system 7 came on it when it was giveing to me both my SE and performa 575 used to belong to a graphics design company the owners gave them to me for free along with software and some other perks but he wiped them before i picked them up
i assumed that was a parallel port cus the drive works on system 7 SE along with ms dos 6.22 on my IBM thinkpad (wiith drivers Of course) ill try to put that driver you linked me on a 1.4 floppy useing Transmac if that works ill be able to put something on these things bigger then 1.4 mb On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > you probably have a SCSI CD with the 25-pin Mac plug that looks just like a > parallel printer port (it isn't) > > if you would like to get it working on System 6 you need a driver. this > webpage > > http://www.jagshouse.com/classicsoftware.html > > has a generic CD driver somewhere near halfway down the page. never tried > it but that seems to be the type of thing needed. > > you could probably transfer the file over a serial cable to get it into the > SE with System 6 > > you didn't mention, but how did System 7 get on the other SE? is it the > "FDHD" model? put in a PC formatted disk. does it offer to format it as Mac > 1.4MB ? i ask because it is possible to have an SE upgraded with an > aftermarket kit to get a SuperDrive, or even straight from the Apple factory > (FDHD model) > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Robert Nelson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> it has a mind Staggering 20 mb hard drive in it. i have another SE that >> is running 7 it runs ok for its age but putting data on it is easy cus of my >> parallel port CD drive ill look into the serial connection way but also >> is there a cd tool kit like in system 7 that can run on system 6 >> >> if only USB was around on these computers >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> you didn't mention weather you had any kind of communications package on >>> the SE. if you had a terminal app you could obtain the right serial cable >>> and connect the SE to a PC and do file transfers that way. i believe >>> HyperTerminal could be used on Windows 2000 for the PC end, but i don't >>> know. you could make a set of 800k install disks on the Mac SE's floppy >>> drive for System 6 - i don't think System 7 came on anything except 1.4MB >>> and CD-ROM. >>> >>> that, and System 7 probably wouldn't be very fast on an SE. i have a >>> Classic here, which is supposed to be about the same spec as an SE but with >>> a SuperDrive and no expansion slot. it runs System 7 horribly. >>> >>> but you could def get some programs on to the SE thru the serial port (it >>> has a hard drive installed right?) >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> ----- >> You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs >> group. >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our >> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To leave this group, send email to >> [email protected]<vintage-macs%[email protected]> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs >> >> Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ >> > > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to > [email protected]<vintage-macs%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ >
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