>Hello experts > >I am completely new to this list. > >I have this ancient Powerbook 230 Duo, that I would like to see back >in action. It served we well a couple of centuries ago, but now it's >not really in very good shape. > >I would like to know if any of you could help me finding a place to >download OS 7.6.1 which I understand would be the latest system for >this artifact. > >Also ... since I don't have a diskette drive, I would like to get >ideas regarding how to load software to the machine. > >I can connect to the internet via modem and download, which will >probably take forever - but if this is the only way .... > >Another way could be - i think - to use localtalk via the printer/modem port? > >Any other good suggestions out there? > >Thank you in advance > >Peter =========================================================== Peter: Don't sell the 230 short. It's still a great little machine. If you run software on it that was around when it was new, i.e. WORD 5.1 etc. it will be a zippy laptop, and you'll probably find that software to have just the right features without bloat. If you can find a Duo Dock, I'd go that way. They're cheap, at least in the 'States, It'll give you a floppy drive which most software of that vintage was on, and has all the standard ports to let you hook up just about anything else. For instance external 2X CD drives are cheap and will get CDs into the 230 via SCSI. Lacking a dock, you can do what you suggested and take your printer cable and connect the 230 to your desktop per the LocalTalk instructions and you have a convenient, if not too fast, way to transfer almost anything. Dennis
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