Hi everyone. I have a couple questions about the SE/30. How do I boot from the install floppy, and where can I find a list of the disks that are needed to install, just so I know if I have all the disks or not. Thanks!
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Help with SE/30
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6.0.8, I want to update to System 7.5 (I believe that's the highest the SE/30 supports).
I was originally going to wipe the drive and do a clean install, but the system disks are corrupted, so I might as well upgrade the OS if I'm gonna have to make some new disks anyway.
I know where to get them, and I know most of what I need t make install disks, I just don't know how to put the contents of the disk images onto floppies.
You should be able to do a disk copy from the file to the USB external floppy drive on a modern Mac...
...ok, and?
When I get home I will try to make one on a modern Mac - I have original floppies in my Apple collection, so I never had to do something like this...
Okay, I think I've got it figured out. I ran a few simulations in vMac, and I can at least get System 7.0 on there, so yay!
I just have two more questions:
1. What version of system 7 works best on the SE/30
2. Will these floppies work to create an install disk?
I just have two more questions:
1. What version of system 7 works best on the SE/30
2. Will these floppies work to create an install disk?
1. OS 7.1 will run faster, but os 7.5 will have more features...your choice on which one you want...
2. yes, those floppys will work with your SE/30 as long as you format them to mac first.
I guess I'll stick with 7.1 then.
Anyway, can I format the floppy disks using Disk Utility since Disk Utility has an option for Mac OS Standard format? Or do I have to format them on OS 9 or earlier?
Cool. What are your future plans for it?
If you install connectix mode 32, it will trick it into thinking you are running 32bit clean (se/30's ran 32bit dirty.) The advantage is in being able to address more than 8mb of physical ram. My SE/30 ran really nice on 7.6 w/32mb of ram.
Although, to preserve historical flavor, you might want to leave it with 7.0.1 and the stock ram (2mb if I recall, or could have even been 1. I remember adding 4-1mb sims to bring it up to a rocking total of 5mb, as my first upgrade.)
No idea. I have no plans currently. This particular computer holds a special place in my heart because it's the first computer I ever used, so guess my plans are to keep it alive as long as possible, maybe try and get some of the old games I used to play back onto it.
Does anyone know where I can get:
SimCity
Cosmic Osmo
Spelunx
Those were some of my favorites back in the day, and I can't find any of the disks.
don't let all us "upgrade niks" rain on your parade. That's a cool machine no matter what you are running on it. If you get tired of it, let me know. I still miss mine...
Don't worry I won't.
Yeah, like I'm gonna give up the first computer I ever used to somebody I never met in person.