| I Mac System 9 Questions [message #330026] |
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I would appreciate some tech advice
I have some Macs I use in system 7.6 and 8.1
I need to continue to use them and those system version due to legacy software I use
But I also have an I Mac
It's blue and all-in-one Mac with screen integrated
I need to be able to have an external hard drive go back and forth between my older Macs and the I Mac
The external hard drive is 18 gigabytes and has system 8.1 on it.
The problem is, it is a SCSI hard drive that hooks to the older Mac but the I MAC only has USB ports
What gizmos are available for me to hook a SCSI hard drive to an I MAC that has USB ports - that is the 1st question
Secondly, can I "startup" this IMAC (that has system 9.2 on it) from the external hard drive running system 8.1?\
Thanks for help - very kind of anyone to share information
If you don't mind, can you send me a text message to come to this board and read your response
Text to: 760-808-1387
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| Re: I Mac System 9 Questions [message #330027 is a reply to message #330026] |
Sat, 02 July 2016 12:05  |
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> I have some Macs I use in system 7.6 and 8.1
> I need to continue to use them and those system version due to legacy
> software I use
> But I also have an I Mac
> It's blue and all-in-one Mac with screen integrated
> I need to be able to have an external hard drive go back and forth between
> my older Macs and the I Mac
>
I think it's much easyer to create a network between all your computers
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questa o quella pietra, - risponde Marco, - ma dalla linea dell'arco che
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Perché mi parli delle pietre? È solo dell'arco che m'importa. Polo
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| Re: I Mac System 9 Questions [message #330028 is a reply to message #330027] |
Sat, 02 July 2016 13:12 |
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There are USB-SCSI adapters out there but 1) they're really expensive and
2) I have no idea how reliable they are. You'll still need an external SCSI
drive enclosure and power supplyas well, so based on eBay prices you're
talking at least $150-200.
I would also recommend networking for file transfer - this will let you use
the iMac as a file server and the other macs will be able to use it just
like another hard drive. What are the older mac models are you running OS
7.6 & 8.1 on? Are the computers close enough you can run a cable between
them?
Whether you can boot your iMac with OS 8.1 depends on multiple things:
1 - Tray-loading iMacs can't boot from USB (
http://lowendmac.com/1999/imac-rev-d/), so booting from an external drive
is a no-go
2 - which blue iMac - if you have the original Bondi Blue iMac yes. If you
have a later Blueberry color probably not, they shipped with OS 8.5.
Everymac.com can usually get you a good idea of OS compatibility - select a
machine model page and scroll down near the bottom where it says
"Pre-Installed MacOS":
www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/index-imac.html
The more interesting question is why do you want to boot OS 8.1 - for
compatibility?
On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Angelo Danio <angelo.danio@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I have some Macs I use in system 7.6 and 8.1
>> I need to continue to use them and those system version due to legacy
>> software I use
>> But I also have an I Mac
>> It's blue and all-in-one Mac with screen integrated
>> I need to be able to have an external hard drive go back and forth
>> between my older Macs and the I Mac
>>
>
> I think it's much easyer to create a network between all your computers
> ....
>
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> Angelo
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> "Marco Polo descrive un ponte, pietra per pietra. - Ma qual'è la pietra
> che
> sostiene il ponte? - chiede Kublai Kan. - Il ponte non e sostenuto da
> questa o quella pietra, - risponde Marco, - ma dalla linea dell'arco che
> esse formano. Kublai Kan rimane silenzioso, riflettendo. Poi soggiunge: -
> Perché mi parli delle pietre? È solo dell'arco che m'importa. Polo
> risponde: - Senza pietre non c'è arco".
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> Italo Calvino Da: Le città invisibili, Einaudi
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| Re: I Mac System 9 Questions // PhoneNet Network [message #330029 is a reply to message #330027] |
Sat, 02 July 2016 13:34 |
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OK - got it - so the older Macs use a gizmo that plugs into the back of the Mac - called PhoneNet and then a phone cable inserts into the PhoneNet and goes to the other older Mac. I didn't look yet - how will I hook a PhoneNet to the I Mac - does that work. AS I said, I haven't looked yet - the "connections" are on the side of the IMac.
M.S.
