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Post #25 by phreakout
Source Forum68kMLA
CategorySoftware
Post DateWed, 2 Dec 2009 - 09:00
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/se-30-endless-startup-loop.19020/
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Thanks Phreakout!
I tried booting the SE/30 from a floppy while holding down the shift key, but that didn't do the trick.

While I'm waiting for your OS disks, is there any method I can use to copy a complete Apple OS to a set of floppies using my Windows PC? The complete System 7.5.3 is posted on lowendmac.com as part.bin files, which I saw you mentioned in a previous post. Can I somehow get this onto floppies with the Windows PC?
Unfortunately, the suggestions for conversion between Windows & Mac are right on the nose as far as how to do it. I think there still is some underlining issues regarding how the disks are formatted. I believe the program is writing PC format code in the disk's partition.

You will be able to store the part.bin files onto individual floppies, as is. But those files are MacBinaries and are parts of the whole installer. When you use Mac OS9 to open the files, they contain a few "tome" files equalling 30 to 40 megabytes. So expanding them and putting the contents on floppies is out of the question.

73s de Phreakout. :rambo:

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