Old mac OS for Dialup. How?

archimedesarchimedes
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
Hope it's cool to post here. Googled in.



I was given an power mac 7600 /132 (with a monitor the size of a small car) by a mate today.



How do I go about configuring it for PPP connections?



It's my first experience of the OS. The only networking tool I can find is his old AOL browser.



I've seen articles about configPPP, filesharing etc. but none of them appear to be installed on my machine.



Is there anywhere I can download the tools I need? And can I download these onto my Linux/Windows machines then transfer them by disc? (the filesystem compatability I mean).



Cheers



PS: Is there such a thing as a mac Shell? How do I access it?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 7
    formerlurkerformerlurker Posts: 2,686member
    Go to the top-left menu, the Apple Logo.

    First item should be "About this Mac" or "About this Computer"



    That will give the version of the Mac OS you are using.. post that and maybe we can help.
  • Reply 2 of 7
    quagmirequagmire Posts: 558member
    I am an idiot.



    EDITED BY MURBOT. DON'T BE A LOSER.
  • Reply 3 of 7
    formerlurkerformerlurker Posts: 2,686member
    Ahh, poor Murbot, stuck on quagmire patrol. Kinda sux2BU suddenly, huh?
  • Reply 4 of 7
    archimedesarchimedes Posts: 3member
    Hey Former L



    I seem to be running System Software B1-7.5.3

    Revision 2.2
  • Reply 5 of 7
    formerlurkerformerlurker Posts: 2,686member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Archimedes

    Hey Former L



    I seem to be running System Software B1-7.5.3

    Revision 2.2



    ouch

    yes, that's pretty ancient.



    You can update to 7.6.1 here:

    http://download.info.apple.com/Apple..._7.6.1_Update/



    You may be able to make FreePPP work

    http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/1745



    and, you may be able to find some downloadable updates from apple here under Networking or Modem

    http://download.info.apple.com/Apple...can/Macintosh/



    good luck!
  • Reply 6 of 7
    archimedesarchimedes Posts: 3member
    Thank you!



    One more q...



    I see there's a lot of Windows compatablity features. Will the Mac recognise those binarys if I download them onto a DOS drive?
  • Reply 7 of 7
    formerlurkerformerlurker Posts: 2,686member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Archimedes

    Thank you!



    One more q...



    I see there's a lot of Windows compatablity features. Will the Mac recognise those binarys if I download them onto a DOS drive?



    yes, I believe System 7 supported directly mounting DOS formats
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