Zip drives, huh? Great! Put a minimal OS9 install on a Zip disk and boot your Beige G3 off of it to use strictly for file sharing. Should work fine -- unless there are things I don't understand about your system (didn't realize there could be such issues).
I'll give Word 5 a go on my end and see if we can figure this out. As for the experience ... I agree. I find working on an old Mac is somewhat Zen-like. The computer is so much a part of my day-to-day working life that I find these old Macs actually provide some relief from the computer as a workhorse and return it to Steve Job's original vision of computer as personal liberator. Just don't say there's not much you can "do" on it. There are several other early versions of programs that I run on my modern Mac which I use on my 512k which I prefer to the new ones -- again it's comforting. Like taking a '65 Mustang out for a spin -- it's nowhere near as powerful as the later models and it has none of the conveniences or handling of a modern vehicle, but it gets the job done and boy does it feel good! Cheers! > From: Liam Proven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Oh, I do - both a clean 9.2.2 install for Classic and a busier install > for use under MacOS 9, with loads of extras. However, my machine is > unsupported - it's a Beige G3 with maxed-out RAM - so rebooting is > fraught & takes manual intervention. I'd rather not. > > Well, I have Zip drives on both, too... > > What's annoying is that various webpages say that 5.1 /should/ > work on Sys6. > > I used Sys6 back in 1988 or so - and not since. It's a big change! > Plus, it's been interesting to find out how much I've forgotten. > Still, somehow, it feels like a more /real/ and authentic Apple > Macintosh experience than a RISC machine with hundreds of meg of RAM > and multiple big colour screens and so on. This is what it's all > about. > -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
