Per MacTracker it does take System 7.1 (System Enabler 088 v1.1). It's possible those disks are not for that model. At that time a computer that came out between OS releases came (typically) with the latest OS and included a System Enabler and any other patches needed to make the system work.
KK6ISP Yet another designated driver on the information super highway. > On May 13, 2015, at 7:42 PM, Violet Cloud <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just got a quadra 660av, I even got the original system disks. The ones > that start off with "install me first" and then "install 2" then moving on to > printing and PlainTalk. > > But when I boot the machine up it will only take the install me first floppy, > it will not take any of the Mac OS CDs I have. And after showing the happy > face Mac it pops up with "This startup disk will not work on this Macintosh > model. Use the latest installer to update this disk for this model. (System > 7.1 does not work on this model: you need a newer version that does.) -- -- ----- 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] 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 subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
