topic Re: ArchiCAD for a mac SE/30 in Installation & update

ArchiCAD for a mac SE/30

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:57:22 GMT

hello everyone,

I just brought a Mac SE/30 and want to have an ArchiCAD that can be installed on that computer.
Mainly just for fun and i wonder if anyone have an idea which ArchiCAD version it could be (I think it's AC 2.0) and how to get it.
I have already asked Graphisoft Hungary and they didn't have any.
tried to run ArchiCAD 3.4 but it didn't work so it has to be an earlier version.

Thanks

/Felix

Re: ArchiCAD for a mac SE/30

Chris Phillips — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:19:45 GMT

Oh the shades of Christmas past! I started with ArchiCad 3.42 on an se30! What version of mac OS are you using, I seem to remember version 6

Re: ArchiCAD for a mac SE/30

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:52:27 GMT

Re: ArchiCAD for a mac SE/30

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:52:29 GMT

Chris wrote:
Oh the shades of Christmas past! I started with ArchiCad 3.42 on an se30! What version of mac OS are you using, I seem to remember version 6

I think that its SI - 7.0 but I'm not sure if I looked at the right place.
I have ArchiCAD 3.4 here but I couldn't install it for some reason...
Do you think i need to install an older version of Mac OS?

Re: ArchiCAD for a mac SE/30

Chris Phillips — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:17:32 GMT

Could be! But I remember using 7.0 with it.

Re: ArchiCAD for a mac SE/30

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:37:17 GMT

Hmm.. i'll try to install it again then.
I'll let you know if it works!
Thanks

Re: ArchiCAD for a mac SE/30

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:45:40 GMT

I started with AC 3.43 on a Mac IIx and later upgraded through at least 4.55 and maybe 5.0 or 5.1 on the same machine (with a Radius 68040 accelerator added along the way). By the time 6.0 came out I'm pretty sure I had my PowerMac 8100 so I don't know if it would run on the SE30 but I wouldn't rule it out.

Since the SE30 was basically the same machine in a different box you should not have a problem with the hardware unless it is not working up to spec anymore.

The installation is another matter though. Are you are using the original floppies? The chances are pretty good that they have become corrupted over the years. Bits of rust on spinning mylar are not data storage for the ages.

If GS don't have working installers for the pre-CD versions may be lost to the sands (or cosmic rays) of time. I think the first version to ship on CD was 6.0. Might be worth a shot.

IIRC the SE30 shipped with System 6. You should also be able to run at least System 7, probably 8 and maybe even 9.