--- Shon Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Lee Haymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > New to Macs, just got a powerbook 140, need > an OS > > for it. All I have besides this are PC's, > can I > > download an OS for it? Dosn't seem to work, > the > > Mac dosn't recognize it. It won't take OS 8, > > formatted for Macs, either. Heard OS 7.0.1 > would > > work, higher versions would with extra > memory. I > > think it's got some memory upgrades, a little > > board with 4 surface mount chips. Dosn't > look > > like PC memory. Sugestions? > > > > Thanks, Lee > > > > First, go here: > > http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/bootdisks.html > > You should be able to get a boot disc tro set > you up. > Then hit: > http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/ > > and you should be good to go.
Thanks, Shon, but I already tried this. The Mac dosn't recognize it. Shows the "floppy" icon with a flashing "X" on it. Should it recognize it, even though it was created on a PC? Am I leaving out a step, formatting the disk for a Mac? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- 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
