1 Feb
2002
1 Feb
'02
1:13 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: Casper Warnich [mailto:casper@Mac.com]
I got an old mac 512k, and when i try to turn it on, a
dead
man appears
and a number is show.
(The number changes every time I turn it on.)
Can it be because there is no keyboard?
Trying to boot from a hard disk? Don't do it -- at least until
you bring it up from a floppy. Trying the same floppy over and
over? Try a different one. If that doesn't work, clean the
heads on the drive, and try again, etc, etc... :)
Remember that it takes a relatively old OS to boot a 512k mac.
I have images somewhere of 0.97 (I think :) which definitely
would do it.
Regards,
Chris
Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL
/usr/bin/perl -e '
print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl
Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
'
31 Jan
31 Jan
10:48 a.m.
Christopher Smith wrote:
I still remember
reading how to upgrade your mac to 512k from 128k. The
old solder on new chips over the old ones trick.
--
Ben Franchuk - Dawn * 12/24 bit cpu *
www.jetnet.ab.ca/users/bfranchuk/index.html
-----Original Message-----
From: Casper Warnich [mailto:casper@Mac.com]
I got an old mac 512k, and when i try to turn it
on, a dead
man appears
and a number is show.
(The number changes every time I turn it on.)
Can it be because there is no keyboard?
Trying to boot from a hard disk? Don't do it -- at least until
you bring it up from a floppy. Trying the same floppy over and
over? Try a different one. If that doesn't work, clean the
heads on the drive, and try again, etc, etc... :)
Remember that it takes a relatively old OS to boot a 512k mac. 
1 Feb
1 Feb
2:17 a.m.
--- Christopher Smith <csmith(a)amdocs.com> wrote:
-----Original
Message-----
From: Casper Warnich [mailto:casper@Mac.com]
> I got an old mac 512k, and when i try to turn it on, a dead
> man appears Remember that it takes a relatively old OS to boot a
512k mac.
Yes.
I have images somewhere of 0.97 (I think :) which
definitely
would do it.
That depends on if this unit is a 512K Mac or a 512Ke - my mother
upgraded hers when she used them daily in her typing business. Paid
full price for the upgrade - new ROMs and a double-sided drive.
If you have just a 512K, remember that you need an OS on a 400K
floppy or it won't work. If it's a 512Ke, I'm pretty sure it won't
boot 0.97 anymore.
-ethan
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