On Jan 17, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote:
> The machine: A performa 550 (This is the dark ages for me, so bare > with me) Got text files on it from a software program of the time > (what software would they have used back then?). I need to transfer > these files and open them on my eMac? How in the blazes do I do this? An antique mechanism called "the Floppy Disk" :-) Seriously, a USB floppy drive is cheap...I picked one up at Big Lots for $12 new. It didn't mention Mac or OSX at all, but standard USB floppies work out of the box. Alternatively, if the performa has any wat to get online, transfer via file sharing sites or the like will work as well. -- Bruce Johnson U of Az College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions don't have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml 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/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
