On Jan 27, 2009, at 12:53 PM, diane wrote:
> > > We have several G3 powerbooks we use for testing. We need a way to get > the data files off of the computer. My current problem is a G3 running > OS 8.5. It has a cd drive but no floppy or zip drive. I tried to burn > them onto a cd but got a "disk locked" error message. Can I do some > sort of connection to another computer - what would I need? Is there > anywhere I can get old floppy drives or zip drives to replace the cd > drive? Connect them to a network. copy the files off that way. Every Mac powerbook since the 540 had built-in ethernet. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
