Saturday, 3 October 2020

Installing Mac OS 8.5.1 on a power G3 (BW)


So, I found this Power Macintosh G3 Blue and White that came with Mac OS 10.3.9.​I want to format and install the classic 8.5.1 so I can play some old games on it. So I burned a MAC OS disk from WinWorld but, I can't see to install it.​I searched the web on how to boot from a cd and found that I need to press the option key (alt) after restarting the computer, but I don't have an Apple keyboard (I'm using a generic USB one) so doesn't matter what key I press it won't boot. When I try to install without booting I only receive a message saying: "CLASSIC CANNOT FIND MAC OS 9 SYSTEM FOLDER ON THE STARTUP DISK TO USE 10.3.9" and there's nothing else I can do.​I never had an Apple before, so I clueless on how to proceed. What I'm supposed to do to have a Mac OS 8.5.1 in this power mac?

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