Centris 650, mixed emotions

[MaritimerAbroad]

Do you have access to a PC? I never had a problem writing HFS images on Windows via this trial software:

http://www.acutesystems.com/scrtm.htm

I have tried that on my Windows Vista PC, but it doesn't seem like Transmac can see my Floppy Drive. I made a book disk using clock.exe from macgeek.org, and it wants to start on my Centris. I see the happy mac for a quick second, but then my floppy drive ejects the disk and it goes back to the question mark.

 

[techknight]

just use basilisk II emu software, itll give you access to a FDD USB or whatnot. and you can use normal disk copy images and work it that way. 

Other option is HFV explorer, it will work natively with HFS floppies. But I dont know if it runs on Mac. 

 

[MaritimerAbroad]

Hey techknight, thanks for those suggestions. I got it to work using Winimage, and I made a working 7.5 Disk Tools disk. The hard drive can't be verified or repaired with Disk First Aid. But that got me to thinking, so I opened up a System 7.0.1 image file, copied the TeachText application to the 7.5 Disk Tools image file, Deleted the Disk First Aid app, and wrote it to a floppy. I now have a 1.4MB bootable System 7.5 Word Processor 

Now.. would there be a way to make a bootable floppy, that had networking support and a basic browser (text, or otherwise. Even ftp would be good.) 

Edit: Also, is there a way so that when I load up my modified Disk Tools disk that I can load the system into ram and free up the floppy drive?

 

[Superdos]

There's a few write-ups on the internets as to how to set up a RAMdisk. I used to do it with a 7.5 disk tools disk on my powerbook 180 way back, and a RAMdisk, I'd have it make a 2MB RAMdisk at boot, copy the files over and reboot off it. worked great.

as far as other files... I think you'd need to make a 7.1 (possible for the 650?) bootdisk to get the necessary space for TCP/IP, the Ethernet extension, MacTCP, etc.

there's quite a few things you need in order to get on the internet with System 7.

also, someone once told me sticking a hard drive in a bag that's had the air sucked out of it, into a feeezer overnight and then immediately dropped into the machine may yield some sort of result. but try at your own risk, because it seems like one of those snake-oil hard drive methods that has varying success. it may be possible to grab stuff off the 'dead' drive with a 7.5 install on the new 2GB drive (assuming you do *just* a 7.5 disk tools copyover) once you do that... there's other methods though.

 

[switch998]

We have a Staples nearby - do they still sell floppies?

 

Last time I went to staples I only saw CDs, DVDs, and flash drives but no floppies... Maybe its different where you live...

 Staples stopped selling floppies last year unfortunately.

Fortunately you can get them through fedex for free:  

http://www.fedex.com/us/fcl/pckgenvlp/ordersupplies/

Sign in to your account, go to "Other Electronic Shipping Supplies" then click "Show all" on the right side of the titlebar, the "Transmission Recovery Diskette" is what you want to order.

 

[IPalindromeI]

You could fit MacTCP and 7.0, but any network applications would be a tough squeeze. Problem is it's a 650 and they aren't supported. Neither would 6.0 be...

 

[MaritimerAbroad]

Hey guys, so my quantum drive arrived in the mail today. It is model RZ28. I bring it in from the post, and let it warm up for a bit. But when I plug it in, a green led flashes for a split second, and all I see is an amber led. Some googling tells me that it is a fault led. There is no hard drive spinning at all. This Centris sure is turning into a money pit very fast.

 

[IIfx]

Try this software:

http://www.macdisk.com/mden.php

I have no experience with it, but its worth a shot. 

Also, where did you get the System 7 image from? 

 

[MaritimerAbroad]

Hey thanks for the software! I've been itching to get this ugly Vista off of my PC haha, I only had it there because of the floppy drive. I got the System 7 image from the ftp at BetaArchive forums. Every System image is on there, and even specific models (With the enablers, I'm assuming).