--- RomRider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > just a brief defence of 486 machines, I am a mac fan > but I also have several > 486 machines that are quite useful... The only thing > you need in an old 486 > to make it useful is lots of ram, if you can squeeze > 32 megs or more in you > can run a nice distro of linux... > > I do however love my mac LC with 10 megs ram and an > ethernet card... & > system 7.5.3 although i'd like to find the update to > 7.5.5 as I hear it has > open transport built right in. ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/System_7.5.5_Update/ If you aren't English-North_American, just back up a few directory levels and drill down again. After installing 7.5.5 you should install OT 1.1.1 followed immediately (after reboot) OT 1.1.2, both of which are also on ftp.apple.com somewhere. :) P.S. See the FAQ URL which is somewhere in the footer of every message you get on this list. :) ===== "The earth swarms with inhabitants. Why then should nature, which is fruitful to an excess here, be so very barren in the rest of the planets?" Bernard de Fontenelle, 1686 [EMAIL PROTECTED] My ICQ# 16024947 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 740 Printers refurbished $79 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac, sign up for PayPal, possible $5 bonus. <http://lowendmac.com/ad/paypal.html> Star Trek Collection: Movies 1-7 on VideoCD, $38.88 from CoolVCD <http://lowendmac.com/ad/coolvcd.html> - - - - - Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.binhost.com/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
