Thanks, both. Guess I will need another old machine :) M
On Jan 9, 10:53 am, PM7500 <[email protected]> wrote: > Quadras can't run System 6. Sorry. You'll need a Mac II family machine > to run 6 at a good speed. A IIci would probably be your best bet for a > fast System 6 machine. > > On Jan 9, 4:24 am, martynl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I have a Quadra 610, which currently has System 7.x installed. > > > I have some programs which don't run on the Quadra under system 7, > > even when I turn off 32 bit addressing, the 68040 cache, and colour. > > Most especially, PageMaker 3 setup, which I really need to run... > > > So I think my next step is to install system 6 on the Quadra. > > > Is there a way to do this so that I can dual-boot system 6 and system > > 7? I seem to remember that one used to be able to 'bless' different > > system folders on early Mac OSes. Can I still do that? How do I make > > sure that my System 6 install doesn't screw up System 7? Would it help > > if I used a second hard drive? > > > I also seem to remember that system 6 booted from a floppy. Can I do > > that? The MacOS boot floppies I have don't seem to boot my Quadra. > > Will I be able to make a System 6 boot floppy? How can I do that? > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Martyn- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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