Macintosh Portable OS Reinstall?

[martona]

Sorry about the potentially silly question: if I were to grab System 6 or System 7 from Apple's download site, could I use those disks to perform a clean install of Mac OS on my Portable? I got the computer used, and while the system doesn't seem to be messy I'd prefer a clean start. Would the clean install also give me the battery and Mac Portable control panel items? Or would I have to hunt down a set of original Mac Portable floppy disks for that?

 

[mcdermd]

The System 6 Installer should give you the option to install system Software for Macintosh Portable which will include the battery Desk Accessory and "sleep" option.

 

[martona]

Very cool, thanks! What about system 7? 7.5.5 in particular? I even have the disks for this version.

 

[Charlieman]

I would strongly advise against System 7.5.x on any 68000 unless you have applications that explicitly require it. Most enthusiasts would say that the best OS for a 68000 is 7.1 but if you don't have a copy, System 7.0.x with Tune-up is usually good enough. Whatever you decide, have a look at Gamba's pages on downsizing System 7.5 and/or useful ad-ons: http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/index.html

 

[martona]

Very cool, thanks!