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Q: Power Macintosh 7600/132. How do I import a program I downloaded on a CD. The mac does´t show the CD ikon on the desktop

Power Macintosh 7600/132. How do I import a program into my Mac 7600/132 I downloaded on a CD from my iMac. The Mac 7600/132 does´t show the CD ikon on the desktop. Im stuck here cuz I need the program to transfer the files on my Mac 7600/132 to my new iMac.

 

Can anyone help me?

 

all the best

michael

Posted on Mar 23, 2015 8:00 AM

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Q: Power Macintosh 7600/132. How do I import a program I downloaded on a CD. The mac does´t show the CD ikon on the desktop

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  • by Allan Jones,

    Allan Jones Allan Jones Mar 23, 2015 8:12 AM in response to thezinius
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    Mar 23, 2015 8:12 AM in response to thezinius

    Old optical drives get dirty. Try a drive cleaning disk in the 7600 before doing naything else.

     

    What iMac model and OS, and what program are you trying to import the the 7600? There are few if any programs left that can run on a 7600. The model of the iMac is important to figuring out if you can do the transfers without software.

  • by Jan Hedlund,

    Jan Hedlund Jan Hedlund Mar 23, 2015 9:12 AM in response to thezinius
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    Mar 23, 2015 9:12 AM in response to thezinius

    A Power Macintosh 7600/132 (https://support.apple.com/kb/SP370) has the ability to read CD-ROM discs (but not DVD).

     

    It is usually recommended to burn a disc at a low speed, and to use CD-R (not CD-RW).

     

    If you are planning to use a downloaded Mac application/utlity (intended for the 7600/132), do keep the encoding (.bin or .hqx) intact until on the old Mac. Once there, use an appropriate version of StuffIt Expander to decode the .bin or .hqx. As a general rule, do not attempt to decode or decompress anything on a modern machine (be it a Mac or a PC).

     

    Discs in an ISO 9660 format can be read, providing that the corresponding helper file is in place in the Extensions folder (https://support.apple.com/kb/TA35729).

     

    The information requested by Allan Jones would be of help (also, pplease let us know which operating system version is on the 7600/132).

     

    Jan

  • by thezinius,

    thezinius thezinius Mar 23, 2015 9:36 AM in response to Allan Jones
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    Mar 23, 2015 9:36 AM in response to Allan Jones

    The iMac is an iMac (ultimo 2013). 3,4 GHz intel Core i5. OS X Yosemite version 10.10.2. I am trying to import a music program called Cubase SX3. The installer is called SX3.1_CD_Installer_Mac.dmg.

  • by thezinius,

    thezinius thezinius Mar 23, 2015 9:39 AM in response to Jan Hedlund
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    Mar 23, 2015 9:39 AM in response to Jan Hedlund

    The operating system on the 7600 when i click the "about the computer" is DK1 - 7.6. 

  • by Jan Hedlund,Helpful

    Jan Hedlund Jan Hedlund Mar 23, 2015 1:31 PM in response to thezinius
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    Mar 23, 2015 1:31 PM in response to thezinius

    Hi,

     

    If I understand things correctly, the minimum requirements for Cubase SX 3 are a Power Macintosh G4 and Mac OS X 10.3.3. If so, that means that the program cannot be used on a Power Macintosh 7600/132. That would also explain why the aforementioned file is a .dmg (a disk image type used with Mac OS X).

     

    You may want to contact the manufacturer Steinberg for information about whether another program/version for Mac OS 9 or earlier is available.

     

    If you just wish to transfer files on the 7600/132 to the new iMac, Ethernet can be used locally (TCP/IP, via a router with a switch). "Normal" file sharing does not work because of operating system incompatibilities. However, you could install a small FTP server (such as the now free NetPresenz) on the 7600/132, and then access the files using an FTP client on the modern machine. Alternatively, you could use a "cloud drive" on the Internet. The Danish System 7.6 should include basic TCP/IP software. It should be possible to use a CD-R for any needed transfers of files (like the FTP server software) to the 7600/132, unless that computer is capable of connecting directly to the Internet.

     

    Jan

  • by thezinius,

    thezinius thezinius Mar 24, 2015 8:30 AM in response to Jan Hedlund
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    Mar 24, 2015 8:30 AM in response to Jan Hedlund

    thanks for your support Jan I will go find a G4 and take it form there

     

    all the best

    michael

  • by thezinius,

    thezinius thezinius Mar 26, 2015 4:30 AM in response to Jan Hedlund
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    Mar 26, 2015 4:30 AM in response to Jan Hedlund

    One more question. Will I be able to install OS X 10.6.3, that came on a CD-Rom with the old Mac G4 I bought that had OS X 10.3.9 pres installed?

  • by thezinius,

    thezinius thezinius Mar 26, 2015 7:54 AM in response to thezinius
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    Mar 26, 2015 7:54 AM in response to thezinius

    NO - 10.5. is the highest !

  • by thezinius,

    thezinius thezinius Mar 26, 2015 7:54 AM in response to thezinius
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    Mar 26, 2015 7:54 AM in response to thezinius

    10.5.8 that is ;-)