I was looking at this website assuming 7.1 was available - i downloaded 7.5 from here earlier in the week.

http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/

Delving deeper i now see 7.1 is not available.

As for the System on the PowerBook it was 7.1 (maybe 7.0) but Japanese which is why I wanted to install a complete new 7.5 / English, until my power disconnection catastrophe.

I will check for Filemaker 3 for my 540 meanwhile too. Thanks.

One more question... in your opinion, do you think it would be more effective , efficient (less time consuming) to take out the 160 HDD and find someone here (this BBS) willing to install 7.1 for me? Of course i would need to pay for the OS and service and postage , etc but am eager to get this 160 on the road. In your opinion... what do you think i should do?

Thanks for your time and advice- I am learning so much. I hope I can repay this Forum with my limited (ie. pre OSX) knowledge in future.

Michael