How to install Mac OS 7.5.3 on Classic? Hi. I want install Mac OS 7.5.3 from floppies on Macintosh Classic. How can i do? I have all 16 floppies, but classic won't boot with it (hard drive is formatted to clean). If i boot to ROM system 6 and load "Disk 1" ...view more 
Macintosh Plus Floppy Problems I have recently been given a Macintosh Plus from a local woman who didnt want it anymore. Everything I got (External drive, printer, computer, mouse and keyboard) came in their original boxes with the plastic still on...view more 
Opening .bin files using El Capitan Hello I'm trying to open the System 7.0.1.smi file that I dowloaded from http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English -North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_S… the file's n...view more 
Is it possible to make an iso file of mac OS system 7? I have always wanted to experiment with classic mac OS but I guess im kinda a noob at that kind of stuff. I was wondering if it was possible to make an iso file of OS 7, (not to be confused with OS X 10.7) Or any clas...view more 
Is there any way to get the source of System 7 I was looking into emulation for the Macintosh Plus system and wanted to know if System 7 was ever made open source or is somewhere online.view more 
AirPrint Problem I have used AirPrint with my IPad often. After clearing a paper jam, it suddenly no longer works. It still works with my Mac, however. I'd appreciate any help. I've re-set, unplugged, etc. and it just doesn't print al...view more 
printing quality settings I don't seem to find anywhere where I can change the settings for the printer quality. It's currently printing everything as draft and I need higher quality. view more 
CMS SCSI External Hard Drive DIP configuration Hi. I’ve got a friend with a problem - he lost the DIP switch settings on his CMS SD80 SCSI external hard drive so it will no longer work with his Mac LCIII like it used to. He can’t locate the manual show...view more 
Convert/Open Legacy Word Processing Documents As a long-time (don't ask) Mac user, I have utilized a number of Word Processor Apps over the years - MacWrite-Writenow-Appleworks - before settling on Word & Pages. I have a number of documents from the l...view more 
How to convert PICT to JPEG Old Toad Mar 6, 2008 3:42 AM Re: Changing Apple PICT to JPG in response to Mark McGeeMark: &nb...view more Cracking my password in HyperCard for System 6? I think it was on System 6 that I made an animation using HyperCard when I was a kid. But I saved it with a password. It's a long shot—and definitely not a priority in my life lol—but is there a way to cra...view more 
Why was classic environment disabled? I'm a basic Mac user and I have a small collection of fantastic older games for Mac that I'd love to play – but I can't, as the classic environment has been disabled in newer software OS10. This is so disappoint...view more can I install OS 7-9 on a Mac Pro I have some legacy software called art explosion 750K. I bought it off ebay for a good price, but I can't install it. I am running mavericks right now on a MP 2009. Can I install a backward comparable legacy OS on a b...view more 
Which OS do I have and where should I post?As you may have noticed it says Classic Mac (OS9, OS8 & System 7) entering this forum. That means you are posting in the place for the Mac operating systems from 1990 to 2001. Some Macs from 2001 to 2003 also su...view more Install software on my macintosh classic HI, I have a problem with my macintosh classic 1 that is running system 7.1. i want to install software on it using floppys. I've used Winimage and MacDisk but it doesn't seem to work. sometimes the files aren...view more 
can I install classic os on powerbook g4? can I install classic os on powerbook g4?view more Where is File Assistant? I don't actually need file synchronisation, as I use Time Machine on two separate external hard drives. But I remember - in System 7, and OS 8 & OS9 - there was a nifty little synchronisation utility calle...view more Favorite classic Mac and system? What's your favorite classic Mac computer and OS version? I think mine is probably the SE/30 running 6.0.8. It was easy to dual boot into 7.1.2 and 7.5.5. But System 6 was so fast, and I loved MacroMaker. Peop...view more How to read old MSWord Apple files with grey square / green "exec" icon ? MB Pro / OS 10.10.5 These files - that I know for sure I made in MSWord on older system OS7 (maybe 8) - are taunting me since years. Is there anybody with the same issue ? Thank you in advance for your help.view more Need to convert System 7 Sounds I have 20-year old sounds, from the System 6 or 7 OS, that I would like to convert to play on my El Capitan iMac. They show up as Unix executable files. Remember back in those days, Macs used resource forks with no ex...view more 