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Spyswitch00
New Member
86 Posts |
 Posted - 16 Jul 2002 : 12:12:38
Hello all, I'm back (this may not be good news for some)Well, I decided to go ahead and take some of your advice and just wipe out the HD, defragament the disc and start over -again, I got the Mac Classic on Ebay and have no idea what's garbage and what it isn't. I mentioned that this may be overkill and the consensus said that it was probably a good idea to start over(I occasionally get a "bomb" type symbol with a "find file" error message during start-up). So, I take it that the first thing I need to do is download some stuff:
1) A system rescue package (or something like that)
2) some sort of defragmentation program
3) a basic WP program (for sharing basic text between Mac and PC
4) possible some sort of internet text based e-mail program. I'm really not planning on using it for much more that that.
Can I get some advice on what I need and where to find it? Thank you kindly. switch
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G4from128k
Full Member
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2002 : 12:22:52
Actually, if you erase the disk, it will be defragged, so you don't need the defrag program. And, before you totally wipe things, make sure that you can actually boot from whatever rescue package/ system intall disk that you manage to find.Good luck, a fresh start is always nice, G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist
by Night: Colonel of Truth, Justice, and the Macintosh Way
Reserve Officer in 68kMLA Cantankerous Coot Contingent
& User of the Hockey Puck Mouse of Radial Symmetry |
Spyswitch00
New Member
86 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2002 : 14:08:25
Oh.....good point. I didn't realize that erasing the HD would defragment it (I get it!). Where can I go to find the system boot files that I need? I'm looking at essentially getting the best bang for my unspent buck (if that makes sense)if there is stuff out there on abandonware. But, I have to I'll pay for a decent software upgrade. Any ideas on where I should start? Thanks!
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cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2002 : 08:53:01
If you're into Hotline, you can use the 68k MLA server (68k.torpedobird.com) or mirror server (68k.dyndns.org) to download System 7 images. Otherwise, you can go to Apple's software archive and get older System 7.x's here, but keep in mind it takes a while to scroll down the page and find all the components. Last, but not least, you can very easily get the original System software for the Classic, version 6.0.8L, here (it's the last one at the right if you scroll over).666th poster and 666th thread-creator
Mod of the Mac II series Forums
Total 68K Macs liberated: 7
I Have No Legs! Edited by - cinemafia on 17 Jul 2002 08:53:59 |
Spyswitch00
New Member
86 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2002 : 09:44:53
Cinemafia, Thank you!!!I'm not sure what hotline is, but I decided to go ahead with sys 6:0:8
Sounds a little easier at my level!! :)
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cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2002 : 10:28:44
System 6 is great for pure nostalgia value, if nothing else. And, best of all, you can run it off of a signle 800k floppy!  666th poster and 666th thread-creator
Mod of the Mac II series Forums
Total 68K Macs liberated: 7
I Have No Legs! |
macaka
New Member
France
88 Posts |
Posted - 20 Aug 2002 : 15:55:43
quote:
Hello all, I'm back (this may not be good news for some)Well, I decided to go ahead and take some of your advice and just wipe out the HD, defragament the disc and start over -again, I got the Mac Classic on Ebay and have no idea what's garbage and what it isn't. I mentioned that this may be overkill and the consensus said that it was probably a good idea to start over(I occasionally get a "bomb" type symbol with a "find file" error message during start-up). So, I take it that the first thing I need to do is download some stuff:
1) A system rescue package (or something like that)
2) some sort of defragmentation program
3) a basic WP program (for sharing basic text between Mac and PC
4) possible some sort of internet text based e-mail program. I'm really not planning on using it for much more that that.
Can I get some advice on what I need and where to find it? Thank you kindly. switch
Buy norton utilities 3.x.It's cheap and it's agood tool.
macaka It's the war.... |
catsdorule
Senior Member
Canada
1627 Posts |
Posted - 20 Aug 2002 : 16:34:36
quote:
quote:
Hello all, I'm back (this may not be good news for some)Well, I decided to go ahead and take some of your advice and just wipe out the HD, defragament the disc and start over -again, I got the Mac Classic on Ebay and have no idea what's garbage and what it isn't. I mentioned that this may be overkill and the consensus said that it was probably a good idea to start over(I occasionally get a "bomb" type symbol with a "find file" error message during start-up). So, I take it that the first thing I need to do is download some stuff:
1) A system rescue package (or something like that)
2) some sort of defragmentation program
3) a basic WP program (for sharing basic text between Mac and PC
4) possible some sort of internet text based e-mail program. I'm really not planning on using it for much more that that.
Can I get some advice on what I need and where to find it? Thank you kindly. switch
Buy norton utilities 3.x.It's cheap and it's agood tool.
macaka It's the war....
With disks as small as 20 -40 megs they are pretty easy to backup buying nu is just not efficient.-Danny Canadian Sniper Squadron 2 stars.
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~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 20 Aug 2002 : 17:24:39
If you boot from ROM, can you copy that System to the internal hard drive? I've never tried, meself.
The failsafe ROM boot key sequence is Command (Apple) + Option + X + O.~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
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Wiping out the HD and Defragmenting Mc Classic
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