Will system 7.1 run on Powerbook 520c?

I am thinking about buying a used working powerbook 520c which uses system 7.1.1. I have disks for 7.1 and need to know if those will work on the powerbook since 7.1.1 can't be downloaded from apple. I do not have an external cd-rom to install 7.5 on the computer.

With the downloadable System 7.5.3 (see Niel's link above) installed on the PowerBook 520c, you ought to be able to use most of the files and software from a System 7.1 LC III.
It is not that difficult to carry out a System 7.5.3 installation. If the PB 520c contains at least an essentially functioning operating system already (7.1.1), it is more or less a matter of transferring (and decoding) the nineteen downloaded 7.5.3 files. This transfer can be done on 1.44 MB floppies, providing that you have access to an external USB floppy drive with a modern Mac. A PC with a floppy drive can handle Mac-formatted 1.44 MB disks, if a special utility (such as TransMac) is used. In order to read PC-formatted 1.44 MB floppy disks, the PB 520c's operating system would require an installed and active PC Exchange control panel (earlier 7.1 versions used the separate Apple File Exchange program from the Tidbits system disk).
There are other transfer possibilities. For example, the PB 520c has built-in Ethernet (an external AAUI to RJ-45 transceiver required), but TCP/IP software (standard with 7.5.3 but not 7.1.1) would be needed when used in connection with modern computers. Another example could be a CompactFlash card in a PC Card adapter for CF, but only if the PowerBook has the (optional) PCMCIA Expansion Module.
If the PB 520c has an empty hard disk, you would need another older Mac with a floppy drive (and Disk Copy 4.2 or 6.3.3) to create a bootable floppy to begin with. The Network Access disk (here) can be used for startup purposes.
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