What is this "PowerBook 145B Restore"

[pfuentes69]

Hi,
trying to learn more about my "new" 145B I found a guy on eBay selling this floppy that contains a tool named "PowerBook 145B Restore".
I couldn't find other references to this (I checked in the "Restoration CD SSW Disk 1" but I don't find such this thing).
Does anyone what is it and where it can be found?

 

[pfuentes69]

I answer myself... it seems a backup/restore utility, and this is in particular the application to restore the backup (so it should exist also something like "PowerBook 145B Backup", maybe).

Apple Macintosh PowerBook 145B - Manual (Page 138)

Apple Macintosh PowerBook 145B User Manual • Restoring the information on your hard disk • Apple Computers

www.manualsdir.com

So my question is... where could be found the right disk images to install a 145B, containing all these specific tools?

 

[pfuentes69]

OK. I found these utilities in the "Legacy Recovery CD"

It would be cool to find the Original floppy distribution that came with this model.

 

[Patrick]

Did they come with floppies ?

i seem to remember that my powerbook 190 i got new.. didn't come with any install disks. i had to make them from previously installed software on the laptop. (i may be making this up)

 

[pfuentes69]

I don't really know... I'm just supposing this after seeing the copy that guy sells at eBay, but in the "Legacy Recovery CD" I couldn't find it. I found distributions for other PB models, but not that one.

For Sys 7 versions I see these folders
- 7.1-PB 16x, 18x 1.03)
- 7.1.1- PB 150
- 7.1.1-PB 500 Series 1.0
- 7.5.2-PB 5300/2300/190 1.2.1

 

[aradiogurl]

The 145b came with a single boot/recovery disk that had the Recovery and Backup apps on it. Patrick is remembering correctly, the user was expected to make their own system disks from the pre-installed System 7.1 on the PowerBook. This was common with Apple's lower end systems.

 

[pfuentes69]

The 145b came with a single boot/recovery disk that had the Recovery and Backup apps on it. Patrick is remembering correctly, the user was expected to make their own system disks from the pre-installed System 7.1 on the PowerBook. This was common with Apple's lower end systems.

OK. Thanks.
Then I understand that the required extensions or control panel items (if any) for such a PowerBook will be coming in some universal install, right?

 

[aradiogurl]

OK. Thanks.
Then I understand that the required extensions or control panel items (if any) for such a PowerBook will be coming in some universal install, right?

Yes, a universal System 7.1 install should install any required extensions or control panels. From my research System 7.0.1 and up should work on the 145b, but it originally came with 7.1.