Where can I download MacOS 7.6.1 in floppy disk format? I have a Mac Classic 2, and would like to run the latest version that will run on it in system 7.6.1. I don't have a CD-ROM for my Classic.
Thank you in advance.
A full installation of either Mac OS 7.6 or 7.6.1 was never made available for download by Apple. The Mac OS 7.6.1 Update was available for download in segmented files, that could be accommodated on floppy disks. Many years ago, one would occasionally find a retail boxed version of either installer on floppy disks at ebay. Now, you'll have a harder time locating it, but I'd check ebay. Hardcore Mac has it, but $70 is a lot to pay for such old software.
System 7.6 (not free) and the 7.6.1 update do not deliver that much extra for a 68030 computer compared to System 7.5.3 (and the 7.5.5 update). However, if you really wish to install 7.6, it would probably be better to try to locate an external SCSI CD-ROM drive (preferably an Apple model) and an original 7.6 system disc to begin with. Buying a package with a set of old floppies may mean that some disks are not stable any more. BTW, the 7.6 retail CD includes floppy disk images as well, so if you have access to another pre-1998 Macintosh computer with an internal CD-ROM drive and a built-in floppy drive, you could create a set of floppies. If necessary, a 7.6.1 update (http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English -North_American/Macintosh/System/Mac_OS_7.6.1_Update/Mac_OS_7.6.1_Update_Info.tx t) could be added.
I will say this, for dialup internet OpenTransport is vastly improved on 7.6 over 7.5.5. And 7.6.1 even better. 7.5 Update 2.0 was the worst when it came to OpenTransport. Type 11 errors were very commonplace under 7.5 Update 2.0 and 7.5.3.
>for a 68030 computer
However, in this very case, System 7.5.3 should be quite sufficient (even without later updates). A Network Software Selector, allows a choice between classic networking and Open Transport. For a Classic II computer (which, may not be the ideal Internet machine), the "classic" setting with MacTCP (instead of the TCP/IP control panel used under Open Transport) could be a good alternative. For dial-up, a separate PPP program is needed. A (third-party) text-based web browser such as WannaBe should work at a reasonable speed. System 7.1 may be even faster/better for a Classic II, but does not include MacTCP (nor any other Internet software) from the beginning.
Where can I download MacOS 7.6.1 in floppy disk format?
