Low Density 6.0.x? 7.0.x? — #17

Post #17 by Paralel

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	68k
Post Date	Sat, 18 Apr 2015 - 18:09
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/low-density-6-0-x-7-0-x.1764/

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unity said:
^ They posted systems going all the way back. Its where I made my first archive from back in the 90s. I think the directory was even called "older system". They also stored all the Newton releases there. In fact, there is still stuff there.

To expand on Paralel's post, anything from 7 Pro up is a no-no to post technically. Excluding updates which are not full systems. But I am not sure if that is true anymore since Apple themselves has 7.5.3 as a complete download right not. And I am not sure what else is out there since I have not poked around the server yet, but there is more. So Apple may have abandoned System 7. Maybe even 8 (which I doubt).

A link to 7.0, I guess smaller disk images are inside this single download. But I have not checked.

http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English -North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/System_7.0.x/System_7.0.smi.bin

It actually predates System 7 Pro, Apple charged for 7.1 upgrade disks. 7.0.1 was the very last "free" version, which works out pretty well, since it was also the very last "full" system that was omnicompatible with all current macs that existed as of its creation (I don't consider the 7.5 NAD to count since its not a full system file, it has limitations). Don't forget to run System Tune-Up 1.1.1 for 7.0.1.

So, you can go up to 7.0.1, then skip up to 7.5.3, and I'm not too sure after that, since I never stray beyond 7.1.2

And, after posting, I can see Charlieman Ninja'd me to the explanation for System 7.1

For System 7.1.2, don't forget to run System Update 3.