[Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-08 Thread Dean Estabrook
Ok. perhaps one of you computer mavins can help...I am technologically
challanged, to say the least. I am presently running Finale 2001 on a Power
Mac 6500/275, OS 8.1 ( I know, I know...ancient). My daughter is giving me
her I Mac, OS 10.3, in  hopes of bringing me into the present century. When
I get the I Mac, I want to upgrade to Finale 2004 (compatible, I
understand, with the OS X).

 Problem: (a)  My present 2001 upgrade CD will not load onto her I Mac,
because, it's an upgrade. When I purchase the 2004 upgrade, I'm sure it
would not load to the I Mac for the same reason. Will Finale, in your
opinion, give me a whole new (not the upgrade version) CD for 2004 for the
same price as the upgrade version ($99)?

(b) If I do receive a usuable version of 2004 from Coda, how do I transfer
my old Finale files to the new I Mac? My old computer only backs up via a
Zip Drive, and the I Mac only accepts CD roms. There may be an easy answer
to this, but I'm way to stupid to know it. Any help would be gratefully
accepted.

Thanks

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[Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-11 Thread Ken Moore
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dean Estabrook
writes:

>By the way, I aready have a portable Zip 100 Drive (Serial Port Type). Is
>there an adaptor to turn this unit into a USB port device, or do I, in
>fact, just need to by a USB device?

It may depend on driver software.  I don't know about Macs, but in a
similar situation, Windows XP would not load the driver for my old
serial Zip 100 (or, to put it another way, the driver knew nothing of
XP, so couldn't insert itself into the right place).  I got a USB
connected Zip 250, which reads and writes at 100 Mbyte capacity also.
This is more convenient for a portable, as it draws its power from the
USB port, whereas the old Zip needs mains.  Also, you do need a serial
port on the new computer, but I have that on mine.
 
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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-08 Thread Philip Aker
On Saturday, Jul 3, 2004, at 21:52 America/Vancouver, Dean Estabrook 
wrote:

(b) If I do receive a usuable version of 2004 from Coda, how do I 
transfer my old Finale files to the new I Mac? My old computer only 
backs up via a Zip Drive, and the I Mac only accepts CD roms. There 
may be an easy answer to this, but I'm way to stupid to know it. Any 
help would be gratefully accepted.
If your old Mac has an Ethernet jack, pick up an RJ45 cable and wire 
the two machines together. Then, on the iMac in OS X, press 
. You should have the old Mac show up on the network and be 
able to double-click it to mount it. Be sure to have File Sharing 
turned on on the old Mac.

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RE: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-08 Thread Fisher, Allen
Philip,

(Hopefully, I don't confuse Dean too much)Don't you need a cross-over
cable to do that with older macs? Or is that a function of 10.3? I know
that my g5 doesn't need a cross-over, but my g3 laptop does.

Dean, a cross-over cable is a special kind of network cable that has one
end wired in reverse of the other. Older machines weren't smart enough
to figure out that if you plug a regular old network cable into two
machines, they could talk to each other.

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On Saturday, Jul 3, 2004, at 21:52 America/Vancouver, Dean Estabrook 
wrote:

> (b) If I do receive a usuable version of 2004 from Coda, how do I
> transfer my old Finale files to the new I Mac? My old computer only 
> backs up via a Zip Drive, and the I Mac only accepts CD roms. There 
> may be an easy answer to this, but I'm way to stupid to know it. Any 
> help would be gratefully accepted.

If your old Mac has an Ethernet jack, pick up an RJ45 cable and wire 
the two machines together. Then, on the iMac in OS X, press 
. You should have the old Mac show up on the network and be 
able to double-click it to mount it. Be sure to have File Sharing 
turned on on the old Mac.


Philip Aker
http://www.aker.ca

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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-08 Thread Allen Fisher
Dean--

>  Problem: (a)  My present 2001 upgrade CD will not load onto her I Mac,
> because, it's an upgrade. When I purchase the 2004 upgrade, I'm sure it
> would not load to the I Mac for the same reason. Will Finale, in your
> opinion, give me a whole new (not the upgrade version) CD for 2004 for the
> same price as the upgrade version ($99)?

Ah, but it *will* load. The disks you receive as an upgrade is a complete
install (no previous version required). Same is true for Finale 2004.


> (b) If I do receive a usuable version of 2004 from Coda, how do I transfer
> my old Finale files to the new I Mac? My old computer only backs up via a
> Zip Drive, and the I Mac only accepts CD roms. There may be an easy answer
> to this, but I'm way to stupid to know it. Any help would be gratefully
> accepted.

