Uninstall mac classic

is there a way to uninstall mac classic (OS 9.2.2) to make room since my hard drive is running out of room?
i no longer use programs that require OS9.
thanks

radiohead62, Welcome to the discussion area!
Sure but OS 9 doesn't take up much room. If you are running out of disk space you will need to back up and remove other things.
Use WhatSize to determine what is using up your disk space. Then determine if you can back up and remove the big files.

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Uninstall os9 classic

Will uninstalling os9 classic from Tiger cause fragmentation problems? I was told this by an Apple technician, who recommended I not uninstall it unless I need space on the hard drive (which I don't). Am I better off just leaving it alone until I replace everything with Leopard when it comes out? If I uninstall it, how to I correct any fragmentation that may result?

Will uninstalling os9 classic from Tiger cause
fragmentation problems?
not unless you are very short on disk space.
I was told this by an Apple
technician, who recommended I not uninstall it unless
I need space on the hard drive (which I don't).
I'd leave Classic alone because it simply doesn't take up much space, and why remove it unless I know for absolute certain that I'll never use a Classic app again?
Am I
better off just leaving it alone until I replace
everything with Leopard when it comes out?
Why 'replace everything' even then? The simplest upgrades are an update upgrade, in which the old version of OS X is updated by the new version, and an archive update, in which the old versions of OS X is placed in a newly generated Previous Systems folder and an all-new System is placed on your hard drive. I've done update upgrades on my personal Macs without problems since OS X 10.1.x. I've done update upgrades on other Macs, at the office and elsewhere, with only minor problems except in a few cases, since the same time. All of the minor problems were easily fixed. The more serious problems were because the Mac in question either had certain 3rd-party haxies loaded and the user didn't tell me, or there were serious directory problems, or both. Fixes were straight-forward, if time-consuming. And since then, I simply check out the volume beforehand to avoid those problems.
If I
uninstall it, how to I correct any fragmentation that
may result?
Why bother?

How can I transfer document files from my mac classic to my macbook?

I have a floppy drive on my old mac classic and cd drive on my macbook. Is there some way to connect the two and transfer files directly?

A Macintosh Classic (http://support.apple.com/kb/sp198) has a SCSI hard drive. Even though the hard drive can be removed and placed in an external SCSI enclosure, it is not going to be easy to find a way of connecting it to a modern Mac. That would normally require a USB-to-SCSI adapter, which may or may not be supported under the latest operating system versions.
The easiest method of transferring files from a Macintosh Classic may be via an external USB floppy drive connected to the modern Mac. 1.44 MB Mac-formatted floppy disks can be used for such transfers (not 800K).
A SCSI Zip (100) drive could in principle be connected to the SCSI port of the Macintosh Classic. The Zip disk could then be moved to a USB Zip (100) drive connected to a modern computer.
The Macintosh Classic does not have built-in Ethernet, nor a slot for an Ethernet card (certain other "classic" Macintosh computers do have the ability to hold an Ethernet card). There are some external solutions (such as SCSI-to-Ethernet adapters), but with limitations. For a networking overview, the http://www.applefool.com/se30/ web page could perhaps be of interest.
It is also possible to arrange a null-modem connection between a Macintosh Classic and a modern computer, providing that a USB-to-serial adapter is attached to the latter (appropriate terminal emulation programs are needed on both sides).
Jan

Any hope for my Mac Classic?

OK, so I ran out to Radio Shack and bought a computer cable...
My Mac Classic will turn on and has shown me a checkerboard pattern, made a few grindy noises, and then just a plain gray screen. I turned it off and then on again and a few minutes later I got a sad Mac face with some 0s and 1s underneath it. I turned it off and on again and now just have the checkerboard pattern.
Is this it? Must I know turn my Mac into a "Macquarium" or is there maybe a smidge of hope that I can get it working again (or at least be able to transfer some data off of the hard drive?)
Thanks in advance!

The Mac classic uses a memory-mapped screen buffer. If you get a coarse checkerboard pattern on the screen that is visible without squinting, it indicates a memory problem.
The most common problem is accumulated corrosion on the SIMMs/sockets, and the most likely cure is to remove the SIMMs, shine up the tin plating on the contacts with a soft eraser and do not touch them with your (oily) fingers afterward, and re-install them. If your SIMMs have gold fingers, remember that the gold is very, very thin, and you can easily scrub the gold completely off.
While you have it apart a new PRAM battery is also a good idea if it has been off wall power for a few months or more.
Getting the case open to get access to this stuff is not trivial. Procedures are posted on the Web and any number of posters here can help you with it also. Just indicate where you would like to go next and what you would like to accomplish. Posters here are eager to help.

