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

[j lagnese]

Yes

On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Michael R. Hoffmann <robolaw at aol.com> wrote:

> Any reason the mac's couldn't be connected to a 10-baseT hub & the old
> drive shared, so whatever is wanted on the new one could be transferred?
>
> On Aug 7, 2008, at 1:21 PM, James Lagnese wrote:
>
>  I believe it used IDE.
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>> On Thursday, August 07, 2008, at 01:05PM, "CW Smith" <cwsmith7 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> 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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