Nab a USB Zip100 drive at Wal-Mart (or your favorite computer store) for
$35-40. Plug that into your iMac and read all of your old Zip disks. You
might find the portable Zip handy for other uses as well (I know I did)

Hope this helps
Allen

On 7/3/04 11:52 PM, "Dean Estabrook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Ok. perhaps one of you computer mavins can help...I am technologically
> challanged, to say the least. I am presently running Finale 2001 on a Power
> Mac 6500/275, OS 8.1 ( I know, I know...ancient). My daughter is giving me
> her I Mac, OS 10.3, in  hopes of bringing me into the present century. When
> I get the I Mac, I want to upgrade to Finale 2004 (compatible, I
> understand, with the OS X).
> 

> (b) If I do receive a usuable version of 2004 from Coda, how do I transfer
> my old Finale files to the new I Mac? My old computer only backs up via a
> Zip Drive, and the I Mac only accepts CD roms. There may be an easy answer
> to this, but I'm way to stupid to know it. Any help would be gratefully
> accepted.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> True justice is an extract of pure truth; not a biproduct of plea bargains,
> the eternal search for the legal loophole, or any other convolution of
> litigious sophistry.  DME
> 
> Dean M. Estabrook
> Director of Music
> St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
> Yuba City, CA
> 
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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-08 Thread Richard Yates
> If I do receive a usuable version of 2004 from Coda, how do I transfer
> my old Finale files to the new I Mac? My old computer only backs up via a
> Zip Drive, and the I Mac only accepts CD roms. There may be an easy answer
> to this, but I'm way to stupid to know it. Any help would be gratefully
> accepted.

A low-tech (and possibly low-speed) way is to send them to yourself as
e-mail attachments.

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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-08 Thread Philip Aker
On Thursday, Jul 8, 2004, at 16:49 America/Vancouver, Fisher, Allen 
wrote:

(Hopefully, I don't confuse Dean too much)Don't you need a cross-over 
cable to do that with older macs? Or is that a function of 10.3? I 
know that my g5 doesn't need a cross-over, but my g3 laptop does.
Oh yes, true. I use a hub for my local network and don't have to bother 
with the crossover type of cables anymore. For Dean, depending on 
whether or not he's got a cable hookup, a router might be a better 
investment though.

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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-09 Thread Dean Estabrook

>Nab a USB Zip100 drive at Wal-Mart (or your favorite computer store) for
>$35-40. Plug that into your iMac and read all of your old Zip disks. You
>might find the portable Zip handy for other uses as well (I know I did)
>
>Hope this helps
>Allen
>

Allen:  Since I already have most of my files backed up on Zip 100 Disks,
the most attractive solution to me, is to transfer data via your
suggestion. If I do purchase a USB drive (again, my inexperience will
become evident here), which port do I plug it into on the iMac?  Does
Walmart really carry that sort of stuff?

Thanks.

Dean

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the eternal search for the legal loophole, or any other convolution of
litigious sophistry.  DME

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Director of Music
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Yuba City, CA

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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-09 Thread Dean Estabrook
>>Nab a USB Zip100 drive at Wal-Mart (or your favorite computer store) for
>>$35-40. Plug that into your iMac and read all of your old Zip disks. You
>>might find the portable Zip handy for other uses as well (I know I did)
>>
>>Hope this helps
>>Allen
>>
>
>Allen:  Since I already have most of my files backed up on Zip 100 Disks,
>the most attractive solution to me, is to transfer data via your
>suggestion. If I do purchase a USB drive (again, my inexperience will
>become evident here), which port do I plug it into on the iMac?  Does
>Walmart really carry that sort of stuff?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Dean
>
By the way, I aready have a portable Zip 100 Drive (Serial Port Type). Is
there an adaptor to turn this unit into a USB port device, or do I, in
fact, just need to by a USB device?

Dean

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the eternal search for the legal loophole, or any other convolution of
litigious sophistry.  DME

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Director of Music
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Yuba City, CA

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RE: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-09 Thread Fisher, Allen
Dean--

Walmart does carry a few things like that. It saved my butt when I was
working in Prairie du Chein, WI (2 hours from a city of any size) with a
mac laptop with out a floppy drive or wireless internet and needed to
email a file. Just plug it into an available USB port. The port will be
the same type as the one that you plug the keyboard into. You won't even
need to plug it into the wall, the drive gets its power from the
computer.

