Hi Ken, Thanks for the response.
I've all the proper cables for ethernet, I've the computer connected up to my hub, yet it still won't work. I tried setting the IP manually, RARP, and DHCP. Both my RARPd and DHCP servers work fine. I see the Control Panel for TCP/IP. Is there any tool check the status of the link? I had downloaded StuffIT but most of the files were either in hqx or bin encoded, and I couldn't find anyway of decoding them. _BUT_, I looked again today, and found one that was a .sea, which I discovered was supposed to be self extracting. So, I put that on a CD, and copied it to MacintoshHD, but it won't open up, and I can't find a resource editor, or anything like that. It keeps asking me which program I'd like to open it with. *sigh*, perhaps I'll have better luck to-morrow. clark On Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 06:54:09PM -0800, Ken wrote: > My Reply follows quote. On 16/02/2004 18:30 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > >Hello All, > > > >I was just given a Performa 6116CD. It was about to be tossed, even > >though it's in immaculate condition. I just couldn't bear to see it > >trashed. > > > >Anyhow, I'm completely lost. The machine doesn't have Stuffit or a > >Browser, and I've no idea how to decode a .hqx or .bin file. The machine > >is running 7.6.1, and I can read DOS formatted floppy disks on it. It has > >TCP/IP, but it doesn't seem to work, I can't ping from anywhere else. > > > >I've a Solaris machine, Windows *shudder* machine, and an Amiga 4000 to > >work with. I also have an old Mac Colour Classic that has StuffIt version > >1 or something like that. > > > >Nothing really helpful has come up on my googlings. > > > >Could someone please point this aging unix weenie in the right direction. > ----------- > I assume since you know it has TCP/IP, that it has the monitor "dongle" > and a working monitor so you can browse through the various folders. > > Does it also have the "dongle" to give you an RJ-45 connector for the > AAUI port and thus "standard" ethernet connection? > > You can get a free "Stuffit Expander" application from > <http://www.stuffit.com/mac/> which will open most anything, including > the .hqx and .bin files. > > To connect via the ethernet and thus TCP/IP, you will need an ethernet > connection (the dongle I mentioned) and then open the TCP/IP control > panel and set it to Connect Via=Ethernet. > > That should get you started. > > The 6100 series is still useful, though a bit slow by todays standards, > particularly with graphics. Still, my wife uses one daile (with a G3 > accelerator installed) to publish a newsletter and to draft quilting > patterns. Solid and reliable! > > Ken -- Sir Clark Frazier Hale I [EMAIL PROTECTED] For the Snark WAS a bojum, you see. SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org Clayton SuperComputing Centre - http://cscc.homeunix.net -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
