[thechat] Re-formatting a Mac

[Ben Dyer]

I have an old PowerMac 5260.  It's running 8.5 I think with no 
problems.  Your mileage may vary of course.

--Ben

At 05:39 PM 4/6/01, you wrote:
>Bob Davis wrote:
> > Boot off of a CD (hold CMD (apple) and C when it's booting) and use the
> > disk utility application that is on the CD.
> >
> > Very simple.  Let me know if you need any help.
>
>One caveat -- make sure you *have* a system CD for a system that'll
>actually run on that box. Not sure what system that Mac wil tolerate.
>Maybe 8.1? Performa 5320 PowerMac ... hrmmm ... it's been too long since
>I've done this kind of resurrection... what's a good site for getting
>specs on old macs... what was that utility I remember... I have it at
>home...
>
>Anyway, my main point is that old macs too often don't have any
>accompanying CD install disks ... or at least nothing current. So be
>careful before wiping that system - might be a pain to find a fresh OS
>installer....
>
>:-\  Sorry can't be more helpful....
>
>         - joe
>
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Ben Dyer
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