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>Nab a USB Zip100 drive at Wal-Mart (or your favorite computer store) 
>for $35-40. Plug that into your iMac and read all of your old Zip 
>disks. You might find the portable Zip handy for other uses as well (I 
>know I did)
>
>Hope this helps
>Allen
>

Allen:  Since I already have most of my files backed up on Zip 100
Disks, the most attractive solution to me, is to transfer data via your
suggestion. If I do purchase a USB drive (again, my inexperience will
become evident here), which port do I plug it into on the iMac?  Does
Walmart really carry that sort of stuff?

Thanks.

Dean

True justice is an extract of pure truth; not a biproduct of plea
bargains, the eternal search for the legal loophole, or any other
convolution of litigious sophistry.  DME

Dean M. Estabrook
Director of Music
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
Yuba City, CA

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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-09 Thread NRaspa

In a message dated 7/9/04 12:38:56 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<< By the way, I aready have a portable Zip 100 Drive (Serial Port Type). Is
there an adaptor to turn this unit into a USB port device, or do I, in
fact, just need to by a USB device? >>

I don't know if the type of adapter you are looking for exists, however, I 
needed an adapter for my ColorStyle Writer Printer when I got an IMac and found 
an ethermac adapter produced by a company called Farallon.  I seem to recall 
they had all kinds of stuff like that, so perhaps you can find what you are 
looking for there.  Good Luck.

Nick Raspa
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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-09 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
In response to a query from Dean, Allen wrote
:
Nab a USB Zip100 drive at Wal-Mart (or your favorite computer store) for
$35-40. Plug that into your iMac and read all of your old Zip disks. You
might find the portable Zip handy for other uses as well (I know I did)
 

to which Dean responded, in part
If I do purchase a USB drive (again, my inexperience will
become evident here), which port do I plug it into on the iMac?  Does
Walmart really carry that sort of stuff?
to which I might add, it doesn't matter which USB port one plugs into; 
it is plug and play, hot-swappable [that is, you can plug it in, and 
unplug it without powering down] technology.  As to whether Wal Mart 
carries this stuff, it is my experience that the further in the wilds 
one is, the more computer stuff Wal Mart carries.  Urban stores, such as 
here in Dallas, carry a little; rurul stores, like 120 miles north in 
Durant, OK, carry a much wider selection of computer stuf.

BUT, for my money, unless time is crucial, I'd first check the iomega 
on-line store; remanufactured USB-ZIP 100's sell at a discount, with new 
warranty.  But you might also consider different back-up technology; 
ZIP-250's will read ZIP 100 disks, and my preference would probably be 
to go to a USB CD-RW drive at this point.

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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-11 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 09 Jul, 2004, at 02:37 PM, Dean Estabrook wrote:
By the way, I aready have a portable Zip 100 Drive (Serial Port Type). 
Is
there an adaptor to turn this unit into a USB port device,
Bad idea.  Adapters exist, but they're not reliable.
 or do I, in
fact, just need to by a USB device?
I'd go with that -- unless you have a FireWire card on your old 
computer (and I'm assuming not).

[But if so, that changes everything -- forget about the Zip drive and 
just get a FireWire hard drive and transfer everything using that.  
That method will be *much* faster than using Zip disks.]

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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-13 Thread John Howell
At 8:52 PM -0800 7/3/04, Dean Estabrook wrote:
(b) If I do receive a usuable version of 2004 from Coda, how do I transfer
my old Finale files to the new I Mac? My old computer only backs up via a
Zip Drive, and the I Mac only accepts CD roms. There may be an easy answer
to this, but I'm way to stupid to know it. Any help would be gratefully
accepted.
You're right, if anyone can help you, it's probably someone here.  I 
find myself in the same kind of predicament, unfortunately.  Our 
university upgrades our computers on a 4-year cycle, which isn't 
quite short enough.  I have a lot of files on a 1998 G3, and I'm 
trying to keep it alive and working because it can't communicate with 
my 2002 PowerBook Titanium G4.  The problem is partly operating 
systems--OS 8.1 vs. OS X/Classic.  But even more frustrating is the 
impossibility of connecting them directly.  The G3 has only serial 
(or parallel--whatever) ports, while the G4 has only USB ports.  The 
G3 can save to floppy, but the G4 has no floppy drive.  The G3 can 
read CDs, but not burn them.  Etc.  Lots of luck, and I'll be 
watching for suggestions that might help me as well.

