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    Snial replied to the thread System 7 (and OS 8) natively boots on the Mac mini G4!.
    Hmmm. This has just set me thinking. My original Performa 400 came with 7.1p. Are we saying it was actually 7.1.2p, but About This...
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    Snial replied to the thread DumbDD.
    Aaah, OK. I'd looked at the web page talking about this and then forgot about it. So, perhaps that solves one problem: it results in a...
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    Snial replied to the thread DumbDD.
    Correct! That's the idea. The whole installation is on 3 CDs. So, the first .iso would contain the normal .iso partition table and the...
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    Snial replied to the thread DumbDD.
    Hi @Phipli ! The whole idea is that they're raw images without an APT (I don't need the Mac to mount it after). In my case, an install...
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    Snial replied to the thread DumbDD.
    So, if I created a blank .img without a partition map I should be able to mount it on Dingus PPC; then run @saybur 's scuzImager to...
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    Snial replied to the thread DumbDD.
    I guess there are PC ROM BIOSes (or EFI, or UEFI) to do that. On the Mac side we had direct ROM support for the Sony FD, then SCSI (but...
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    Snial replied to the thread DumbDD.
    Perfect, well done! I did wonder if someone would beat me to it, but I thought .oO( I might as well fish for a level of interest...
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    Snial replied to the thread Hard Disk Image for an iMac G3 DV 400 on MacOS 9.2.2?.
    Or it could be the roller. The rubber gets worn and can slip on the inner metal rod too. You can use dd in Linux or on a Mac to copy a...
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    Snial replied to the thread Hard Disk Image for an iMac G3 DV 400 on MacOS 9.2.2?.
    I had similar problems a while back here's my technique for force ejecting CDs...
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    Snial posted the thread DumbDD in Hacks & Development.
    Hi folks, I've tried to ask about this a couple of times, with little response except for a suggestion to try FWB. However, in another...
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    Snial replied to the thread PowerBook 1400 - not booting.
    This is much like my PB1400 story. I bought a PB1400cs/117/16 in late 2022...
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    Snial replied to the thread How do I write Macintosh CD images to physical CD's?.
    Maybe I have FWB HD Toolkit.
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    Snial replied to the thread How do I write Macintosh CD images to physical CD's?.
    Apologies, I thought I'd bump this back up, because I think having the equivalent of dd on a classic Mac OS talking to a SCSI drive is...
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    Snial replied to the thread StyleWriter can't see cartridge.
    Sounds similar to the problem I have with my Color SW 2400, though I don't think I have actually cleaned all the contacts properly.
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    Snial replied to the thread More tales from Bandley 3.
    This is of course, all very insightful. Manufacturing is an art-form too, especially when you're doing something new. Are these stories...
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