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Where to get Mac OS?
Posted by: Johnnya101 on 2017-01-29 08:05:45
I have a few macs that need new OSs. I've looked online, and there seems to be a few for download of Mac OS 8, but not really 7. I'm specifically looking for 7.5.5. Did this ever come out as a full ISO? Is the win world ISO image safe?
Posted by: jhorvath911 on 2017-01-29 08:29:24
You need to download 7.5.3 which is widely available then update to 7.5.5
Posted by: Johnnya101 on 2017-01-29 08:30:56
Will these images work? http://igsi.tripod.com/mac/index753.htm
Posted by: jhorvath911 on 2017-01-29 08:37:21
Even better search the garden for Apple legacy software recovery cd and then you'll have plenty of versions on one cd.

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Posted by: jhorvath911 on 2017-01-29 08:39:04
Yes those are all the parts to 7.5.3 but you have to put them all on a drive and it expands as a single image which can be a little tricky if you haven't done it before. Easier would be getting a cd image like the one I posted.
Posted by: Johnnya101 on 2017-01-29 08:58:57
I found the legacy restore disk, and I'm downloading it now. The color classic will be the first to try it out.
Posted by: FacnyFreddy on 2017-01-30 17:16:54
Please post an update when you get it running. I've not used 7 since 8.1 came out. Actually, I only use OS9 for games and a few older FilemakerPro 5 databases I recently discovered on some zips.
Posted by: Cory5412 on 2017-02-04 10:55:34
Perhaps a little more straightforward option, Macintosh Garden has different CD/diskette images for different versions of the OS, and they will often have preload images for different systems.

The legacy CDs were really meant for shops that might be servicing somewhere between "several dozens" and "a few hundred" customer systems each mongh and might need to install different software versions on them. Neat to have, but not really any more practical than just using a retail 7.6.1 CD on most 68k and early PPC Macs.

That said, I'm also interested in what happens with that image.
Posted by: jhorvath911 on 2017-02-05 06:31:35
I would say it's far more practical than a single release cd. I usually like to install the original OS on whichever machine I'm on so I might need 7.0.1 one minute then 7.5.3 or 7.6.1 the next. Having everything up to OS 8 on one cd is well worth it.
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