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neoelectronaut

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A friend of mine is trying to donate a Mac Plus to me.

Now obviously this computer isn't going to do much, but I was looking for a quick tutorial on wiping the HD and getting the optimum configuration out of the sucker.
 
neoelectronaut said:
A friend of mine is trying to donate a Mac Plus to me.

Now obviously this computer isn't going to do much, but I was looking for a quick tutorial on wiping the HD and getting the optimum configuration out of the sucker.

You'll probably want this, or something like it.
 
You may also LOAD the MAC Plus with 4MB RAM to run os 7 :D

There should be a disk utility to wipe the HD before you install 7.0 in those install disks.

You may want to install os 6.0.8 in stead of 7 for a more ancient feel
 
Spievy said:
You may also LOAD the MAC Plus with 4MB RAM to run os 7 :D

There should be a disk utility to wipe the HD before you install 7.0 in those install disks.

You may want to install os 6.0.8 in stead of 7 for a more ancient feel
With the max RAM being as low as it is, I'd stick with System 6.0.8 - your performance with System 7 may not be acceptable. If you do decide to put System 7 on there, max out the RAM at 4MB - you'll need it!
 
There is usually some helpful info on old Macs over at:

www.lowendmac.com

Old Macs can still be put to good use, but software is a little harder to find. I have an old 5260 that I use for Quark 4.0 and it runs great.
 
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