on 1/18/04 12:33 PM, Kendall Hannon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > > I am new to the list as I just got my first compact mac. My girlfriend > stumbled upon a 512ke in her dorm's storage closet, apparently having > been abandoned sometime around 1993 as far as we can tell. It, the > Image Write II that came with it, an its 800k external drive still work > perfectly. It came with its manual, the MacWrite manual, and the > Microsoft word manual, but those disks are nowhere to be found. It did > come with the Macintosh 512k enhanced system tools disk, the software > sampler disk, and the original apple bumper stickers (unused and in the > box that held the diskettes). > > I have a couple of questions. > > 1) I have the opportunity of picking up MacWrite Pro 1.0. Would this > work on a 512ke with (as far as I can tell) OS 3. something? > > 2) I really can't do anything with this write now except turn it on as > there are no applications to run. Ebay doesn't seem to have software > that would work (all the software I can find requires at LEAST OS 4.2). > Where can I find the old system software disks for these? > > 3) If I find old system software disks, how do I install them on a > computer with no Hard Drive?!
Your first part. A Mac 512 should be able to run System 3. Also I think it runs System 6. (Been a while since I took mine out of the closet for a walk.) Mac Write Pro 1.0 will work on your Mac. IT MAY need System 6. There are listers who have some stuff hoarded away. Wait to hear from them. ;^) Working with a 128, 512 and Plus means placing disks in and out of the floppy slot as the Mac asks for them. Saves are done only while the disk has the space. Or, you transfer to a formatted 800k blank to save. A second external floppy drive makes it easier to do things with your Mac. Or go full-tilt and pick up a good-working external hard disk. Jeff -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
