Help reinstalling NeXTstep

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Title: Help reinstalling NeXTstep
Post by: maxim on April 30, 2022, 03:34:52 PM
I have an old NeXTstation that I am trying to revive. Its in working order but it needs a reinstall of the OS. I don't own a CD-ROM drive that will work. I can get a USB to SCSI adapter but those are hard to find and expensive. I can get an SD2SCSI board but I know some people said their performance was better with the stock HD (slow SD card?) and my original drive is still working so its a shame to retire it. Any other ways I can do this?

Also on a side note, any members in Toronto area that can assist with this, maybe someone with a CD-ROM?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Help reinstalling NeXTstep
Post by: crimsonRE on April 30, 2022, 09:13:25 PM
Hopefully someone in the Toronto area can help you - the more NeXTstations that remain alive, the better!

Otherwise, external SCSI CD-ROM drives are pretty cheap on eBay...plus get the correct cable to connect with the HD50 port, and an external SCSI terminator for the CD-ROM drive...
Title: Re: Help reinstalling NeXTstep
Post by: maxim on May 01, 2022, 11:59:49 PM
Whats the latest word on SCSI2SD? Which version works best v5.1 or v6?

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