Hard time for selecting Startup Disk (partition) in Mac Classic II.

Dear coleagues, I'd like your help to understand and solve a tricky trouble. I'm sorry for the long text, but the issue is probably living in a small detail.
The issue regards a Mac Classic II with internal and external HDDs. Internal HDD has two partitions, a smaller with System 7.1 (first) and a larger with System 7.5.3 (second). This one is installed there since 5 years ago, working fine.
The (just installed) external HDD has 6 partitions (because of its size 9 Gb). It has been formated runing VCP in this Classic II itself and all partitions are initialized with HFS. It is intended to be a backup for my Classic II as well as my Mac Plus. I've started Installing System 7.5.3 in its third partition. Other partitions remain still empty.
Using only internal HDD I can already perceive that "Startup Disk" control panel is unable to change the boot partition attribute between partitions in the same drive. When I open "Startup Disk" it usualy both partitions of internal HDD are highlighted. I can select a Zip Drive, for instance, and it will boot from Zip. But, when I switch it back to HDD, doesn't bother wich partition I select, it will always boot with the same partition (usually 7.5.3). Then, If i open Startup Disk CP again, both partitions are again highlighted.
To switch between partitions in the same drive, I use Lido 7.5.6 PMount and there I select the boot partition. Then every time I select my HDD, that'll be the default boot partition.
My conclusion is that in Mac Classic II the Startup Disk CP is unable to set a partition within a drive, it selects the drive only. The boot will obey the drive's partition table flag. That's why I can do it whith Lido, writing directly at HDD's flags.
Now, attaching the external HDD, I can see all its partitions in Startup Disk CP and then I select one of them (the 3rd, with 7.5.3). Before rebooting, I close and open again the Startup Disk CP, then I can see all its 6 partitions highlighted. Just like I've been doing with the internal HDD, probably the solution to set a specific boot partition would be through Lido 7.5.6 PMount again. But Lido is unable to handle this drive. It appears gray in the drives list.
What does it sound to you? What would you recommend to test? Is there an alternative for Startup Disk CP?
Thank you.
Regards, Ciro (Brazil)

Dear Jan, good Evening.
Thank you for your time.
In fact I can select a specific partition, but by closing and reopenning Startup Disk CP I realize that the selection has been attributed to the physical drive (all partitions highlighted).
I have tried Startup Disk CP in both System 7.1 and System 7.5.3. They do the same way.
Internal HDD has been formated, partitioned and initialized with Apple HD CS Setup.
This external HDD in a different way. Apple HD SC Setup hasn't been able to "see" it, probably because of its prior format system. Lido neither. That's why I went to VCP. Moreover, as it is too big for 68030, I had to format it attached to a Performa 6360. After formating, I've let VCP make set the partitions in HFS mode (partitions with 512, 1024 and 2032 Mb).
I've mounted VCP in Mini VMac to get some screenshots for you:
Bringing it back to Mac Classic II, it could be mounted with Lido, but System 7 has asked to initialize all partitions again. I've accepted, installed system 7 on it, and it didn't boot. Then I've repeated the partitioning and initializing procedures using Apple HD SC Setup (since now there's a Mac HDD with "small" logical drives). Nothing changed.
I'm following your tip about System Picker. I've downloaded the sit file and read about it. It seems to be able to overlay the problem. I'm gonna try it and report back here.
But I feel still uncomfortable not to be able to do things the regular way. As far as I know, the boot partition is an attribute of a drive partition in partition map, just like the "Active Partition" found in FAT systems. I should be able to write there as I can do with Lido in internal HDD.
Thank you, Jan.
Best regards,
Ciro Bruno.

Can I connect Mac Classic's mainboard to the TV?

Can I connect Mac Classic's mainboard to the TV?
I think, the SOUND pin is the analog output of sound.
Can i connect the VIDOUT pin to the TV's RCA composite input(In my case it's Yellow plug at the side of tv)?

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AC power cord for Mac Classic

i have an opportunity to get an old mac classic but the seller says it has not AC cord. is that easy to get somewhere or not worth the bother?
thanks!

