--- John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i have a microsoft wired base station. it has the > network, and the internet router built in. could i > just connect the ethernet card to it and be able to > access the internet?
Should be able to use the router with the Mac. Depending on what is required, you may get away with using MacTCP but my bet is you'll probably have to install Open Transport. If you install PC Exchange on the Mac (File Exchange in OS 8+) you don't need TransMac, just sneakernet PC floppy, Zip, SyQuest, Magneto Optical and other disks back and forth. SCSI cards and Zip 100 or 3.5" MO drives can be found cheap on eBay these days. I have a 640meg MO in my PC and a 320meg MO external for the Macs as well as a Zip 100 in my PC and an external SCSI Zip 100 for the Macs. One of the better (and cheap) PC SCSI cards is the original single bus fast SCSI II Adaptec 2940. Very nice for sharing peripherals between Mac and PC plus the ocaisional low level format when a hard drive gets so fouled up no Mac utility will do anything with it. Been there, done that a few times! ===== "When you are wrestling for possession of a sword, the man with the handle always wins." Hiro Protagonist __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
