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Making a bootable system CD
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Dougmc
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Feb 26, 2003, 09:53 AM
 
Share with me the best/easiest way to create a bootable system disk in order to install Mac OS 9.0 on an older Mac 7500.
     
philzilla
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Feb 27, 2003, 09:59 AM
 
you can go as far as 9.1 with that machine. look.

to make a bootable cd, just check out what's on a normal OS cd, and make sure you have the same basic things on there
"Have sharp knives. Be creative. Cook to music" ~ maxelson
     
bradoesch
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Feb 27, 2003, 02:41 PM
 
Make sure to burn the CD as HFS and not HFS+ (or Mac standard instead of Mac extended.)
     
pliny
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Mar 1, 2003, 11:57 AM
 
a Mac Classic II, a IIcx, and PB 190.
i look in your general direction
     
   
 
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