the imac is running OS X, and i have no keyboard. i could put Key Caps on a floppy....

I can't tell from the other side of the world...can you access the iMac from the LCIII?

i can select EtherTalk and the activity LED blinks a bunch. does it have the right drivers?

Yeah, it will. You'll want to make sure you've got the correct drivers for your ethernet card on it however.

Would a system 7.5 Network Access Disk work? i'm dd-ing one now.

OK... i'm really not looking foreword to all of those disk swaps. would it be possible to install from my iMac via a network? Click to expand... Network installs work for most …

OK... i'm really not looking foreword to all of those disk swaps. would it be possible to install from my iMac via a network?

formatting a floppy took 10 minutes! like... 10kbps slow. 512kbps isnt slow...

Wow... i didnt know floppies were so slow... Click to expand... 500kbps slow? Sheesh, back in my day.....

Wow... i didnt know floppies were so slow... Formatting... Verifing format... Re-Verifying format...

You might be able to do the hack install on a OS 8 floppy disk set, but it'll take several times as long.

Awesome! The adaptor will arrive today or maybe tommorow according to the USPS tracking thingy

Um... the LC III cant run OS 8... can it? Click to expand... Nah, but you can hack the system file to make it compatible. You need an external SCSI CD-ROM though. Linky!

No, wait, NetBSD Click to expand... FPU!!!

Um... the LC III cant run OS 8... can it?

Yeah, 7.6 isn't THAT different from 7.5.5.

About the OS, if you're going to use the newest OS it can run, get a copy of 8.1. No, wait, NetBSD . You would be SERIOUSLY wasting your time with 7.6, 7.5.5/7.1 is the way to …

TransMac will work too.

I've used RetroBrite, with fantastic results.

Yeah, otherwise known as Retr0bright. I haven't used it myself but IIRC some members here have had success with it.

I've heard of using a mix of Oxy Clean and hydrogen peroxide to remove yellowing. Not sure of the specifics but it may be worth googling/binging/yahooing etc.

Most Macs could not handle 8MB 30-pin SIMMs. The path for most, with a few notable exceptions, was 256kB, 1MB, 4MB, 16MB. That is, fourfold increments. Some left off one end or …

I assume they would have, as they made 16MB 30 pin SIMMs.

I have about 6 ADB keyboards and Mice. I get them for free a lot of the time. If you need them they can easily be found on freecycle, at least in my area.

Did they even make 8MB 30pin SIMM's? That would have been an ungodly amount per stick back in the day. Not too mention very expensive. I once paid $300 for a 4MB stick.