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| Thread ID: 70452 | 2006-07-04 05:49:00 | Any Apple geeks out there? | B.M. (505) | Press F1 |
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| 468361 | 2006-07-05 22:47:00 | Looking at the 19 floppy’s as an option gibler, can I download them to normal preformatted floppys, and if so, can I expect the Apple to read them? :confused: (You can see how little I know about these things) :blush: I’ve just tried to get to the HDD again Safari but having no luck . God knows what key combination got me there previously . Persevere, persevere, I must persevere, but have breakfast first . :D You are wasting your time trying to download to floppy's, apart from the fact that it is a tricky procedure system 7 . 5 is an ancient operating system and will be of no use to you and you would still need a CD to upgrade to OS 9 to be able to use anything useful . I don't even think you could install 7 . 5 on a G3 as it doesn't contain the resources necessary to enable it to startup under system 7 . 5 Try and get OS 9 on cd . Ask your friend who gave you the computers if he has any install disks you can use . |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 468362 | 2006-07-05 23:25:00 | Ahhhh, right, no disks Safari as these machines were supposed to go to the dump, not my place, although, I can understand the confusion. ;) My thinking at the moment is to try Ubuntu. (I Cant find any Mac OS on Trade Me) :( However, given that I know less about Linux than I do about Apple (you didn’t think that was possible now did you?) you can imagine the depth of my despair. :D |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 468363 | 2006-07-05 23:40:00 | www.trademe.co.nz | Safari (3993) | ||
| 468364 | 2006-07-06 05:59:00 | Thanks for that Safari . Wonder why I couldn’t find it? :cool: Now, decisions decisions, he wants about 11 handles for the disk and it will probably give me a bigger headache than the contents of the handles . :rolleyes: I think I’ll sleep on it . :) |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 468365 | 2006-07-06 06:29:00 | I'll show my idiocy here in regards to linux on the mac, but i though you had to have a MacOS installed to enable you to install linux something to do with the way it boots? Any way Ubuntu and Yellow Dog are the 2 I have seen recommended for Macs Just not the latest Ubuntu version, Yellow Dog 3.01 used to be recommended for beige macs, but it could be fairly long in the tooth now, there is probably a much more modern version Cheers |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 468366 | 2006-07-06 07:09:00 | I'll show my idiocy here in regards to linux on the mac, but i though you had to have a MacOS installed to enable you to install linux something to do with the way it boots?From what I have read, it can be either a dual boot setup or installed as the only OS. I am not sure how well the modern distros will run on this hardware, but they will have the fuller support. Fedora is another distro that is produced for powerpc's. Ubuntu/Kubuntu Desktop CD powerpc version is also a LiveCD so that would be a good way of checking it out without having to install an OS. For Apple Macintosh G3, G4, and G5 computers, including iBooks and PowerBooks: Kubuntu (ftp.citylink.co.nz) download site Ubuntu (ftp.citylink.co.nz) download site. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 468367 | 2006-07-06 08:46:00 | Well guys and galls, after much hand wringing I decided to spend the price of a handle on three Ububtu disks from Dick Smiths . (Stock no . XC4042 which are on special . ) :illogical Anyway, wouldn’t you know it, I get them home and they won’t work . Upon reading the fine print I discover they’re for G4 & G5 Architectures and this is G3 . :groan: Drat! Back we go to square one! :D |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 468368 | 2006-07-14 01:50:00 | See whether you can find a copy of Jaguar (OS X 10.2), which will give you a much more modern experience (and is the latest version you can run on a beige G3). The downside to this is that beige G3s can be picky when it comes to booting the OS X installer, and you sometimes need to kickstart from OS 9, which would put you back to square one :( | Nermal (7077) | ||
| 468369 | 2006-07-14 05:25:00 | I presume you mean you have this PowerMac G3 ( . com/?page=gallery&model=g3&performa=off&sort=date&order=ASC" target="_blank">apple-history . com) . If so, it won't meet the requirements ( . apple . com/macosx/upgrade/requirements . html" target="_blank">www . apple . com) for Mac OS X (without using a 3rd party installer to get around Apple's checks for built-in Firewire etc) but it is possible to install up to Mac OS X 10 . 2 (I'm basing this statement on the fact that I got Mac OS X 10 . 2 running on a Wallstreet PowerBook (233MHz) which is from a similar era and of similar specifications) . If it was a Blue and White model I would suggest giving it a go, but the original G3 towers are such old machines you are probably wasting your time . If you really want to get it going, then buy a copy of Mac OS 9 (or see if your friend still has the disks) and reformat the whole system before installing it . You need to boot Mac OS off the CD when you install . Alternatively, if you want to see what Mac OS X would be like running on the system and you have a Mac using friend, then get them to make a Mac OS X boot disk up for you . This will act in a similar way to booting off the Mac OS 9 installer disk but obviously you can't install Mac OS X off it . Don't expect wonders though as it is a very old system . Mac OS 9 is from the Windows 95/98 era and if you do manage to get Mac OS X running it will be very slow . :) |
maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 468370 | 2006-07-14 07:03:00 | OS 9 is not quite as old as W95/98 OS 9 was still being upgraded in 2001 as the official release of OS X did not appear until 2001 |
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