The zip drive is a great idea! Will it work without drivers, though? Is it native on a performa?
-Jake On Nov 25, 2011, at 12:51 AM, Gregg Eshelman <[email protected]> wrote: > --- On Thu, 11/24/11, Jake <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The only system software I found was a 19-part download on apple's >> website, but that just mounted (on the PowerBook) as a ~50mb folder or >> something. Inside was an installer app. Obviously I cannot divide that >> into floppies, as no actual disks were inside. Suggestions? > > Get a Zip 100 SCSI drive or something similar size like a 3.5" Magneto > Optical or SyQuest. Copy the contents of that mounted multi-part image to one > of those disks. You can also install a universal 7.5.3 System to the > removable disk and use it to boot Macs and install 7.5.3 plus the 7.5.5 > update. > >> Also, what is a good piece of software to act as a bridge >> to allow the >> incoming Ethernet TCP/IP packets over the AppleTalk >> network? > > Apple's LocalTalk Bridge. > http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1258?viewlocale=en_US > > It used to not be free but some time back Apple must have decided they > weren't going to sell any more copies and unlike so many companies decided to > give it away. Used to be a limited version for printer sharing only, > LaserWriter Bridge was freeware - which you can still download if you just > want to share a LocalTalk connected LaserWriter over ethernet. > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
