 610 DOS was (No Subject) In a message dated 9/15

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In a message dated 9/15/2003 1:12:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I recently found a Quadra 610 DOS Compatible at a local thrift store (for $1). It has MacOS 7.6.1 on it and a small 500 meg IDE drive. I am trying to get the PC part of this thing up and running. >> Pretty sure you need t

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I recently found a Quadra 610 DOS Compatible at a local thrift store (for $1). It has MacOS 7.6.1 on it and a small 500 meg IDE drive. I am trying to get the PC part of this thing up and running. The PC boots fine and I’ve created a “virtual” hard drive for it. But, of course, that drive doe

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Do the Duo's have to have their keyboard and mouse plugged in in order to work correctly? Windows/DOS gets panicky if it doesn't have it's precious keyboard plugged in, but I think Macs are smarter. I am thinking about converting a Duo 280 into a "tablet" computer by taking out the keyboard a

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Is it possible to upgrade a LC575 to PowerPC? I have a 5260/120 MB, but it doesn't look like the connectors line up. Thoughts? Sean -- Quadlist is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cam

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I dont know how many people can say thier Quadrs are their full time daily machines = Me for one. I run an engineering consulting business on a Q800. I have the usual Word 5.1, Excel 4, Power Point 3, ColorOne scanner, etc. but I also run CAD (Vellum), QuickBooks, and se

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Hello all, I am new to this group and have joined because my girlfriend has a very old Mac and I'm wondering what it would be worth to a collector. Here are the specs: System Overview: Machine: Macintosh Quadra 950 Processor: 68040 at 33MHz Memory Installed: 104 MB Virtual Memory: is off Total Mem

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Hello, I've finally upgraded my Quadra 605 enough so that I think it will run Linux. (68040 w/FPU, 20Mb RAM, half of a 1 Gb Hard drive). I've got a broadband internet connection but am wondering if my ethernet card will work once I boot into Linux. It's a Farallon EtherMac LC card. Does anyone

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[EMAIL PROTECTED] asked for a free or shareware fax program. There is a decent shareware app you can download from AOL that I used before I switched to a Global Village modem (they have their own downloadable fax software). Here is the read me: ValueFax is the first shareware fax program for t

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I forgot the name but the program that came with Apple Telecom can be found for free. You need a modem that can send faxes however as not all can do this. -- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Quadlist) >Subject: No Subject >Date: Tue, Jan 07, 2003

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Does anybody know of a free or shareware fax program? -- Quadlist is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac

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Hi, everybody. I just wanted to say hello to everyone and say thanks for a great newsgroup. I had to post for the first time to tell you about a wonderful little photo/paint image editor I recently came across - apologies to those who already know about it or have Photoshop. Finding anything