Ok guys here is the problem.
I bought a 1999 Imac 333Mhz tangurine at a flea market at MIT over the weekend and I have been trying to get it usable ever since without much luck.
When the computer is turned on it will go to the screen that alternates between the folder with the face and a folder with a question mark. So there must be something wrong with the OS, right?
So I figured that since the original OS was 8.5 I would try to boot from that first. Basically after trying multiple times and getting multiple errors it finally decided to boot to the OS with the discs as the background.
At this point I tried to install the 8.5 OS but it has an error (The application program "Mac OS Install" could not be opened, because a disk error occurred.) when I try to run any applications off the cd. I have made a youtube video showing this error. Also it appears that the last OS that was on this mac was OS 9. So is that having some impact?
I tried using an OS 9 install disc and that will not get past the face/question mark screen.
I would really like to get this imac running so any help would be great.
YOUTUBE LINK: Imac 333 OS Install Issues #1 - YouTube
Also the youtube video may not be available for a while since i am just uploading it so I will put the error message in the text above also.
I bought a 1999 Imac 333Mhz tangurine at a flea market at MIT over the weekend and I have been trying to get it usable ever since without much luck.
When the computer is turned on it will go to the screen that alternates between the folder with the face and a folder with a question mark. So there must be something wrong with the OS, right?
So I figured that since the original OS was 8.5 I would try to boot from that first. Basically after trying multiple times and getting multiple errors it finally decided to boot to the OS with the discs as the background.
At this point I tried to install the 8.5 OS but it has an error (The application program "Mac OS Install" could not be opened, because a disk error occurred.) when I try to run any applications off the cd. I have made a youtube video showing this error. Also it appears that the last OS that was on this mac was OS 9. So is that having some impact?
I tried using an OS 9 install disc and that will not get past the face/question mark screen.
I would really like to get this imac running so any help would be great.
YOUTUBE LINK: Imac 333 OS Install Issues #1 - YouTube
Also the youtube video may not be available for a while since i am just uploading it so I will put the error message in the text above also.