Gregg Eshelman wrote:
>
> --- mart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There's a little util that will check a file, even
> the System file, to see if it has FAT code in it.
> If it does then it will boot a Vintage Mac and
> some PowerMacs. (Depends on which Mac OS version
> which PowerMacs it would boot.) Unfortunately I
> don't recall the name of that little utility! :P
>
PPC checker is one. Most early PowerMacs will boot from
a 7.5 boot disk. I'm not even sure if there was a pure
PPC version of 7.x.x with the exception of 7.1.2 and
maybe 7.6.x. It isn't until the iMac era that
machine-specific installs became a reality (except for
powerbooks, maybe). And some will still boot, just not
install. The earlier Macs give a lot more lee-way. I
have a 68k 7.6 disk tools that will boot an SE/30 but
7.6 won't install on a stock SE/30.
William
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