Eric Dannewitz wrote: > Um, does it have ethernet? What model is it? Firewire? > > Easiest way would be to network them, and enable filesharing on the > newer computer (Appleshare), and then use Chooser on the old one, and > find and mount the appleshare on the newer computer. Then transfer files > that way. > > If you have firewire, you can, depending on the model, hook them up via > firewire, and use the target disk mode.
Thanks to all for your help. Here are some more specifics: First of all, the older computer running MacOS 9.1 is a 12-year-old PowerMac 7500 with Ethernet, but no FireWire, USB or AirPort. It's so old that it has ADB connections for the keyboard/mouse and the old round-plug printer and modem ports. However, I did upgrade the processor to a G3 300 Mhz. The newer computer is a 5-year-old TiBook G4 800 Mhz with USB, FireWire and Airport. It is currently running MacOS 10.4.9, and can dual-boot into MacOS 9.2. It was the last TiBook Apple made that could boot directly into OS 9. I have the older computer and a couple of printers hard-wired to an Ethernet hub. This hub is also connected to an AirPort base station (pre-extreme) which is also connected to the Internet via a cable modem. The newer computer connects to the network/internet via AirPort. I have AppleTalk and File Sharing enabled on both computers. The AirPort base station functions as a network router and assigns IP addresses to all of the connected computers and peripherals (e.g. "10.0.1.2"). Before I upgraded the newer computer to Tiger (it was previously running MacOS 10.2.8), I could easily mount the older computer's hard drive on the newer computer's desktop using the Connect to Server command. I could also easily mount the newer computer's hard drive, or just my user folder, on the older computer's desktop using the Network Browser or Recent Servers folder in the Apple menu. At this point, I could freely copy files back and forth. After I upgraded to Tiger on the newer computer, I could no longer mount the older computer's hard drive on the newer computer's desktop because Open Transport 2.7.4 was no longer supported in Tiger. However, I could still mount the newer computer's hard drive on the older computer's desktop and copy files to it. This worked through OS 10.4.8. Since I upgraded to 10.4.9, I can still mount the newer computer's hard drive on the older computer's desktop, but as soon as I try to copy files from the older computer to the newer computer, the connection abruptly shuts down and prevents the operation. However, I can still copy files from the newer computer to the older computer, but this doesn't help me much since I use the newer computer to *back up* the older computer. Apparently this situation must be Apple's ham-fisted attempt to close a security hole and prevent unauthorized copying of files from an older 9.1-running Mac to an OSX-running Mac. Go figure. I did figure out a work-around: I reboot the old TiBook in MacOS 9.2 and then I can mount drives and copy files with impunity. Still, it's a big hassle. Thanks for listening, Brian Williams _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
