Adam, I may be wrong, but aren't the old G3 iMacs capable of "target mode"? Try holding down the "T" key while powering up the G3. I believe this turns it in to an external firewire drive. Connect that to the modern iMac.
Doug On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 9:24 AM Adam Rosenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > I am borrowing an iMac G3 with Mac OS 9.1 as a prop for a film. I need to > play a video file in the computer for the film, but I am having the hardest > time getting a video file onto the computer. When I open a CD that I burned > it will show some files like JPEG images, but the video files that I burned > onto the CD don't appear. I've tried several different codecs/formats > including h264, MP4, MOV, and AVI, all with simple file names and no > special characters, but none of them show up on the CD when loaded in the > old iMac, even though they are definitely on the CD. > > I've also tried other methods of transferring the video file including > flash drive (doesn't show up or mount when I format it to various formats). > I can't figure out how to connect the iMac to the internet to > email/download the file. And I can't figure out how to transfer it directly > via an ethernet cable connected to my modern iMac. So burning a CD is the > closest I've come, but the video files just won't show up. > > Help? > > Thanks, > Adam > > -- > -- > ----- > 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/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Vintage Macs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- ----- 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/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
