[DM-MUG] retrieving files from a Performa 636CD

[CW Smith]

The one problem I would foresee here is that the Performa likely uses  
a SCSI hard drive, and that SCSI --> USB and SCSI --> FireWire devices  
are flaky at best. Might not be the best of all options.

Peace,
CW


On Aug 7, 2008, at 11:52 AM, Chris Tyrrell wrote:

> Hi Kat.
>
> One possibility is to extract the drive from the Performa, drop it  
> in an external drive enclosure with USB connectivity, then connect  
> the USB drive to the iMac. From there, you can email docs to  
> yourself and retrieve the mail on the ThinkPad, or copy them to a  
> flash drive which you'd then use to transfer them to the ThinkPad.
>
> The thought of removing the drive from the Performa might sound  
> scary, but it's really quite easy, though I don't recall what form  
> factor that machine is (some are easier than others). Hard drive  
> enclosures are available at computer stores. For instance, Best Buy  
> has this one for $50.
> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8774301&st=hard+drive+enclosure&lp=2&type=product&cp=1&id=1204332553274
>
> Later on, put a new, larger, drive in the enclosure and use it with  
> the ThinkPad for backups.
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
>
>
>
> On Aug 7, 2008, at 9:19 AM, starcat at letterboxes.org wrote:
>
>> Hello from a new member.
>>
>> I have a Performa 636CD, got it in '94 or '95 and used it through  
>> 2001
>> when I upgraded to a used iMac.  I still have and occasionally use  
>> the
>> iMac and also recently inherited a ThinkPad (I know, I know,  
>> evil... but
>> free).  There are a number of files (mostly Word) on the Performa  
>> that I
>> would like to transfer to one of the other computers, but I'm at a
>> complete loss as to how to do this.  The CD drive on the Performa is
>> read-only.  Neither the iMac nor the laptop has a floppy drive.  My  
>> only
>> internet access right now is through an air card on the PC (I live in
>> the middle of nowhere with no other connection options except dial  
>> up).
>> I do have a dial-up modem for the Performa but no dial-up access.
>>
>> I am far from a computer expert.  I'm fairly adept at doing what I  
>> need
>> to do, but in terms of anything beyond the basics I'm useless.  I  
>> don't
>> even know whether the files would even be readable at this point -  
>> some
>> of them are 13 years old - but even having unformatted text from  
>> these
>> files would be meaningful.
>>
>> Purchasing hundreds of dollars worth of stuff to accomplish this  
>> really
>> isn't an option right now, so the cheaper the solution, the better.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
>>
>> kat
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