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From: Angelo Danio <angelo.danio@gmail.com>
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Sent: Sat, Jul 2, 2016 9:05 am
Subject: Re: I Mac System 9 Questions
I have some Macs I use in system 7.6 and 8.1
I need to continue to use them and those system version due to legacy software I use
But I also have an I Mac
It's blue and all-in-one Mac with screen integrated
I need to be able to have an external hard drive go back and forth between my older Macs and the I Mac
I think it's much easyer to create a network between all your computers ....
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"Marco Polo descrive un ponte, pietra per pietra. - Ma qual'è la pietra che
sostiene il ponte? - chiede Kublai Kan. - Il ponte non e sostenuto da
questa o quella pietra, - risponde Marco, - ma dalla linea dell'arco che
esse formano. Kublai Kan rimane silenzioso, riflettendo. Poi soggiunge: -
Perché mi parli delle pietre? È solo dell'arco che m'importa. Polo
risponde: - Senza pietre non c'è arco".
Italo Calvino Da: Le città invisibili, Einaudi
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| Re: I Mac System 9 Questions / responses [message #330030 is a reply to message #330028] |
Sat, 02 July 2016 13:45 |
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THAN KS for your answers. I respond in between below:
I can't determine (as yet) how to have a PhoneNet cable situation between the Mac 7200 and the IMAC
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Sent: Sat, Jul 2, 2016 10:12 am
Subject: Re: I Mac System 9 Questions
There are USB-SCSI adapters out there but 1) they're really expensive and 2) I have no idea how reliable they are. You'll still need an external SCSI drive enclosure and power supplyas well, so based on eBay prices you're talking at least $150-200.
[I already have several external hard drives in boxes that I hookup via SCSI cables to the old Macs that I have]
I would also recommend networking for file transfer - this will let you use the iMac as a file server and the other macs will be able to use it just like another hard drive.
[Yes I can do that. The old Macs I have, hook to each other via PhoneNet connectors that plug into the back of the computers and a telephone cable goes into those between the Macs.]
What are the older mac models are you running OS 7.6 & 8.1 on?
[I have some 7200 models various speeds and 1 has accelerator]
Are the computers close enough you can run a cable between them? [YES]
Whether you can boot your iMac with OS 8.1 depends on multiple things:
1 - Tray-loading iMacs can't boot from USB (http://lowendmac.com/1999/imac-rev-d/), so booting from an external drive is a no-go
2 - which blue iMac - if you have the original Bondi Blue iMac yes.
[I don't know which blue IMac I have...I"ll have to look at it and the model #s. It has a 350Mhz chip and it has Sys. 9.2.2]
If you have a later Blueberry color probably not, they shipped with OS 8.5.
Everymac.com can usually get you a good idea of OS compatibility - select a machine model page and scroll down near the bottom where it says "Pre-Installed MacOS":
www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/index-imac.html
The more interesting question is why do you want to boot OS 8.1 - for compatibility?
[I want to take the IMac with me because it is reasonably portable and boot from the ext hard drive and work on Office files (MS Word and MS Excel) and some other Mac files I have (More 3.1.1) and then when back at the home location, plug that external hard drive into the Mac that is there and continue work on THAT one (has large monitor) and bigger keyboard etrc. and many other programs]
On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Angelo Danio <angelo.danio@gmail.com> wrote:
I have some Macs I use in system 7.6 and 8.1
I need to continue to use them and those system version due to legacy software I use
But I also have an I Mac
It's blue and all-in-one Mac with screen integrated
I need to be able to have an external hard drive go back and forth between my older Macs and the I Mac
I think it's much easyer to create a network between all your computers ....
--
Angelo
"Marco Polo descrive un ponte, pietra per pietra. - Ma qual'è la pietra che
sostiene il ponte? - chiede Kublai Kan. - Il ponte non e sostenuto da
questa o quella pietra, - risponde Marco, - ma dalla linea dell'arco che
esse formano. Kublai Kan rimane silenzioso, riflettendo. Poi soggiunge: -
Perché mi parli delle pietre? È solo dell'arco che m'importa. Polo
risponde: - Senza pietre non c'è arco".
