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Q: How can I open a System 7 CD on my Mac 10.6.8?

How can I open a system 7 CD on my Mac 10.6.8?

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Posted on Apr 27, 2014 2:47 PM

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Q: How can I open a System 7 CD on my Mac 10.6.8?

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  • by a brody,

    a brody a brody Apr 27, 2014 7:57 PM in response to Virginia45
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    Apr 27, 2014 7:57 PM in response to Virginia45

    System 7 never came on a CD.  It might have come on a floppy.   Do you mean System 7.6 or 7.5 CD?   There is no way legally to do so on a 10.6 running computer. You need a Mac from 1995 or 1996 or 1997 that supported that disc.    System 7 history is here:

     

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_7 

     

    Note, if no Mac model is stated on the CD, it will run on the older Macs assuming the right amount of RAM is installed, and the CPU supported by that system.   A Mac normally will not run an older Mac OS than it shipped with.  And Mac model specific CDs will only run on that age of that model that CD shipped with.