I don't know if the Classic just takes a standard AC power cord. A rounded triangular sort, usually with three sockets that plugs into recesssed prongs on the back of the computer.
If it's that kind it's been in use for several decades and you can pick up for very little money (I have about 20 in a box).
Also read:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=647360&tstart=2535
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IMac .docs to Mac Classic

I own a powerhouse 27" iMac, but I love the old Apple/Macintosh Computer systems. I collect them and even do a minor bit of written work on some of them... just for the nostalgic feel of it.
My question is this: How do I get an RTF file written in Word, Text Edit or [preferably] Pages to transfer over [and be readable/workable] on the Mac Classic?
It works via 1.44mb floppy the other way around, but I can't get anything written on the iMac to be legible on the Mac Classic.

iconRED,
Part of what you are seeing is meta data. The best illustration of meta data comes by opening a Word '97 document with Word 5.1. The older software will show a lot of gibberish, including information like who created the file and where it is saved to on the hard drive. But, on page ten or twelve, you will see the clean text from the newer software.
Newer software has added so much more information that the older software does not know how to deal with it. The trick is to get the newer software to save the files in the simplest of file formats. Easier said than done.
For example, Office 2004 will crash OS X if you copy more than just text from a website and paste it into a Word document. Copy a file from a website and paste it into TextEdit, paste it into Pages and paste it into Word. You will get three different results. If you copy just small blocks of text from a website, you should get more predictable results.
For example, look at this page:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=1.04
That page gives you three options for looking at the data.
First, one cite at a time,
Second, the whole chapter at a time,
and
Third, "print friendly version."
If you copy and paste the whole page into a word processing application, you will end up with some gibberish. If you view the 'printer friendly page and copy the whole block of text, but not the whole page - do not use 'select all' under the edit menu, you will get nice useable text to paste. That information will paste nicely into Word 3.0 or 5.1. The fact that Microsoft successfully developed a way to crash OS X each and every time you try to paste anything but text into a Word 2004 document just shows how much extra junk is included in newer word processing documents.
So, if you want text documents to open cleanly in older software, you need to strip out all the junk. In other words, create a true RTF document on a new computer using new software and you will have backwards compatibility. Add any new features like photos, tables, hypertext, HTML, etc. and you will get gibberish on your older computers.
Hope that made sense.
Jim

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This information-dense article is a true representation of what is going on, but is nearly impenetrable -- largely because it assumes we have dedicated File Servers all over the place rather than two Macs (with built-in File Sharing capabilities) we want to connect:
301183- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: "Connection failed" error when connecting to an AFP server
My interpretation follows:
Which Mac can be a File Server (source of shared files) under what circumstances:
To make way for the upcoming Intel Macs, AppleTalk and TCP/IP drivers for 10.4 were modified.
File Sharing via AppleTalk:
7.5.3 through 10.3.9 can share their files via AppleTalk.
10.4 cannot share its files via AppleTalk, and cannot mount drives from Macs that only want to share via AppleTalk. (AppleTalk printing in 10.4 is still supported.)
File Sharing via TCP/IP:
OS 9 and later can share its files via TCP/IP.
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Executive Summary:
The scenario that always works is to start from the older, pre-9 Mac, and mount the 10.4 Mac's shared drives or shared folder on the older Mac by using the "Server IP Address" button in the Chooser.
Note: when using 7.5.3, you may have to download newer version of Open Transport and/or the AppleShare Chooser extension, but these are readily available. There is also a US$40 Utility available from called ShareWay IP, that allows pre-9 Macs to share their files using IP.
http://www.opendoor.com/shareway/

Mac Classic, System 7,0 (or 6.0.7), secure delete ...

A friend is retiring her venerable Mac Classic running System 6.0.7 (and MacWrite II) in favour of a grape iMac she's getting free from another friend (oh my, what a shock she'll have - from System 6 to OS 9 in one fell swoop!). Anyway ...
Moving the data over isn't a huge problem, I think she's opted for 1.44MB floppies and an external floppy drive for the iMac. It's the data left on the Classic that's worrying her.
I'm sending her my complete set of System 7 Install discs from my original Classic, which includes the Disk Tools disk, on which is the System Folder and HD SC Setup (version B1-7.0)
So, the question is (aah, finally, you're thinking!) ... Does the version of HD SC Setup as supplied on the System 7 discs for the Classic (they install System 7.0, although there is a "System 7 Tune-Up" disk too) and especially the Disk Tools disk have a secure delete option? Unfortunately the Classic in question is over 250 miles away so I can't get to it at the moment.
Will I need an third party utility to completely erase the data on the internal hard disk or will HD SC Setup do it?

Burn.sit is only 89 k-should work.
You can use a 7.5 DisTools Disk on the Classic. For DiskTools you may look at
Jan Hedlund
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http://download.info.apple.com/AppleSupport_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Mac_ OS_8.1Update/
Disk tools (look for jpl)
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1358076&#1358076
wipe the HD(jpl),AppleIIFreak(network Access Disk)
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Drive Setup 1.7.3
http://download.info.apple.com/AppleSupport_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/Utilities/D riveSetup/
HD SC Setup 7.3.5
http://download.info.apple.com/AppleSupport_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-NorthAmerican/Macintosh/Utilities/
Disk First Aid
http://download.info.apple.com/AppleSupport_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/Utilities/D isk_FirstAid/
More about Drive Setup 1.7.3
Jan Hedlund
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=614031&#614031
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=613601&#613601
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how to uninstall mac os x 10.10.1 upgrade?
this has blocked my cisco vpn connection.
thnxs.

