[EMAIL PROTECTED] asked:

<how do I install Mac OS 9 without a built
> in CDROM? Can I use the built in SCSI port and connect a SCSI CDROM and
> install from there?

And among a lot of other good advice Andrew Kershaw told him that

> You can attach a CD-ROM via the SCSI port and install an OS that way

But Marty, if you want to go that route, or to use any SCSI device with the
5300,  you'll need to get a special adaptor cable to connect a regular SCSI
cable to the special (diminutive) PB SCSI ports.

Best,
Victoria
-- 
"Our earth is degenerate in these latter days; bribery and
corruption are common; children no longer obey their parents; and the
end of the world is evidently approaching." -- Assyrian clay tablet 2800
B.C.


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