LOL, I am not sure how ambitious I really am... Currently I am simply copying the entire contents of the computers drive to a unique folder on the G5... The real work will be sorting through everything... I want to make sure I don't lose any interesting system extensions, applications or misc. data files. I have tried doing this before, but I never really get too far... But to quote the little engine: "I think I can, I think I can..."
I have several Fujitsu MO (magneto-optical) drives, one in a 950 the others just sitting around. The advantage of MO technology is that it has a projected data-life of something like 25+ years. I think you would be lucky to get a few years out of a CDR unless it was a high quality disc to begin with and was kept in a perfect environment (dark). MO technology is pretty much immune to all environmental effects (within reason). By the time the data is no longer viable (and the drives are no longer functional), I suspect the computers will also be dead. After the drives, I am hoping to start cataloging all the disks I have. So much to do and so little time. Derek > ------------------ > You are as ambitious as I wish I was. > What I have done in the past is copy the "drive" from older machines > to my most "modern" Mac, and then burn that info to a CD or DVD. I > have > had no real problem, except that I have run into a few instances where > I ended up with a couple of files created with applications that will > not run on the most up to date operating systems. Nothing of real > "value" so it has not really been a problem. > > I am not sure what you mean by "magneto-optical storage" but I would > give a thought to burning the info to CDs or DVDs as you are more > likely > to have drives in the future that can read the media. > > Ken > http://mysite.verizon.net/res7gt1w/stackomacs > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
