on 01/10/08 12:15, David Evers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ... Before I give up and use it for NetBSD or Linux, I thought I'd try to > install a MacOS on it. According lowendmac and suchlike places, 7.5.3 > should work. (I'm pretty sure) the earliest OS that would run on it is 7.5.5. Your try-out was just a little too old.
> So, does anyone know what it would take to make 7.5.3 happy on the > StarMax 4000/200? It's not going to happen. OS 8 will run quite fast, and with the 8.1 update it supports HFS+ formatting, important for larger hard drives. I found the most stable was 8.5.1 or 8.6 which is also the cut-off point for a lot of newer software. Skip 9.0x, but 9.1 runs fine. It's slow though, without a G3 accelerator. Lou -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
