--- On Sun, 11/6/11, Jake Tesler <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anybody have a working system to get files to a > Powerbook 1400cs or Mac SE from ANY OSX? My goal is to not > have to waste a CD-R every time I want to get a file to the > PB, and I can't reverse transfer back to my Macbook Pro > regardless. Plus, its a time consuming process to begin > with. > Suggestions?
Get a USB floppy drive for your OS X Mac, setup a dual boot on it with the last OS X with HFS write support, or look for a hack that restores HFS write capability to a newer version. Get a floppy drive for the 1400cs and if need be, use System Switcher or System Picker (or some other method of having more than one System installed) so you can boot to a System that can write to 800K floppies. To get files onto an 800K disk, download on the OS X Mac, copy the files or 800K disk image to a 1.44M floppy. Sneakernet* the floppy to the 1400cs and copy the files off then pop in an 800K disk and copy the files back. If it's an 800K disk image, use Apple Disk Copy 4.2 to write the image to the disk. If you have Ethernet on the 1400cs, setup a local FTP server on the OS X Mac and download files from it with the Powerbook. You'll still need a floppy drive for the Powerbook to put stuff on 800K disks for the SE. If you want to be even slower about it, connect the SE and Powerbook with a serial cable (I think you need the type with some crossed wires, don't remember if it's the printer or modem cable.) and setup a simple LocalTalk connection. You can also use a pair of Apple LocalTalk adapters and mini DIN-3 cable or a pair of PhoneNet adapters and a length of 4-wire phone cord. PhoneNet adapters need terminator resistor plugs in unused ports. A LocalTalk to Ethernet bridge can get you pretty much direct access from the SE to the OS X Mac, but only if you run an older version of OS X that has LocalTalk protocol support. If the Powerbook has Ethernet you can run bridge software on it. Apple released theirs as freeware, previously the limited version called LaserWriter Bridge was free while the full version cost extra. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1258?viewlocale=en_US *That's a network protocol where you put on your sneakers and walk the disk over to the other computer. ;) -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
