[DM-MUG] retrieving files from a Performa 636CD
starcat at letterboxes.org
starcat at letterboxes.org
Thu Aug 7 15:18:03 CDT 2008
Wow, thanks for all the suggestions. Can't say I fully understand
everything that's been suggested, but I can start with the things I
understand. Both the USB floppy drive or the cable-hub-cable route
sound like things I could do without too much trouble.
The Performa is running 7.5, the iMac is running 9.1. Will the
cable-hub-cable route work with between these two systems? If it has a
chance, I'd greatly appreciate borrowing the equipment and software.
You folks are great!
kat
On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:13:56 -0500, "James Lagnese" <jlagnese at mac.com>
said:
>
> 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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