Italo Calvino Da: Le città invisibili, Einaudi
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| Re: I Mac System 9 Questions / responses [message #330033 is a reply to message #330032] |
Sat, 02 July 2016 15:00 |
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Yes, what Ken said. Your 7200 should have an ethernet jack, you would
connect the iMac and 7200 together that way. You can keep the phonenet
connection between the old beige boxes, but if all have ethernet, use a hub
and do it all that way - it will be way faster for file transfers!
If you have any machines that do not have an ethernet or AAUI port, you can
use a piece of software called "LocalTalk Bridge" to connect the ethernet
and phonenet sections of the network. I had a similar setup for a number of
years, using an SE/30 with ethernet card to allow the rest of the network
to access an ancient DEC laser printer.
The 350Mhz Blueberry (Tealish color) iMac probably will not work with OS
8.1, those shipped with 8.6. If you have the dark blue one (Indigo) that
shipped with OS 9.0.4. Office should be able to run on any of those
versions and some folks have gotten MORE working with OS9, though a quick
google search tells me it's more stable on OS 8 (including 8.5. & 8.6).
On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Ken Daggett <kadaggett@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 2 Jul 2016, at 10:45:06 AM PDT, bigclaim via Vintage Macs wrote:
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> I can't determine (as yet) how to have a PhoneNet cable situation between
>> the Mac 7200 and the IMAC
>>
> --------
> For this connection, I would use a "dumb hub" and cat5 ethernet cables.
> Both computers have "standard" ethernet ports.
>
> Ken
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| Re: I Mac System 9 Questions / responses [message #330034 is a reply to message #330033] |
Mon, 04 July 2016 23:15 |
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Th anks for the help M.S.
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Yes, what Ken said. Your 7200 should have an ethernet jack, you would connect the iMac and 7200 together that way. You can keep the phonenet connection between the old beige boxes, but if all have ethernet, use a hub and do it all that way - it will be way faster for file transfers!
If you have any machines that do not have an ethernet or AAUI port, you can use a piece of software called "LocalTalk Bridge" to connect the ethernet and phonenet sections of the network. I had a similar setup for a number of years, using an SE/30 with ethernet card to allow the rest of the network to access an ancient DEC laser printer.
The 350Mhz Blueberry (Tealish color) iMac probably will not work with OS 8.1, those shipped with 8.6. If you have the dark blue one (Indigo) that shipped with OS 9.0.4. Office should be able to run on any of those versions and some folks have gotten MORE working with OS9, though a quick google search tells me it's more stable on OS 8 (including 8.5. & 8.6).
On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Ken Daggett <kadaggett@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2 Jul 2016, at 10:45:06 AM PDT, bigclaim via Vintage Macs wrote:
I can't determine (as yet) how to have a PhoneNet cable situation between the Mac 7200 and the IMAC
--------
For this connection, I would use a "dumb hub" and cat5 ethernet cables. Both computers have "standard" ethernet ports.
Ken
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| Re: I Mac System 9 Questions [message #330038 is a reply to message #330026] |
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On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 8:58 AM, bigclaim via Vintage Macs
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> I need to continue to use them and those system version due to legacy
> software I use
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Does that software not work on OS 9?
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| Re: I Mac System 9 Questions // PhoneNet Network [message #330039 is a reply to message #330031] |
Thu, 07 July 2016 13:53 |
NODEraser
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As long as you are using AppleTalk via PhoneNet on the older
computers, you can get a PhoneNet to Ethernet bridge that will allow
your iMac to act as a fileserver for the other computers. If you can't
find one on eBay (such as the Farallon Ethermac iPrint adapter) let me
know, I may have an extra one laying around but I'm in the process of
moving and have no idea where it is. I used it with a G4 Tower, to act
as file server for various old Macs running System 7. It's been a
while since I played around with it, but I think you can even use
certain versions of OS X that have AppleTalk capability as a server.
The setup is pretty simple, you just plug one end into the PhoneNet
network, and the other end into the computer or an Ethernet switch. In
addition to file sharing, I was even able to use an OS X Leopard
machine as a "bridge" to have Windows 7 computers print to an old
LaserWriter II. So, if you're doing any sort of networking with older
Macs, such a device can be a pretty versatile tool.
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