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August 18th, 2009, 05:37 PM
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Is there a way to use System 7 completely off floppies while still being usable? The minimum OS is 7.1.1. Would that be any smaller than 7.5? I currently am using the System and Finder from the Network boot disk and RamDisk+ for a RAM disk. I would like to use it as a web server, if possible. Any suggestions?
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August 18th, 2009, 06:24 PM
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There _are_ ways to slim down System 7.1, but if you want to have a webserver running off of it, you'll need the network stuff, and floppies only have _so_ much space to use. (The original Disk Tools disk contained a bootable system 7 on one disk AFAIK.) I'm not sure whether it can be done, but more importantly, I'm not sure whether it _should_ be done. A 3.5" floppy disk is not exactly something that'll live forever with constant read-write actions due to the webserver running. (Well, mostly read actions, I guess...)
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August 18th, 2009, 06:46 PM
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August 18th, 2009, 09:27 PM
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icemanjc, What did you do with your PB 1400? I haven't found many possibilities for my PB use.
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August 19th, 2009, 10:16 AM
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Icemanjc?
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August 19th, 2009, 10:37 AM
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Well I had my 1400 about two to three years ago and I pretty much only used it for word processing in school and maybe a couple of games. Also at that time my hard drive was functional. Honestly, I don't see a reason to use a floppy as a startup disk. When I ran off a floppy I just used SimpleText and nothing more. The system itself takes up more than half the floppy. I would simple replace the hard drive, it's cheap and not to hard to do. Eventually I upgraded the 1400, it had a processor upgrade to 250 mhz G3 and a 20 GB hard drive, it also had an ethernet PC card so I could have internet on it easily. Eventually I sold it with Microsoft Office Suite and bunch of old school games.
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August 19th, 2009, 10:40 AM
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Ahh crap, disregard this post.
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August 19th, 2009, 11:20 AM
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Anyway, The HD would be hard to find a replacement for. It is a 2.5" SCSI drive. Do you know where to get one? When you ran off floppy could you use the battery? Thanks, #1 Rhapsody
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