Yes, and still see old hardware too, like my old SCSI-chain with my trusty Microtek scanner ...
I never got that Adaptec PCI SCSI-card to work under OSX although I installed the driver following the instructions. But in OS9 it still works like a charm. I have the latest G4 MDD which Apple brought on the market after the G5 because they realized there are a load of users that still need native OS9 ... I'll keep it until death does us part. Regards, Jörg. On 16 feb, 13:57, Lawrence David Eden <[email protected]> wrote: > >I have a working Quadra 950 (33MHz 68040 !!!) equipped with the > >standard internal floppy drive and with a SCSI cd burner I installed > >in it. It runs OS 7.6.1 and is just the sort of thing you'll need. > > >Email me and I'll do it for you :-) > > >Are you sure you can run that old s/w on a G4? > > Thank for the offer, but I have some older Macs at work that might be > able to handle the job. As for the old software: this is one more > reason that I like my old G4: I can still boot into OS 9 and run my > old software. > > > > >--- On Mon, 2/15/10, Dale Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> From: Dale Hoffman <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: installing older software > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Monday, February 15, 2010, 9:44 AM > > >> On Feb 15, 2010, at 8:00 AM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: > > >> > Greetings, > > >> > Here is the problem: > > >> > I need to install an old music notation program onto > >> my Dual 500 mgz G4. This computer does not have a disc > >> drive. I have a LaCie external floppy drive that can > >> only read HD floppies. > > >> > The software I need to install shipped on low density > >> discs. > > >> > How do I make the installation? > > >> > Larry > > >> Larry, > > >> Other than getting a USB floppy, you can make Disk Images > >> of the floppies from a computer with Disk Utility installed. > >> Burn the Disk Images on a CD and transfer them. Disk Images > >> are the equivalent of a physical volume such as hard drive, > >> floppy, etc. You just double click them on your desk top and > >> they act like a floppy. > > >> Dale > > >> --You received this message because you are a member of > >> G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs > >> - with a particular focus on Power Macs. > >> The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our > >> netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > > >-- > >You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a > >group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a > >particular focus on Power Macs. > >The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our > >netiquette guide is at > >http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > >To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