You will need to erase the hard drive and restore your previous OS X backup. If you have no backup then you can reinstall a previous version of OS X. if you have a 2011 or later model check that it meets: Computers that can be upgraded to use OS X Internet Recovery. Then you can do the following:
Install OS X Using Internet Recovery
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.
Partition and Format the hard drive:
Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
After DU loads select your newly installed hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall OS X: Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.
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Clean Install of Snow Leopard
Be sure to make a backup first because the following procedure will erase
the drive and everything on it.
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         with your computer. Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
         After the chime press and hold down the "C" key. Release the key when you see
         a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.
     2. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue
         button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
         After DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive
         size.) Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. Set the number of
         partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, click on Options button
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         (Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.
     3. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed
         with the OS X installation and follow the directions included with the installer.
     4. When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the Setup
         Assistant. Be sure you configure your initial admin account with the exact same
         username and password that you used on your old drive. After you finish Setup
         Assistant will complete the installation after which you will be running a fresh
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How can I remove/uninstall Mac OS X 10.7????

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Mac Classic Not Booting?

Ok, so, I have a Mac Classic. The 2MB model with the 40MB SCSI HD. Whenever I do Command + Option + X + O I get the error screen ID = 02 "A System Error Occured" What is this error and how can I fix it to make the Mac boot directly to Mac OS?
P.S. The Floppy drive works, I am temporarily using a floppy bootable Mac OS

Macintosh System Error Codes Explained.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA44464?viewlocale=en_US

Mac Classic II Software Update?

I just picked up a Macintosh Classic II that had OS 7.0.1 on it. I want to upgrade it to 7.6.1 but cannot. I can't load 7.6.1 because I need 7.6 and I can't load 7.6 because I need 7.5 and I can't load 7.5 because I need 7.1 and I can't load 7.1 because it's not available. A;so 7.1 is not for the Classic II.
How do I get from A to Z (or 7.0.1 to 7.6.1)?
I have downloaded a ton of older OS 7 stuff from Apple Older Software page and nothing works.
What are the answers?
Bud
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Bud,
Just a couple of comments.
To get any .sea or .bin diskette to open ........ must be loaded on the MAC Classic II first.
StuffIt Expander (for a way of obtaining the 4.0.1 version for Mac, see above) will decode MacBinary (.bin) files, as well as BinHex (.hqx). A self-extracting archive (.sea), where the resource fork has not become damaged during transit, will expand automatically when double-clicked upon. If there is a problem, one can try to drag a StuffIt .sea file (there are other .sea files that may behave differently) onto the StuffIt Expander icon. Disk Copy 4.2 is only needed in order to open Disk Copy 4.2 type disk images, and is not required for the System 7.5.3 download.
I cannot unpack .smi yet. 7.5.3 first disk image has this and is needed to install the other 18 disk images.
When the nineteen .bin files have been decoded by StuffIt Expander (apparently, this is what you did already on the modern Mac), they (one. smi and eighteen .part) are to be placed in one common folder on the Classic II hard disk. As indicated earlier, then merely double-click on the .smi file. This should mount the total image (the 7.5.3 installer will be found inside).
Both the 7.5.3 (& 7.5.5) and 7.6.6 need their initial upgrade, i.e., 7.5 and 7.6 primary OS installed first.
I think you mean 7.6.1 (not 7.6.6). In that case it is true that 7.6 is needed (nothing earlier). The downloadable System 7.5.3 however will install and work as it is, provided that the Classic II hard disk has an appropriate bootable operating system. If necessary, a 7.5 startup floppy can be made from the aforementioned Network Access Disk 7.5 download.
A CD image can be transferred to the MAC Classic II (or whatever) by hooking up the MAC II 25 pin HD connection to another computer that that is connected to your Ethernet.
Apple supports SCSI Disk Mode (HD Target Mode) for certain PowerBook computers (equipped with an HDI-30 SCSI port). The PowerBook would then act as an external hard drive when connected to a desktop Mac (which has a DB-25 SCSI port). Special adapter cables have to be used for this.
Otherwise, a direct connection between two SCSI ports is not supported, and may be risky.
It is possible to remove a SCSI hard drive from one Macintosh computer, and then (via a different kind of cabling) connect it (externally or internally ) to another SCSI Mac.
Jan

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