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Hi all,
I was recently given a StarMax 4000/160 and am trying to get it up and running. (It had a minimal install of MacOS 8.1 that was having issues with the CD-ROM, and I don't have the install cd).
I downloaded the free System 7.5.3 from Apple's site (on a Linux/i386 machine), along with a DiskTools (w/ 7.5) and a Network Access Floppy. I was able to transfer the disk images to the maclone using StuffIt! for Windows and a floppy hfs formatted using hfsutils. Neither floppy worked (both claimed that they didn't work on this type of Macintosh when I tried to boot with them), so I resorted to using a MacOS 8.1 Disk Tools floppy I found on a university help desk website, which worked.
Once I mounted the System 7.5.3 disk image (having booted from the Disk Tools floppy), I tried to run the install which failed saying that it did not recognize this Macintosh. Any ideas how to make it work (and can it) ?
Also, I'm a little confused by the OS names. Is MacOS 7.5.3 the same as System 7.5.3? When did the naming change from System x.x.x to MacOS x.x.x ?
Is the Motorola-licensed System 7.5.3 different than the normal one from Apple (and hence my problems) ?
I am considering buying MacOS 9 (since the lowendmac starmax page says up to 9.1 works). since my primary interested in the Mac is to see what the 'Classic' environment is like, at least until I can afford a newer Mac that can do OS X.
I have to say that, for whatever reason, the 8.1 interface just seems smoother and easier, even when I am fighting with the machine, than I am used to in an OS on Intel hardware. I am used to K6-2/P-II machines with 384/96 MiB running Debian/Win98SE, and they are both slower than the StarMax with OS 8.1. There's also some quality that I can't quite pin down, expect to say that it just 'feels' better.
TIA,
Daniel
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