Yeah im thinking that a serial cable would be the easiest, just connect the two computers together, copy what you need, then catch some sleep or watch a movie, because watching that copy is like watching a plant grow....
On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 1:35 PM, John Teffer <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can't answer your question, but if you have a plain old Mac serial > cable (like you'd use to connect a printer) you could just connect > the two computers with that and use their built in file sharing, no > modems or extra software required: > > http://www.jagshouse.com/filesharing.html > > On Jul 4, 2009, at 12:04 PM, Michael Galant wrote: > > > > > I am going to try to copy files from my color classic to a pci > > Powermac > > that I have, connecting each to a modem and then connecting the modems > > to each other. Does anyone know the correct settings to use with the > > Microphone LT software? I found a website that explains the correct > > settings using AppleWorks, but I don't have AppleWorks. > > > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > > Wolf wrote: > >> the drive in the CC is a SCSI 50 pin drive > >> if you have some SCSI stuff lying around... or a PC with a SCSI > >> card... > >> or maybe some kind of serial cable, from the modem/printer port to a > >> serial port on a PC (or newer Mac?) and some terminal software, i'd > >> say HyperTerminal on a PC and maybe Claris on the CC? > >> im not too sure on the serial part though, i never did it with a > >> compact Mac, only to IBM laptops > >> consider what you would do with the files once off the drive? > >> maybe if > >> you could get the drive hooked to a SCSI interface on another > >> machine, > >> you could image it and load the resulting disk image it into a 68k > >> emulator like Basilisk2, and have access to both yer data and the > >> programs that created that data, running under the OS that was on the > >> CC... > >> or use floppies, it wasn't too bad with a couple of 1440k floppies > >> when i backed up my Classic to my ThinkPad > >> just my thoughts > >> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 6:18 PM, Michael Galant > >> <[email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Hi. > >> > >> I have a Color Classic that I no longer use. I would like to > >> copy my > >> files onto another computer and then wipe the computer of all my > >> personal information, after which I would like to donate the > >> computer > >> to someone who wants to use it. The person could pick it up > >> here in > >> Los Angeles or I could ship it if the person who wants the > >> computer > >> could reimburse me the cost of shipping it. > >> > >> So my questions are: > >> > >> 1) Is there a way to remove the hard drive from the Color > >> Classic and > >> temporarily convert it into an external USB drive? If I could do > >> that, that means that I could transfer my data files to my PC, > >> which > >> has software that allows it to read mac files. Then I would > >> put the > >> hard drive back into the Color Classic. Of course, if there's > >> another > >> way to copy my data files off the hard drive without doing all > >> of this > >> (short of transferring it little by little to floppy disks), that > >> would be great, too. (Maybe some type of data cable between > >> the old > >> computer and my PC?) > >> > >> 2) Is there a way to remove all of my personal data without > >> wiping > >> the hard disk entirely blank? I'd rather not wipe it entirely > >> blank, > >> since presumably whoever wants the computer would want to have > >> the > >> system software already installed, and I'm not sure if I have the > >> system disks around anymore (I've had the computer since 1994). > >> > >> I haven't used the computer in quite some time, but the last > >> time I > >> tried, it was working just fine. I could just take it in to a > >> recycling / e-waste center, but I'd rather have the computer > >> be used > >> since it still works. > >> > >> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Mike > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Handyman Franchises. Click Here. > > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/fc/ > > BLSrjpYbiOJYENUBNaLHvabcus8hqzz1JxyH5fehTkHeGEwKc0LUIU3GOhK/ > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
