Re: MacOS on a Classic II

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <5dibv4$9cu$1@scramble.lm.com>,
Matt Portune <mportune@telerama.lm.com> wrote:

>What's the latest OS that can be run on a Classic II/Performa 200?  According 
>to Apple's spec page, it's system 7.5.3.  I put 7.5.3 on it last night, now my 
>system has been rendered un-bootable.  The CD I installed it from says "Apple 
>System 7.5.3, for Power Macintosh 7200, 7500, 7600, 8500, and 9500 series."  
>Now, any normal intelligent person would think this would not run on the 
>Classic II, but I thought that it meant that's what computer it shipped 
>with... NOT what it only runs on.  I thought Apple still only made 1 version 
>of the OS that runs on all processors.  Is this thing actually compiled for 
>the PowerPC chip?  Do I need to look for a version of 7.5.3 that is designed 
>for earlier macs?  Thanks in advance for any help.

Sure it isn't 7.5.2? That's a Pmac only release. It's a kludge update for
PCI bus boxes, like 7.1.2 was for the first Pmacs. 7.1.2 and 7.5.2 were only
intended for the boxes they came with. The models you named all have PCI bus. 

Nonetheless, you can run 7.5.5 on anything from a Plus on up. A classic II 
would be able to do 7.6 as well, since it's 32 bit. A measly 16 MHz and 
crippled 16 bit data bus, but it'll work.

>(This actually involves networking with a GS and a PC down the road, so I 
>guess it's not TOO far off topic)  :P

Hmm I woulda gone with a IIci at minimum, so I could use ethernet on the Mac.
No slot in a Classic II for an ethernet card. I like using my SE/30 with 
ethernet card as a server, but it hit the end of the line at 7.5.5 since it
isn't 32 bit.
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Randy Shackelford                                 
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