Fabian Fang wrote: >On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 07:27AM, Joost van de Griek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>On 2003-02-13 15:38, "Fabian Fang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > > > >>>>The floppy version is no longer available for download, for some reason. >>>> >>>> >>>Not true. Take a look at the following massive list of old Apple software >>>still available for ready downloading: >>> >>><http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html> >>> >>> >>I have looked there, and the only FULL INSTALLATION of "System 7.5 version >>7.5.3" still listed is the multipart installer download, the floppy version >>is not listed there. >> >> > > >Here is the instruction from the same web page for mounting the 19 disk images on >your desktop, which you can then copy to floppy disks: > >Name: System 7.5 Version 7.5.3 > >Released: January 30, 1999 > >Requires: >System 7.5.3 requires an Apple Macintosh or PowerBook computer with at >least 4MB of RAM. Note: newer Macintosh and PowerBook computers >require versions of System software higher than version 7.5.3 in order >to operate. See TIL article 8970 for information on which CPUs support >System 7.5.3. > >Description: >This is the North American English version of System 7.5 version >7.5.3, which includes the following system updates: System 7.5 Update >2.0 and System 7.5.3 Revision 2. For further information on System >7.5.3, please consult the Technical Information Library. > >Instructions: >This software is available as 19 parts of a self-mounting Disk Copy >image. Download all 19 parts to your hard drive and then double-click >on the first part to mount the compressed disk image on your desktop. > >Note that self-mounting Disk Images require Mac OS version 7.0.1 or >later. If you are using a version of Mac OS prior to this, you can >download the System 7.5 Network Access floppy disk and boot your >Macintosh from that to use this software. > > > Thanks Fabian.....I wish I would have seen this back when I was trying to make my floppies! I had very little idea of what I was doing, being a total Mac newbie at the time! IIRC I was having to reformat each floppy as I went along cuz they were all IBM formatted. ;-)
Fran -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
