I have just acquired a Apple Mac LC575. It was going to get thrown out
I love computers to much to that happen. This is my first Mac ;)
I brought a LS PDS slot 10mbit NIC for it.
But the main problem I have is the Mac is useless with out an OS
That’s right it has nothing.
So I would like to format it and reinstall System 7.5.5 I think that would
be the best for it, if not please tell me what to use I what to use it on the web
to.
I have no other Mac computers and everyone I know as a PC or a Sun.
So how do I go about formatting it and reinstalling an OS?
I have nothing but the Mac and keyboard and mouse CD-Rom works
as dose floppy.

So if anyone can help me I would really be thankful I want to see this
Mac live.

Thank you

pyrotek

You might not need to format the HD, just install the system on it…

anyway, you need to download a set of floppy images and then use a program called Disk Copy to make them into floppies
[You might need to emulate the Mac OS for that; and I don't know how you would do that, since Im a PURE Mac guy…]
the floppies are avalible at
http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html#system
scroll down to where it says: Macintosh/System/Older_System/System_7.5_Version_7.5.3/System_7.5.3_01of19.smi.bin

That is the first file you need to download, followed by the files under it [note: these are for system 7.5.3, you have to download the 7.5.5 update seperatly; which is somewhere else on the page…]

but if you want to try and get 7.6.1 or 8.1 [these both come on CD], check www.megamacs.com

if you want you can try and download them off of Hotline [ www.hotspringsinc.com ]
use www.tracker-tracker.com/hotline to find them, they also have instructions on using Hotline there

well, good luck ^_^

your best option would be to get a cd version, so 7.6.1 would be your best bet ... look on ebay, you should be able to find a cd pretty easily and cheaply ... then just boot the mac, pop the cd in the drive, and follow the on screen instructions ...

without an OS on it you are not going to be able to transfer anything with the ethernet card (as the drivers are in the OS), and AFAIK burning a mac bootable CD on a PC (even through basalisk) is nigh on impossible

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Humm… well I'd acctually reccomend system 7.6.1 or 8.1; but if you don't want to get a copy of those, then heres what to do about 7.5.5…

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How you like d'em apples?!

Download that Toast image and find a PC user with "Nero Burning ROM" to burn it with. When Nero starts, tell it you are going to burn an Image file. Select the toast image in the menu, and a dialogue will show.

Select the filesystem to be "HFS" and burn. It is a bootable CD with 7.5.3 and updates on it.

Have fun!

Only problem is that Netscape 3.04 when I go into the properties page, either be general or network properties it flashes up the window and the instantly disappears!
Maybe I have done something wrong here or its something I am missing? I am not sure ?

Thanks everyone
pyrotek

As for netscape, it appears it is crashing. Perhaps try another version (from netscape's archive) or do some system updates.

This is not softwhere related but as far as I can see ram wise. I can just use normal 72pin edo ram sticks no higher then 80ns is this right?
As I would like to put 32mb stick in my Mac just wondering if there
was anything I needed to know?

Thank you
pyrotek

How can I find out how much video ram is in it?
Can it take anymore then 2x512kb sticks?

Thanks for all your help!
pyrotek

Thank you
pyrotek

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