![]() ![]() At the time I only ran OS X, but now it's my retro computer with MacOS 9.2.2 and such software as SimCity 2000 (the best SimCity), Civilization II, and Prince of Persia. On the Centris 7.5 was better than either version of 8, but I did run 8.1 on my PowerBook Duo 2300.Īll the software I could either save or recover in that process is now on my G4 Cube, itself ordered in a custom configuration about two weeks before Apple discontinued the whole thing. The SyJet failed, but luckily after I'd already copied anything of real interest the Centris 650 itself quit powering up about ¾ of the way through the floppies, and that was the end of that. Anything worth saving got backed up onto a newer Mac across the network. In preparation for a move over a decade ago, I started it up and dug through all the files on its hard drive, the SyJet drive I had (oh, that purchase was a mistake), and as many floppies as I could get through while also cleaning and packing. It was my first Mac, and the first of many Macs I bought either at or near the end of their lifecycles. My actual Quadra-era Mac was a Centris 650, the one with the full 040 processor and not the LC version. Lastly: System 6 was the last, best MacOS. Vari products assemble easily and don’t require special tools, which means they can be assembled by almost anyone, reconfigured quickly, and work in almost any space. Screenshot by the author, Autistic Widower. The ImageWriter II is there, too, but I'm pretty sure the ink is dried up and who knows if the wheels and gears are up to it. Enhance your space with accessories like standing mats, LED desk lamps, standing desk monitor arms, collaborative marker boards and more. The Mini vMac Emulator running System 6.0.8, showing the Finder, along with the Calculator desk accessory. Note: The Mac Plus sits in a glass display case in my living room, along with the diskettes and all its accessories. I rarely boot up the vMac but it's fun for nostalgia's sake, but I am glad my 800K diskettes managed to survived 20 years of being in a shoebox for me to copy my writings, paintings and videos, all thanks to that Mac Classic some guy on Craigslist sold to me for $35 bundled with an ImageWriter II. Suddenly, I could also just create a virtual image and use my System 6 diskettes, imaged, to recreate the Mac Plus in a tiny window in Windows. This goal expanded when a Mac emulator was available for Windows, Mini vMac. over to the newer Mac, then transfer again for archiving on a modern storage medium via Ethernet. I had a simple goal: to transfer all my 800K Mac disks of personal files in Superpaint, Macpaint, Word, VideoWorks, etc. ![]() Fortune favored me, as the Mac came with a hard drive, and crucially, Ethernet. I needed a Mac Classic or similar-era Macintosh because it possessed a SuperDrive that could still read the 800K formatted 3.5 inch diskettes, but could also write data onto the PC compatible 720K diskettes. 13 years ago I found a Mac Classic on Craigslist. ![]()
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