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OK, for starters, you can download disk images from Apple's ftp site. Pick your system version (6.x, 7.x).<br />
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<a href="ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/" rel="ugc">ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/</a><br />
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As for making Linux run on it, check out this site:<br />
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<a href="http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/" rel="ugc">http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/</a><br />
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Good luck, keep us posted.
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OK, for starters, you can download disk images from Apple's ftp site. Pick your system version (6.x, 7.x).

ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/ [ftp://ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/]

As for making Linux run on it, check out this site:

http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/ [http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/]


Good luck, keep us posted.

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Andyring: go ahead and post that as an answer so we can clear this Q out.
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Andyring: go ahead and post that as an answer so we can clear this Q out.

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Hi there, <br />
While cleaning out my closet I found my good ol' Mac SE/30, I have a LAN set up right now and could use this thing, when I boot it up I get that nice *sad mac* image, the code tells me there is system probs, so I want to get my hands on a BOOT DISK (shrinkwrap image) so I can at least boot off a floppy and make an attempt to fix it. <br />
also, I am looking for a Linux distribution that will run on that baby, and a URL or when I can download it.. <br />
best regards, <br />
<br />
---<br />
Nick 
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Hi there, 
While cleaning out my closet I found my good ol' Mac SE/30, I have a LAN set up right now and could use this thing, when I boot it up I get that nice *sad mac* image, the code tells me there is system probs, so I want to get my hands on a BOOT DISK (shrinkwrap image) so I can at least boot off a floppy and make an attempt to fix it. 
also, I am looking for a Linux distribution that will run on that baby, and a URL or when I can download it.. 
best regards, 

---
Nick 

Mac SE/30 boot disk+Linux distribution??

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