Mac OS 7.6 Installation Frustration (Macintosh TV) - Krazy Ken's Tech Misadventures

The Macintosh TV is in need of a Mac OS 7.6 software upgrade! Krazy Ken will soon find out how a simple software update can doom mankind (or at least break is computer).

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Krazy Ken's Tech Misadventures #89 - Mac OS 7.6 Installation Frustration (Macintosh TV)

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[ComputerClan]

P.S. enjoy Krazy Ken breaking everything.

[bretwashere]

You should look up the classic Macintosh key combinations. You could boot to CD by pressing C on boot, and you can soft reset by pressing Cmd+Ctrl+Power.

[KaddeMario]

Double Loss
1) Cant Update to 7.6
2) The computer can't turn on anymore

[CpUIMasteR]

5:10 That is the “At Ease” interface. My elementary school used it because it doesn’t allow you full access or the Finder and only specific apps that is assigned by the Admin. I do believe the software is still available on Apple’s FTP server.

[AzulChico]

Hey Ken! Thanks for the fun videos. The Apple software to format drives (Apple HD SC Setup for older SCSI disks and Drive Setup for IDE disks) only work on apple drives. I think that changed eventually but I don't recall when Drive Setup could be used on non-Apple disks. Since you have a 3rd party drive you will need something like La Cie Silver Lining or FWB's HD Toolkit. Or there were patched versions of Drive Setup that worked on any disk, but again you need the SCSI tool. Good luck getting it running again!

[DanaDoesStuff]

Your audio is weak because the capacitors on your logic board are leaking. You've GOT to get them replaced ASAP. Capacitor goo conducts electricity and is corrosive. The more you use this machine, the more damage you're doing to the logic board.

[cjc]

Dude, you're still the guy I'd want facing the aliens in the city-sized mothership with nothing but wit, a virus, and an old PowerBook. Awesome video, and in my own way, I've been there! This don't work, now that other thing doesn't work. Now the cables decided to stop GRRRR!

[emmabentley]

It's like watching Druaga1 lol 🤣😂

[sarahparrish]

I both love and hate how these videos have inspired me to start an old mac collection. I am now the proud owner of a g4 iBook. For some reason.

[vistafan]

I was about to go to sleep.

Well, that's gonna be a long night for me...

[EvilTurkeySlices]

Replace the capacitors on all your classic Macs.

[sevenfortyfour]

Mac OS 7.6 requires 32-bit addressing. When you first tried to boot from the CD it restarted after showing the happy Mac icon, which was an automatic switch to 32-bit addressing mode (which requires a reboot.) Annoyingly some of these old systems were set up to always eject all disks upon a restart. You might be better off running 7.5.3 or 7.5.5 (if you can get the thing working again.) A Mac OS 8 version of drive setup could maybe work, too.

[cleverlyblonde]

At Ease was the "lock down" / simplied UI alternative to Finder back then.

[SudosFTW]

Macintoshgarden has everything you need for this including the patched drive setup stuff for non-Apple drives.

[WildDiamond]

Krazy Ken, Druaga1, Squirrel Monkey, LGR, Roadgeek/Nostalgia Mall, and The 8 Bit Guy are all computer YouTuber gods to me.

[RiceCat]

those black ADB keyboard and mouse look amazing

[dogcowrph]

I bought a Performa 600 Cd in 1992 and it was horrible because it took a special version of the System software. These computers were intended to be sold at electronic stores and department stores like Sears. It had the horrible “At Ease” interface that was intended for people who didn’t know how to use a computer... this was after all 1992. That computer quickly got replaced by a Power Computing “Power Tower210 CD’.

[gallowsgryph]

"not hearing the same buzz..." ??? Oh that sounds like it's a capacitor or PSU issue. I'd say open it up and see if anything blew up before something starts to corrode.

[itsmitko]

"black and white"
**displays blue finder icon and rainbow apple logo**

[AnonymousFreakYT]

And, hey, if you want, I can send you an Apple-firmware SCSI hard drive preloaded with a Mac OS 7.6 install.