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Download for Japanese Localization for System 7

68kMLA Software 22 posts Jun 11, 2015 to Jun 21, 2015

#1 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 - 16:06 68kMLA

Was this ever made for free along with the OSes? One of my buyers is Japanese and knows very little English, would like to help him out by locating the Japanese localization for System 7.1, if one exists.

#2 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 - 16:18 68kMLA

KanjiTalk?

#3 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 - 16:44 68kMLA

Japanese (and other) language support was one of the most important benefits of System 7.1. Have a look for Worldscript and Japanese Language Kit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldScript

#4 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 - 16:45 68kMLA

Yeah, I was just AltaVistaing and came across the actual name. I may have it at home if it's on the Apple Backup Library CD thing. Probably is, I'll have to look at it.

KanjiTalk 7.1

#5 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 - 16:45 68kMLA

tanuki65 said:
KanjiTalk?

I'm thinking the same thing. It was, I believe System 7.1JP.

Ha! olePigeon, you beat me to the post by seconds!

#6 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 - 06:01 68kMLA

I can NOT find this. The best I could find was the Japanese Language Kit 1.2, which is for System 7.5, and it doesn't provide a Japanese GUI, just support for Japanese files and stuff.

Darn it.

#7 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 - 09:01 68kMLA

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I use this link for my Japenese PowerBook 550c.

#8 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 - 14:25 68kMLA

I have a Japanese version on floppy for my 180 I'll see if it specific

#9 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 - 14:48 68kMLA

I cannot find the originals but found 2 copies on maxall disks listed as 7.1 KT 7 Japanese install with PB160/180 Apple HD setup and a Disk first aid.

Install looks like 8 disks and the 2 setups.

#10 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 - 14:49 68kMLA

I'll keep looking for the originals. I know I should have them as I got the 180 from the original owner who lived in Japan as a writer.

#11 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 - 15:08 68kMLA

So I found the StyleWriter 2400 4 disk installer in Japanese that are original so I'm on the correct path.

#12 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 - 15:38 68kMLA

I believe that SSW of different languages can be found on the Apple Legacy Software Recovery CD.

#13 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 - 19:01 68kMLA

It's not on the Legacy Software Recovery CD, I have that one. It's English only.

However, I just discovered the Mac OS Anthology DVD set. I'll give that a go. Supposed to have all the localizations.

#14 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 - 21:21 68kMLA

I have KanjiTalk 7.5, 7.5.1 & 7.6 on my server, are they any good to you?

Edit, Mac Os Anthology won't do you any good if you are looking for 7.1, it only goes down to 7.6 iirc (but it will have the Japanese localization)

Edit 2: I stand corrected, just checked disk 1 and it does indeed have 7.1, But not KanjiTalk 7.1.... However it dose have KanjiTalk 7.5.

#15 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 - 23:23 68kMLA

After several hours of finally getting it, no 7.1. Just 7.5, which is on Macintosh Garden.

Sigh.

#16 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 - 17:59 68kMLA

Aha! I have found KanjiTalk 7.1

It's on the April 1994 Developer CD (Which is on my server, I won't post any links as per the rules, but if you need help finding it pm me)

The only problem is that it is not a image, it's just the files dumped into a folder in the CD.

#17 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 - 01:29 68kMLA

matacao said:
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I use this link for my Japenese PowerBook 550c.

Do you have the 550c System Enabler? I've been looking for this for awhile

#18 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 - 20:08 68kMLA

I don't have the original floppy but I will be interested if anyone have a backup.

#19 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 - 05:00 68kMLA

Per our normal rules, I've removed the software piracy links.

#20 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 - 17:32 68kMLA

matacao said:
I don't have the original floppy but I will be interested if anyone have a backup.

Images of the original floppy for the 550c are impossible to come by, at least as far as I have found. I did an extensive search and never found a set of original images.

#21 Sat, 20 Jun 2015 - 22:17 68kMLA

I have made an intensive search in Japanese website but I have only find dead links.

#22 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 - 00:46 68kMLA

Yep. The old Apple JP FTP is long dead, and there is no archive in the Wayback Machine due to Apple's nazi policy of not allowing archives of their stuff. Jerks.