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1 Hardware / Your first mac
June 02, 2009, 03:47 		My first Mac is a 7200/90, which was given to me for free and had 80MB of RAM along with an 8MB ATi XClaim 3D video card.  It was running OS 8.0 and had some serious stability issues, but swapping out the RAM and cleaning out the plugged-up cooling fans resulted in a smooth, stable system.  Right now it's running 7.5.5 with 128MB RAM and also has a highly-recommended L2 Cache installed.  The same donor of the 7200 has just given me a 733MHz G4 tower to fix up, so the 7200 is going to end up on eBay or at Goodwill.

My first machine was a Commodore VIC-20, purchased new at Kmart for $84 right before Commodore axed the platform in favor of the 64.  The Datasette tape drive for it cost $79.
2 Off Topic Discussion / Every Mac you own working or not.
July 28, 2008, 05:49 		My two Macs:

Mac Mini G4/1.42 MHz, 512MB RAM, X.3.9...best computer I've ever owned, and I've owned many.
Power Macintosh 7200/90, 256K L2 Cache option installed, 128MB RAM, 7.5.5/8.1/9.1 triple boot
3 Operating System / open transport 1.3
February 06, 2008, 10:59 		I find that the main benefit of using Open Transport 1.3 under System 7.5.5 is that it drastically reduces Network Sockets errors when browsing the Web, especially when using Netscape 4.x.  Data transfer rates seem to improve a little, as well.  It's definitely worth installing.
4 Feedback & Ideas / System 7.5.5 Updates suggestions
January 08, 2008, 10:52 		Suggestion:  In the 7.5.5 Important Updates guide for PowerPC Macs, please consider including Apple's PowerPC Interrupt Extension.  This extension makes my 7200/90 noticeably more stable; perhaps other PPC/7.5.5 users would find it helpful too.

QuickTime 5.0.5 also runs on PPC/7.5.5; I see that QT 5.0.2 is instead posted for download.

Also, for the benefit of PPC/7.5.5  users, please consider adding Internet Explorer 4.51 to the available downloads.  This is the final release of IE that will run on these systems, and it's pretty decent when properly tweaked.
5 Operating System / Slow File Transfers in System 7.6
January 02, 2007, 03:08 		I also have a 7200/90, and for whatever reason, file transfers take forever under any release of Internet Explorer, but not with any other browser.  This happens under System 7.x, 8.x, and 9.x.  

On a 768K DSL connection, my download speeds under IE usually run about 5-20Kb/sec, while Netscape can fetch files at 78-82Kb/sec.  My solution is simply to use Netscape for downloading things.
6 Operating System / Transferring Large files
November 14, 2006, 08:22 		For the record, I've been making HFS-formatted CD-ROMs under OS X Tiger with the method above.  My 7200/90's original and unmodified Disk Tools boot diskette, which runs System 7.5.2, will read the CDs with no trouble at all.
7 Software / Expanding/decoding question
November 10, 2006, 00:27 		Hi, Joe:

In response to your questions:

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will the generic version of Stuffit work on this powerbook which is circa 1992 ?

Yes!  Just download the version that works with the System you are running.
Stuffit Expander 4.5 requires System 7.0.1 or higher.
Stuffit Expander 5.5 requires System 7.1 or higher.  

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will it expand itself? One would assume so.

Just double click on it, and the installer starts.

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do the Stuffit people send lots of advertising/spam? 'cos they ask for your email address.

I've never received spam from Aladdin, the publishers of Stuffit.  

If you need Stuffit Expander 5.5 you can bypass Aladdin altogether by downloading Stuffit directly from System 7 Today:   http://download.system7today.com/stuffit55.hqx

Stuffit Expander 4.5 can be found here:   ftp://ftp.pasteur.fr/pub/Mac/Compress&Translate/StuffitExpander/StuffitExpander4.5.sea

Good luck with your 145b--I hope you can put it back into productive use!

(Edited by Mods for proper quote structure)
8 Classifieds / WTB: PowerBook 540c
November 08, 2006, 22:23 		I am looking for a PowerBook 540c in working order.  Please PM me if you have one for sale.  Thanks!
9 Hardware / Kensington Turbo Mouse Drivers for System 7.6
November 06, 2006, 01:29 		Here's a post on a different thread concerning Appearance Manager:

Quote from: "dpaanlka"

Apperance Manager was never 100% optimized for Mac OS 7, and there are enough little bugs here and there that annoy me to the point where I can't use it.  I'll try to explain the best I can, it can be rather confusing...

In Mac OS 7.6.1, the GUI is largely 68k coded, and placing Apperance Manager on top of that doesn't change that, it simply "skins" it, so even on PowerPC Macs you're rendering Mac OS 8's more complex GUI through 68k emulation.  Yuck.

Mac OS 7's black and white GUI is faster through 68k emulation than Mac OS 8's native PowerPC platinum GUI, however Mac OS 8's platinum GUI running through 68k emulation on Mac OS 7 runs slower than all of them.

Fastest - Mac OS 7's Built in GUI
Average - Mac OS 8's Built in GUI
Slow - Mac OS 7 running Mac OS 8's GUI

Also, Apperance Manager on Mac OS 7 often leaves screen artifacts, doesn't redraw properly, and gosh darnit makes WindowShade crazy!  I suppose if your personal taste overwhelms all of the above facts, then you're right it's a matter of personal taste.

I should make this an article on why not to use Apperance Manager.


