Hi.
I recently got my hands on a Macintosh IIci. I have no idea how to use the
machine, though I've been told it doesn't work. The machine doesn't boot up,
but displays a diskette icon with a question mark in it.
I need to find a boot disk. I've been through the apple downloads, but can't
find a
on 12/29/03 6:20 AM, Peet Grobler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I recently got my hands on a Macintosh IIci. I have no idea how to use the
> machine, though I've been told it doesn't work. The machine doesn't boot up,
> but displays a diskette icon with a question mark in it.
>
> I need
Jeff: The Question Mark over a disk icon is the Mac's way of saying the hard
disk
is either not spinning, not connected properly, or is/has damage to either
the System Folder or platters/controller card.
>>> I figured that. I do have a spare disk if that one is broken. The person
giving me the mac
on 1/1/04 12:00 PM, Peet Grobler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How would I go about getting a boot disk from one of you? Can you supply
> me with one? I need to be able to boot the machine and figure out whether or
> not the hard disk is working. <<<
>
> Regards,
> Peet
>
OK, Peet, assuming
You might also try this site for various boot discs providing you can
download onto a mac formatted floppy(ies):
http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/
mudbro (aka: Jim)
> From: "J.S. Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: "Vintage Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2004 13:20:38 -0800
Not Neccesarily, if there is no hard drive in the mac that will also happen
- Original Message -
From: "J.S. Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Vintage Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: Need help with macintosh IIci
> on 12/29/03 6:20 AM, Peet
Peet Grobler wrote:
Hi.
I recently got my hands on a Macintosh IIci. I have no idea how to use the
machine, though I've been told it doesn't work. The machine doesn't boot up,
but displays a diskette icon with a question mark in it.
I need to find a boot disk. I've been through the apple download
--- Jim McGee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You might also try this site for various boot discs
> providing you can
> download onto a mac formatted floppy(ies):
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/
If any of the 1.4 meg images are uncompressed Disk
Copy
image files, they can be written to disk o
