Subject: Re: powerbook duo 250 needed for loan to get supported?
To: Tim & Alethea Larson <thelarsons3@cox.net>
From: William Duke <wduke@cogeco.ca>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/29/2006 13:30:50
On Mon, 2006-29-05 at 09:12 -0500, Tim & Alethea Larson wrote:
> Hauke Fath wrote:
> > Alternatively, you could get a Nubus ethernet card for your DuoDock (it has
> > two Nubus slots, as well as room for an internal harddisk), or attach an
> > external cdrom drive.
>
> I think using a CD-ROM is by far the easiest. I have 1.6 on CD and
> that's how I have done every installation since I got it. Recently, of
> course, I immediately upgrade as soon as I get the base install working.
>
> Tim
I always found it easiest to download the installation files to another
Mac and install with the traditional method via Appletalk. I suppose
this would be the easiest way to install on the Duo as well; you'd just
need a printer cable to install via Localtalk.