Help with Powerbook 145b.. - Page 2

nixgeek · #9 September 4th, 2005, 09:06 PM

Incidentally, you might want to download a boot diskette just in case the CD isn't bootable.

Hartwendy · #10 September 4th, 2005, 09:11 PM

Oh.. I found out that Disk Copy is not compatible with Windows.

Do you think you could send me the disk images of OS 7.5.3?

Hartwendy · #11 September 4th, 2005, 09:12 PM

Oh, and the Powerbook 145b doesn't have a CD-Rom drive, only a floppy disk drive. Would that mean that I won't be able to install OS 7.5.3 on the Mac?

nixgeek · #12 September 4th, 2005, 10:52 PM

DuH me.

I already got your PM about it. I sent some links there for you that might help. As for the System 7.5.3 images, just access them from the links on Gamba's site.

**fryke** · #13 September 7th, 2005, 06:11 AM

You probably have to find someone in your vicinity who can create the disks for you. Can't really do them on a PC. Once you have the 7.5.3 disk set, you can try to install System 7.5.3 on the harddrive (only then you'll know whether _that_ still works...).

Btw.: You might even have to download the .smi-files on a Mac in order not to break them...

And: Once you have 7.5.3 running on the PB, get the 7.5.5 update.

RacerX · #14 September 7th, 2005, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by fryke

You probably have to find someone in your vicinity who can create the disks for you.

I've made the disks a few times for people in my area. And I don't charge for them.

Well, that is assuming that they provide the 20 floppies (19 for the installer and 1 for the tools disk) and that I'm not doing the actual installation (for which I would most likely charge for an hour of work).

I keep a 20 floppy set of 7.5.3 (and a CD version) handy for those types of systems. You'd be surprised how many people still work with older hardware and software.