LC 475, CD-ROM and a new System 7

[moksienciuk]

Hey Army men,

I have a LC 475 and an external SCSI CD-ROM. I need to install a system 7.5.3 from an Apple site. My second computer is a MacBook Pro. Any tips how to burn a CD with 7.5.3 under MB Pro and then... will my LC 475 read it properly?

 

[porter]

Is it an ISO image?

 

[Gil]

I need to install a system 7.5.3 from an Apple site.

Is it an ISO image?

I'm guessing it's the 19-part disk image.

 

[moksienciuk]

Yes.

http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/System_7.5_Version_7.5.3/

 

[porter]

Get a USB floppy drive?

 

[PowerPup]

I did this once for my Classic II. Though my second Mac was a PowerMac 6100. I used AppleTalk and copied all the disk images to my Classic II, then booted up from a startup disk. (I think it was the 7.6 Startup disk.) And ran the 7.5.3 installer from the Hard Drive.

The question is how to get them to the LC475.... :-/ If your LC475 has an ethernet card then you could transfer the files through FTP.

Oh! I know! Do you have a PC anywhere!? (Shocking I know. ) You could use TransMac, a program for Windows that lets you read and write HFS/HFS+ images. (15 day trial, long enough for this. ) You could get all the images onto a PC, run TransMac and burn them on a CD using the HFS format. Then pop the CD in your SCSI CD drive and TA-DA!

 

[moksienciuk]

The question is how to get them to the LC475.... :-/ If your LC475 has an ethernet card then you could transfer the files through FTP.

Yes, It has an ethernet card. Could you give me some tips on - how to do that?

Oh! I know! Do you have a PC anywhere!? (Shocking I know. ) You could use TransMac

Splendid idea! I will give it a try and let you know.