So there you have it.  I used to use AM under System 7.5.5 but dumped it after getting artifacts and odd windowing behavior on my display.
10 Hardware / Resurrecting a Performa 400
October 25, 2006, 10:33 		If your IIsi can go online, I'd download System 7.0.1 from Apple:

http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/System_7.0.x/System_7.0.1.smi.bin  

Within the 7.0.1 download there is a Disk Tools diskette image.  Make yourself a Disk Tools diskette and see if it can mount/verify/repair your Performa 400's drive.

Note that the Performa 400 supports up to System 7.5.5 only, and with its 16MHz 68030 processor, might be happier with 7.0.1...

Good Luck!
11 Classifieds / Wanted: 32mb 72 pin stick of RAM
October 24, 2006, 23:28 		I don't have a spare 32MB SIMM to trade...but before you deal with some random dude on eBay, check this out:

http://www.kahlon.com/rm702_Apple_Macintosh_LC_III.html
12 New Member Welcome / hello
October 23, 2006, 22:46 		You will probably want to max out your Performa's memory, especially if you plan to go online with it.  The 550 comes with 4MB of RAM mounted on the motherboard, and has 1 SIMM slot which can handle up to a 32MB SIMM, for a total of up to 36MB.  http://www.kahlon.com has the 32MB SIMM you need for just $10 postpaid.

I've never played with an '030 Mac, and wonder how well one would perform with System 7.6.1.  If it proves too sluggish, you could freely download and try System 7.0.1 from Apple, and switch between the two Systems as needed.
13 New Member Welcome / hello
October 23, 2006, 07:47 		You don't need a CD that's specific to your Performa 550, but you DO need a Full Retail CD, and it must NOT be the Power Macintosh-only edition.  Look for one with a white label, like this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-Mac-OS-7-6-full-installer-Mac-Classic-Full-OS7-6_W0QQitemZ170040956216QQihZ007QQcategoryZ11231QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

How much RAM does your Performa have?
14 New Member Welcome / hello
October 23, 2006, 03:13 		The downloadable Mac OS 7.5.3 installer lacks a System Folder and isn't bootable, so just burning the 19 diskette images onto a CD won't get Mac OS onto your Mac, unless the system already has a bootable Mac OS installed with the appropriate CD-ROM extensions enabled.  

You need a Disk Tools diskette, or a system with Mac OS already installed, to run the installer for the downloadable System 7.5.3.  

The most foolproof way to use the downloadable System 7.5.3 is just to use floppies made on another Mac running Classic.  You will need 20 floppies:  one for a Disk Tools diskette, and 19 more for the System 7.5.3 downloadable images.   If I recall correctly, the process to do a clean install goes like this...USE AT YOUR OWN RISK:
 
On a diskette-drive-equipped Mac running Classic, do the following:
1.  Initialize (format) 20 diskettes using the 1.44MB Macintosh format.
2.  Download and create a Disk Tools diskette.  Here's one that I would try:  ftp://ftp.uwm.edu/pub/mac/DiskTools_75.img.sit
3.  Download the 19 System 7.5.3 disk images.
4.  Using Stuffit, unstuff the 19 disk images.
5.  Put each of the 19 unstuffed images onto a separate diskette.

After you've made all these diskettes, install System 7.5.3 on your Performa 550:
1.  Boot using a Disk Tools diskette.
2.  If you can access your hard drive and do not wish to repartition or initialize it, go to step 7.
3.  Run Drive Setup or HD SC Setup (depending on your Disk Tools diskette) to partition and initialize your hard drive.  Note that this will destroy any data on your hard drive.
4.  Copy the entire Disk Tools diskette to your hard drive.
5.  Shut down the system.
6.  Power up the system without the Disk Tools diskette.  It should boot using the files you just copied from the Disk Tools diskette.
7.  Create a folder on your hard drive.
8.  Copy the 19 System 7.5.3 diskettes to the folder you just created.
9.  Double-click on the file System_7.5.3_01of19.smi
10.  The system will verify the disk images, and, if successful, self-mount a new folder.
11.  In this new folder, click Install System Software.  The installer will walk you through the rest of the process.

Sure, System 7.5.3 is freely downloadable...but considering the time involved (count on a few hours spent juggling diskettes, plus the time spent downloading if you're using a dial-up connection) and the fact that a box of diskettes will probably cost you about the same as a used System 7.6 CD-ROM will on eBay, it's not really a bargain.
15 Operating System / 7.5.3 Network and file sharing questions
October 19, 2006, 12:18 		Hi, Jim:

Now that you have a 7.6 install CD-ROM, rather than wasting your valuable time trying to debug your trashed 7.5.x systems, you might as well back up anything worth saving on Patty's computers, boot them off the 7.6 CD-ROM, reinitialize the hard drives with Drive Setup (a low-level format might be a good idea while you're at it), and do a clean install of 7.6 plus the 7.6.1 Updater and the updates recommended here on System 7 Today.  You'll be glad you did.

There's a handy guide to System 7.6 installation here:  http://main.system7today.com/articles/tutorials/installingos7.html  The advice on package installation directly applies for a System 8/8.1 installation, as well.

I'm not sure I would even bother running 7.6.x with Basilisk II.  You're limited to running 68k programs, so that means making do with older versions of QuickTime, Netscape, and Internet Explorer versus the more modern PowerPC editions that you'll be able to run on your PowerPC Macs.

My install list applies to PowerPC Macs running 7.5.5 only.  Do not install the PowerPC Interrupt Extension under anything but System 7.5.5.  Also note that under Basilisk (or any 68k Mac) you cannot install LibMoto, the PPC Interrupt Extension, Speed Doubler, Quicktime 5.0.5, and MacOS Runtime for Java 1.5.1
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