Bruce Johnson wrote: > > 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?
There are ZIP drives for some G3 Powerbooks. > > > > Connect them to a network. copy the files off that way. > > Every Mac powerbook since the 540 had built-in ethernet. > When did my PB 5300 stop being a Mac Powerbook??? Or the PB190 and PB 1400. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
