I guess I'll be trolling ebay for a bit for a drive. Thanks Guys! On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Zane H. Healy <heal...@aracnet.com> wrote:
> > > On Aug 21, 2015, at 7:45 AM, Joe Giliberti <starbas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Greetings! > > > > I know that many of my posts to this list tend to be on the fringes of > what > > is normally discussed here. I apologize in advance if this is too new for > > the group. > > > > I am trying to get my Powerbook 5300 up and running as a usable word > > processor (with portable printer) for school and for email. It is > currently > > running System 7.5.2. The machine is capable of supporting MacOS 9.1, but > > my goal is 8.6. I see them talking on lowendmac that upgrading the OS > makes > > the machine more solid, but it doesn't explain how to do it. The machine > > only has a floppy drive and no networking. Were there any system 8.6 > > install floppies? I can't think of another way to get it on there. > > > > TIA > > Joe > > If I remember right your limited to CD. Even on my 520c, I was able to > attach an external SCSI CD-ROM drive. It was pretty much a requirement. > I'd say, definitely get it onto 8.x. > > I'm not sure how this is on the fringes for the list, as the system is > nearly 20 years old. > > Zane > > >
