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sycamoreent
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on: December 15, 2009, 14:00
Hello! I have an old imac, but its os got wacked... I was wondering, "Is it possible to make a system 7 live disk for the imac until i can buy a system? If so, how? |
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dpaanlka
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1024 MB Posts: 1646
Reply #1 on: December 15, 2009, 18:59
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Quote from: "sycamoreent" Is it possible to make a system 7 live disk for the imac until i can buy a system? No.
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sycamoreent
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4 MB Posts: 5
Reply #2 on: December 15, 2009, 22:18
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I forgot to say that the imac is a g3 power pc...
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dpaanlka
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1024 MB Posts: 1646
Reply #3 on: December 16, 2009, 00:16
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Yeah. All iMacs are G3s or higher. None can run System 7. As a general rule of thumb, you can't run a version of Mac OS earlier than whatever originally shipped on a particular Mac. Some Performas were exceptions to this rule simply because they were repackaged older models. Another even simpler rule of thumb: no Mac that originally shipped with a G3 or higher can run System 7. I've heard from one single person that the original PowerBook G3/250 can run a hacked version of Mac OS 7.6.0 (not 7.6.1 for some reason), but that person has yet to verify this with me or show me how. I've tried and couldn't do it. Minimum any iMac can run is Mac OS 8. Depending on what model you have, that minimum could be 8.1, 8.5, 8.6, 9.x.x... etc.
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sycamoreent
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4 MB Posts: 5
Reply #4 on: December 16, 2009, 02:19
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Thank you! You sound like you know what you are talking about, so I will take your answer a facts. I know it is probably illegal, but is there a legal way to get os 8???
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dpaanlka
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1024 MB Posts: 1646
Reply #5 on: December 16, 2009, 02:24
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eBay is usually a good start.
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sycamoreent
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4 MB Posts: 5
Reply #6 on: December 22, 2009, 15:51
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Hey everybody! I FIXED THE COMPUTER!!!!! Here is what I did: I downloaded this (look for a program called bootcd), then I made a live disk of os x on my working mac. After that I booted off the disk on the broken mac, ran disk util., fixed the hard drive, and it runs perfect! With all apps it had before and os 9! Thanks for your advice everyone!
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