Superdos
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Thanks on that info. Will do that when I get around to re-capping the logic board, then.
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an update. had to re-install 7.6.1 because the old owner DID indeed let a kid mess with it, and they had full access to the filesystem. INSTALLER was missing, so I couldn't run any program installers, among other weird quirky things happening. things had weird names and almost everything had a label color... guh. so I made quick work of finding 7.6.1 install media, and I got the previously untested AppleCD 600E from my car trunk.
it worked! plugged it in, set it to a known unused SCSI ID, flipped the switch, and it ejected for me when I pressed the button! no weird sounds, no grinding when the CD was spinning up.
held C at boot, and it booted into the 7.6.1 installer system. it was glorious.
it's been a while since I've done an install so I did check off things that required a PPC Mac to function... and I did promptly get told that some things didn't install because they weren't compatible with my Mac. oh boy.
but in the end, I was able to install Stuffit 5.5 (up from 4.0.1 which wouldn't unstuff my files!) and unstuff the various files I downloaded from my local web-serving box of which I had no idea would or would not run on an '030. I did have the 68k versions of some things, so I was in the clear for a lot of stuff, but for things like ATM 4.6, I didn't luck out very much. :-/
So that's the update. I'm hopeful I'll be able to re-cap the thing soon... and get the parts of the case that need Retr0brite (or simple green, I'm told that works well) nice and white again. my ADB Mouse II is in serious need of a brightening, and I have two Keyboard II's that wouldn't hurt to be a little whiter. gotta make those teeth--erm, keys, pearly white! :b&w:
I'm also happy to announce the G4 MDD has been shipped to a loving home outside of St. Louis, MO! the G4 GigE Mystic is almost out the door to another friend in Chicago, and the iMac G5 1.6 is going to be sent out in a couple of weeks to yet another friend in California, somewhere. Shipping via UPS was the cheapest option coming in at $45 or so for a shipping label for a 44lb box. I'm expecting the 34lb GigE Mystic to cost a bit less, and the G5 about the same as the MDD because of distance... but that's going to need some special packaging to protect the screen in transit. Since I don't have the boxes for them, I have to make do with what I have... which is scarcely low packing material from Amazon and the affiliated boxes that it all came in. woohoo.
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