John
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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-13 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 02:31 PM 7/13/04 -0400, John Howell wrote:
>At 8:52 PM -0800 7/3/04, Dean Estabrook wrote:
>>(b) If I do receive a usuable version of 2004 from Coda, how do I transfer
>>my old Finale files to the new I Mac? My old computer only backs up via a
>>Zip Drive, and the I Mac only accepts CD roms. There may be an easy answer
>>to this, but I'm way to stupid to know it. Any help would be gratefully
>>accepted.
>
>You're right, if anyone can help you, it's probably someone here.  I 
>find myself in the same kind of predicament, unfortunately.  Our 
>university upgrades our computers on a 4-year cycle, which isn't 
>quite short enough.  I have a lot of files on a 1998 G3, and I'm 
>trying to keep it alive and working because it can't communicate with 
>my 2002 PowerBook Titanium G4.  The problem is partly operating 
>systems--OS 8.1 vs. OS X/Classic.  But even more frustrating is the 
>impossibility of connecting them directly.  The G3 has only serial 
>(or parallel--whatever) ports, while the G4 has only USB ports.  The 
>G3 can save to floppy, but the G4 has no floppy drive.  The G3 can 
>read CDs, but not burn them.  Etc.  Lots of luck, and I'll be 
>watching for suggestions that might help me as well.

I don't know Macs, but this is how a few of us exchange very large files
with different PC versions: flash cards.

There are different kinds of interfaces for the little flash card readers
($10-$20), so it's easy to pass a 256MB flash card ($40-$60) card from
machine to machine.

I also have a 1GB and a 2GB flash card microdrive -- and use them for
computers, camera, etc.

Dennis



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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-13 Thread Eric Dannewitz
First, what type of G3. Does it have USB? If it doesn't, and it has a 
PCI slot, I'd suggest getting a cheap (like $20) USB card from 
MacSales.com, and then you have a couple of options on transferring 
files. You could then get a HD that has USB and move files that way, or 
you could get a CDR drive and move files.

Another option would be to ethernet them. I believe G3s have built in 
Ethernet. My 9500 does, and it was a PPC 604. You could go get a 
hub/switch, some cables, and ethernet them. On the OS X machine, you'd 
go to System Preferences, Networking, and Personal FileSharing. Then on 
the OS 9/8 one, go to Chooser and find the OS X computer there

Another option would be to get a firewire/usb enclosure, and taking out 
the HD of the G3, and connecting it to the newer computer and moving 
files that way. This way is a little more risky and involved

John Howell wrote:
You're right, if anyone can help you, it's probably someone here.  I 
find myself in the same kind of predicament, unfortunately.  Our 
university upgrades our computers on a 4-year cycle, which isn't quite 
short enough.  I have a lot of files on a 1998 G3, and I'm trying to 
keep it alive and working because it can't communicate with my 2002 
PowerBook Titanium G4.  The problem is partly operating systems--OS 
8.1 vs. OS X/Classic.  But even more frustrating is the impossibility 
of connecting them directly.  The G3 has only serial (or 
parallel--whatever) ports, while the G4 has only USB ports.  The G3 
can save to floppy, but the G4 has no floppy drive.  The G3 can read 
CDs, but not burn them.  Etc.  Lots of luck, and I'll be watching for 
suggestions that might help me as well.

John

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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-13 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi John,
Your beige G3 can communicate quite easily with your TiBook, and the 
different OS's are simply not a problem.  There are any number of 
options (some of which have been discussed already):

1) Connect them directly with an Ethernet crossover cable, then connect 
via AppleTalk or TCP/IP.

2) Connect them each to an Ethernet hub or router, then connect via 
AppleTalk or TCP/IP.

3) If the computers are already hooked up via Ethernet to your 
university network (which I assume they are), you can skip (1) or (2) 
because they are already connected to the same network, and you can 
just mount your G3's HD on you PB via AppleTalk or TCP/IP.

4) If you can't figure out how to get AppleTalk or TCP/IP working, 
there are probably public folders on your university's server that you 
can copy your files to, and access from both computers.

5) Assuming both computers have Ethernet access, email the files to 
yourself as attachments.

6) Buy an inexpensive FireWire PCI card for the beige G3, get an 
external FireWire HD, and transfer the files using that.

7) Buy an inexpensive USB card for the beige G3, and use USB flash 
cards.  Or an external USB CD burner.  Or a USB ZIP.  Or even (not 
recommended, but possible) a USB floppy drive.  Any USB device, really.

