MacWord: 1.44-MB Floppy Disk Drive Required to Setup w/ Disks
Article ID: 122374
Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q122374
SUMMARY
To install Word for the Macintosh using disks, you must have a 1.44-
megabyte (MB) floppy disk drive (Super Drive). You cannot install Word on a
Macintosh with only an 800-kilobyte (KB) floppy disk drive.
Once installed, however, Word does not require a 1.44-MB disk drive. As a
result, if your computer does not have a 1.44-MB disk drive but otherwise
meets the hardware requirements, you can install Word from a network
server.
MORE INFORMATION
The Macintosh II is the only computer with a 68020 processor that Apple
shipped without a 1.44-MB floppy disk drive. Other Macintosh computers that
do not have a 1.44-MB disk drive (such as the Macintosh 128K, 512K, 512Ke,
Plus, and SE) also do not have the 68020 processor required to run
Microsoft Word 6.0 or 6.0.1.
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