Re: Moving files from G5 Mac to a IIgs (and Mac Plus) ... ?

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@telus.dotnet>]

Blake Patterson wrote:
> I currently have a dual G4 800 Power Mac with a "Stealth Serial Port"
> - a "real" serial port that can do LocalTalk (AppleTalk) under OS 9,
> which boots native on this machine.  I also have an Apple IIgs and a
> Mac Plus that has a SCSI<->Ethernet adapter.
>
> I have been able to tie the IIgs to the G4 (booted under OS 9) and
> move files using LocalTalk.  I have been able to use AppleTalk over
> Ethernet to move files from the G4 (booted under OS 9) to the Mac
> Plus.  I am about to be rid of this G4 has I have a dual 2.5GHz G5 on
> order.  It cannot boot OS 9 natively.  OS X will not do LocalTalk and
> I do not beleive I can have any meaningful AppleTalk over Ethernet
> communication between the G5 and the Mac Plus.
>
> How should I move files to these machines when the G5 arrives?  
>
> (I also need to figure out how to get files to my Amiga 2000 -
> currently using the G4's built-in Zip drive to get that done, having a
> SCSI Zip drive on the Amiga.)

I've never used a SCSI<->Ethernet adapter so I don't know how well that
works. Using my Color Classic running 7.5.5 with an ethernet card as a
server, my G4 with OS 10.3 can access the HFS partition. Unfortunately
I can't seem to share the ProDOS partitions. Once on the Color Classics
hard drive you can easily copy the files to a ProDOS floppy, hard drive
or Zip drive.

I guess that since my CC was connected to my router and therefore my
ADSL, I could save a step if I wanted and use the CC to download
directly to a ProDOS disk or drive.

Wayne