Good luck,
- Darcy
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On 13 Jul, 2004, at 02:31 PM, John Howell wrote:
You're right, if anyone can help you, it's probably someone here.  I 
find myself in the same kind of predicament, unfortunately.  Our 
university upgrades our computers on a 4-year cycle, which isn't quite 
short enough.  I have a lot of files on a 1998 G3, and I'm trying to 
keep it alive and working because it can't communicate with my 2002 
PowerBook Titanium G4.  The problem is partly operating systems--OS 
8.1 vs. OS X/Classic.  But even more frustrating is the impossibility 
of connecting them directly.  The G3 has only serial (or 
parallel--whatever) ports, while the G4 has only USB ports.  The G3 
can save to floppy, but the G4 has no floppy drive.  The G3 can read 
CDs, but not burn them.  Etc.  Lots of luck, and I'll be watching for 
suggestions that might help me as well.

John
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Virginia Tech Department of Music
Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A 24061-0240
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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-13 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Darcy James Argue wrote:
Hi John,
Your beige G3 can communicate quite easily with your TiBook, and the 
different OS's are simply not a problem.  There are any number of 
options (some of which have been discussed already):

1) Connect them directly with an Ethernet crossover cable, then 
connect via AppleTalk or TCP/IP.

2) Connect them each to an Ethernet hub or router, then connect via 
AppleTalk or TCP/IP.

3) If the computers are already hooked up via Ethernet to your 
university network (which I assume they are), you can skip (1) or (2) 
because they are already connected to the same network, and you can 
just mount your G3's HD on you PB via AppleTalk or TCP/IP.
Well, I think you need to have Filesharing ON to do this. It's not on by 
default. In OS 9 and 8, you have to use the FileSharing Control Panel. I 
forgot to mention this in my reply to his question as well.

4) If you can't figure out how to get AppleTalk or TCP/IP working, 
there are probably public folders on your university's server that you 
can copy your files to, and access from both computers.
This is a good idea as well.
5) Assuming both computers have Ethernet access, email the files to 
yourself as attachments.
Messy, but it would work as well
6) Buy an inexpensive FireWire PCI card for the beige G3, get an 
external FireWire HD, and transfer the files using that.
Excellent idea. Also would get one into making backups of their valuable 
files.

7) Buy an inexpensive USB card for the beige G3, and use USB flash 
cards.  Or an external USB CD burner.  Or a USB ZIP.  Or even (not 
recommended, but possible) a USB floppy drive.  Any USB device, really.
Or USB hard drive. A lot of enclosures come with Firewire and USB now
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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-13 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 13.07.2004 20:34 Uhr, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote

> There are different kinds of interfaces for the little flash card readers
> ($10-$20), so it's easy to pass a 256MB flash card ($40-$60) card from
> machine to machine.

Unfortunately, unless the G3 is given a USB card, there isn't a way to plug
in the flash card.

Johannes
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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-13 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 13.07.2004 20:31 Uhr, John Howell wrote

> You're right, if anyone can help you, it's probably someone here.  I
> find myself in the same kind of predicament, unfortunately.  Our
> university upgrades our computers on a 4-year cycle, which isn't
> quite short enough.  I have a lot of files on a 1998 G3, and I'm
> trying to keep it alive and working because it can't communicate with
> my 2002 PowerBook Titanium G4.  The problem is partly operating
> systems--OS 8.1 vs. OS X/Classic.  But even more frustrating is the
> impossibility of connecting them directly.  The G3 has only serial
> (or parallel--whatever) ports, while the G4 has only USB ports.  The
> G3 can save to floppy, but the G4 has no floppy drive.  The G3 can
> read CDs, but not burn them.  Etc.  Lots of luck, and I'll be
> watching for suggestions that might help me as well.

But both have Ethernet, no? You could get a cross over cable, or even
better, get a switch (or router, never sure what the difference is).

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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-13 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 10:21 PM 7/13/04 +0200, Johannes Gebauer wrote:
>On 13.07.2004 20:34 Uhr, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote
>
>> There are different kinds of interfaces for the little flash card readers
>> ($10-$20), so it's easy to pass a 256MB flash card ($40-$60) card from
>> machine to machine.
>
>Unfortunately, unless the G3 is given a USB card, there isn't a way to plug
>in the flash card.

I see. Then it doesn't have a serial port or PCMCIA either? I have all
three adapter styles -- RS-232 (small form factor), PCMCIA, and USB.

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Re: [Finale] Switching computers and data transfer

2004-07-13 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 13.07.2004 22:30 Uhr, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote

>> Unfortunately, unless the G3 is given a USB card, there isn't a way to plug
>> in the flash card.
> 
> I see. Then it doesn't have a serial port or PCMCIA either? I have all
> three adapter styles -- RS-232 (small form factor), PCMCIA, and USB.

I didn't know there were RS232 adapters as well, but this seems hardly
practical, given the speed limitations of it. Plus, an adapter for the Apple
style port to the PC style one probably costs more than a USB card.

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