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| Click here to select a new forum. | | System 7 floppies. | Posted by: IlikeTech on 2016-12-04 12:06:50
Does anyone think they can make me floppies with Mac System 7.1? I will be installing to a Zip disk, so I also need the Iomega zip extension. I would like to just do it for shipping, if possible, but I am willing to pay about 5 or 10 dollars.
| Posted by: just.in.time on 2016-12-04 15:05:58
Which system would it be for?
I have the capability to make the floppies, but I'm in extremely short supply of them.
If no one else comments back in I'd be willing to do it if you ship me the floppies to write to, as well as money for return shipping.
That said, it may be cheaper for you to pick up a USB floppy drive locally and write them yourself (assuming your target machine is capable of 1.4mb disks).
| Posted by: IlikeTech on 2016-12-04 15:54:31
No, I would make disks if I could, but I'm making them for a Mac Plus, so that is a no go. I would like universal installer disks, so they could be for any system. Would sending you 720k pc disks work? They are memorex disks, double sided.
| Posted by: just.in.time on 2016-12-04 17:00:36
Ah okay, the Plus is a solid and reliable system as long as you keep it cool... find a system saver fan if you can.
720k disks should format as 800k disks on a Mac no problem, I can definitely do those for you, as well as toss some extra utilities on them if you need.
Special note from experience with my own Plus and a Zip drive. The Plus is unique in that the Zip disk it is booting from must have been formatted by Zip Utilities 4.2. Not Lido, not Finder with Zip extension 4.2, but actual Zip Utilities app 4.2. I had quite the run around trying to get my own working. The catch is, at least for me, I was unable to run Zip Utilities app on the Plus as it isn't officially supported (the 4.2 extension works fine however), and thus had to use my Mac SE to format the disk first, then everything else with the Plus. If you aren't booting from the Zip disk, then the extension on a boot floppy works great.
If you want to send a Zip disk or two as well, I can also format them from Zip Utilities app on the SE and verify they boot the Plus on my own unit.
See this post for more information on my previous struggle:
https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/28265-macintosh-plus-oddness/
| Posted by: just.in.time on 2016-12-04 17:05:03
Also, side track for a moment: if you haven't looked at the rom-inator (original) yet from BMOW, it is pretty sweet. I installed it on my Plus and it adds a bootable 864k ROM disk (that you can also modify from a running Plus via disk image). Extremely convienent. Does require some time and soldering to assemble, but nothing too crazy. I enjoy mine.
| Posted by: IlikeTech on 2016-12-04 17:17:38
I currently just need the installer and boot floppies, as well as a copy of the extension so I can read Zip disks. I will make bootable Zip disks at some point later. Also, if you want to throw in utilities as well, that would be great. I am currently trying to get the Plus to boot at all, (See my Mac Plus thread) so I'll send you a PM if I want to take your offer.
Thanks, IlikeTech
| Posted by: just.in.time on 2016-12-04 17:24:10
Sounds good 🙂 let me know what you decide.
| Posted by: Macintosh/SE on 2017-01-01 15:27:31
I am a new owner to my '86 fdhd mac se if you would i would love to get my hands on a set of 800k system 7 disks thanks!
| Posted by: TimHD on 2017-01-02 01:09:59
Try this site. I got a few 800k and 1.44 system and disk tools disk from here.
http://rescuemyclassicmac.com/buyadisk/buyadisk.html
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