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

Thu Aug 7 14:08:46 CDT 2008

Two cables & a hub. If anyone needs to use them them let me know. =20
Also I have adaptors for older Macs to hook to the 10-base T. We may =20
need to install some software too, but I have that as well.

On Aug 7, 2008, at 2:00 PM, Jon Thompson wrote:

> If you don't have ethernet, that won't work.  If you have a serial =20
> port or a modem, you can do a modem to modem connection, but its =20
> been years since I've even thought on how to do it.  Basically we =20
> are talking about how we used to transfer files to the original =20
> iMac.  Apple used to have a Tech Info Library article about it, but =20
> I don't know if it survived when they changed to Knowledge Base.
> On Aug 7, 2008, at 1:31 PM, j lagnese wrote:
>
>> Yes
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Michael R. Hoffmann =20
>> <robolaw at aol.com> wrote:
>> Any reason the mac's couldn't be connected to a 10-baseT hub & the =20
>> old drive shared, so whatever is wanted on the new one could be =20
>> 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" =20
>> <cwsmith7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> The one problem I would foresee here is that the Performa likely uses
>> a SCSI hard drive, and that SCSI --> USB and SCSI --> FireWire =20
>> 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=3D8774301&st=3Dhard+drive=20
>> +enclosure&lp=3D2&type=3Dproduct&cp=3D1&id=3D1204332553274
>>
>> 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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