[DuoList] Re: Duos for Donation

[Rich Bussone]

On Oct 12, 2007, at 1:31 PM, Rich Bussone wrote:


> -----Original Message-----
>
> Rich Bussone
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 1:03 PM
> To: duolist at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
> Subject: [DuoList] duo's for donation
>
> Hi
>
> I have two duo's that I need to get rid of.  I would like to donate  
> them
> to anyone willing to pay postage, but I would like to do a clean  
> install
> or somehow erase the drives.  Can anyone advise me how I can do this?
>
> Rich
>
> On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:06:23 -0500
> Jeff Mendoza" <jefflmendoza at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> You could always download the System 7.5.3 disks. Read more here:
> http://www.lowendmac.com/macos.shtml
>
> On 9/22/07, Clark Martin <cmmac at sonic.net> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> At 1:32 PM -0400 9/22/07, Rich Bussone wrote:
>>
>>
>>> The only o/s install disks I have are in CD's.  I only have a floppy
>>> drive on the duo dock.  I do have a Power pc 6100/60 AV that I am
>>> also planning to donate with an external SCSI drive, but I don't
>>> have a notebook SCSI cable. I do have a duo dock and ethernet, but
>>> neither the Power PC or the duo will connect. I don't recall the
>>> exact error message but it said that somehow that the system was not
>>> compatible with the ethernet. I think they are running on system 8
>>> and the newer computers are on system 10.4.  Is there some way I can
>>> make them compatable?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It's likely you need to updated the AFP driver:, etc.
>>
>> It's for OS 8.1 and up but has notes about other versions.g
>>
>>
>
> Sorry for the mis-posting earlier.  I hope this is the correct  
> format.  I found the sites for both the system 7.5.3 and the one  
> for the Apple share client 3.8, but now I seem to be having  
> problems downloading them to floppy disks or to CD's.  I am  
> downloading them on my iMac.  If I burn a CD the power mac can't  
> read it.  If I download the floppys they are 1.4mb. They fit on the  
> floppys if they are in dos format, but they won't open on the power  
> mac or the duos.  if I convert them to Mac OS Standard there is  
> only 1.2mb available and the information won't fit.  What am I  
> missing here?
>
> Rich
>

Hello Rich:

The PowerMac CD ROM (-R, etc.) or the burning software might be  
having problems.  What burning software (version, OS version, etc.)  
are you using?  I suggest trying to fix the CD problem first, since  
that will satisfy your original intent and future CD/DVD exchange  
issues.

Can the iMac read its' own CD/DVDs?
Can the burned CDs be mounted at all on the PM?
In _my_ experience, some older PMs, such as the 6100-9600s, have  
original CD drives that don't read CD-RWs, .  I had to use CD-Rs in  
that situation.

Next suggestion:

USB drives are cheap, USB cards for old PowerMacs are cheap.  You can  
use the $5-7 ADS technologies card (I bought the same one for $50 six  
years ago) from Newegg or your local computer electronics store in  
your 6100 if you have the Apple USB drivers loaded.  You may have to  
leave the case cover off while you do it.

If this doesn't help, keep feeding us data, and we'll keep trying.

Grizzled giant


Thanks for the info.  I found out that I was burning Mac OS extended  
CD-Rs and my power mac will only read Mac OS CD's.  I burned a Mac OS  
C-R on Toast lite and the Power Mac read it fine.  I have the power  
mac and the Duo connected via ethernet, but I still need to do a  
clean install on the Duos.  I haven't checked out the USB drive since  
the nearest computer stores are Circuit City and Best Buy which are  
40 minutes away and I am not sure they would carry them.  I have a OS  
8.0, but how I can use it on the power mac to install on the duo?


Rich