[DM-MUG] retrieving files from a Performa 636CD
James Lagnese
jlagnese at mac.com
Thu Aug 7 14:13:56 CDT 2008
as long as they are close in Appletalk versions. I don't think you can take a system 7 or 8 at best computer and fileshare to a OS X computer. At least I don't believe it works with OS X Server. That being said since the drive is IDE, why not put it in a USB/Firewire drive enclosure?
On Thursday, August 07, 2008, at 02:09PM, "Michael R. Hoffmann" <robolaw at aol.com> wrote:
>Two cables & a hub. If anyone needs to use them them let me know.
>Also I have adaptors for older Macs to hook to the 10-base T. We may
>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
>> port or a modem, you can do a modem to modem connection, but its
>> been years since I've even thought on how to do it. Basically we
>> are talking about how we used to transfer files to the original
>> iMac. Apple used to have a Tech Info Library article about it, but
>> 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
>>> <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:
>>> 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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