RE: FN-FORUM: os9.2 / startup disk needed

date posted 16th October 2006 15:16

Hi John,

I have an idea which may help - it is a little wacky, but here goes:

In the absence of any Mac OS CDs, you might like to try a Linux boot CD -
provided you have Internet access available, images can be downloaded from
the web and put onto CD; hopefully it will be enough to allow you to
retrieve the files your client needs. Unfortunately I am not a Linux expert,
but googling "debian live CD Macintosh" brings up a number of links which
may be worth investigating? I know that Knoppix and Debian are two distros
which produce Live CDs - SuSE does as well, particularly via the Linux
Format and Linux Magazine UK magazines which are available at good
newsagents (I say UK for the latter, as there is a smaller US version
available which does not include a cover CD or DVD).

I hope this helps - good luck!

Alex.


-----Original Message-----
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Deaville
Sent: 16 October 2006 15:23
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Subject: FN-FORUM: os9.2 / startup disk needed


hello

one of the machines here will not start up - it is running 0s 9 (.2 i
think) the last time it did so, I started up with either the os 9 disk or
nortons and held the c key down to start it up and take it from there

i do not have these disks and do not want to spend time on it as i have some
other stuff to do for her

so

a. can anyone advise an alternative method or b. would anyone send her
startup disc/nortons for a fee (or trust me to have a lend of them) or c.
would anyone be willing to travel to s.london to look at it



i know it is possible to boot up a os 10 machine as a firewire-external
drive - can you do same with os 9, as she wants something off the
computer urgently


thanks


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