(Original Post) > I have a program I must run which is pre-Power Mac and is supposed to run on > a 68040 machine such as the Quadra 650. However, our last Quadra has given > its last breath, I think. I seem to remember that when the first Power Macs > came out, there were non-compatible programs that would not run on them, and > until the Power Mac versions came out, Apple or someone offered a patch or > kludge that allowed you to run older programs on the newer Macs. Does > anyone remember this and can you possibly point me to a version of this > antique? > > Thanks, Jack
Thanks for all the responses. After trying some FPU programs and still running into problems, I tried a little harder to resurrect the old Q650. Reformatting an old 840MB drive using SCSI Director allowed the 650 to recognize it, and an old Apple CDR from a 7500 allowed me to install 7.6.1 onto the drive, so that for now, the Q650 is back up and running. Once it finally dies for good, I think I will just buy another. Software FPU was extremely slow on a G3/333. Thanks again, Jack -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
