ill take the cd drvie out the case and see i dont see any markings or tags on the bottom of it the guy i got it from said he had to custom build it, all i know i plug it into the SE running system 7 it works. and when i plug it in the Thinkpad and run the driver disk i can access it in dos
ether i have a ibm that thinks it a mac or its been modified or this is a one of a kind external CD drive that can run SCSI or LPT On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > that is weird. a stock SE wouldn't have parallel but at the same time old > ThinkPads never had onboard SCSI (that i know of) > > interesting... got a make and model of the CD drive? > > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 6:47 PM, Robert Nelson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> system 7 came on it when it was giveing to me both my SE and performa 575 >> used to belong to a graphics design company the owners gave them to me for >> free along with software and some other perks but he wiped them before i >> picked them up >> >> i assumed that was a parallel port cus the drive works on system 7 SE >> along with ms dos 6.22 on my IBM thinkpad (wiith drivers Of course) >> >> ill try to put that driver you linked me on a 1.4 floppy useing Transmac >> if that works ill be able to put something on these things bigger then 1.4 >> mb >> >> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> you probably have a SCSI CD with the 25-pin Mac plug that looks just like >>> a parallel printer port (it isn't) >>> >>> if you would like to get it working on System 6 you need a driver. this >>> webpage >>> >>> http://www.jagshouse.com/classicsoftware.html >>> >>> has a generic CD driver somewhere near halfway down the page. never tried >>> it but that seems to be the type of thing needed. >>> >>> you could probably transfer the file over a serial cable to get it into >>> the SE with System 6 >>> >>> you didn't mention, but how did System 7 get on the other SE? is it the >>> "FDHD" model? put in a PC formatted disk. does it offer to format it as Mac >>> 1.4MB ? i ask because it is possible to have an SE upgraded with an >>> aftermarket kit to get a SuperDrive, or even straight from the Apple factory >>> (FDHD model) >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Robert Nelson < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> it has a mind Staggering 20 mb hard drive in it. i have another SE that >>>> is running 7 it runs ok for its age but putting data on it is easy cus of >>>> my >>>> parallel port CD drive ill look into the serial connection way but also >>>> is there a cd tool kit like in system 7 that can run on system 6 >>>> >>>> if only USB was around on these computers >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> you didn't mention weather you had any kind of communications package >>>>> on the SE. if you had a terminal app you could obtain the right serial >>>>> cable >>>>> and connect the SE to a PC and do file transfers that way. i believe >>>>> HyperTerminal could be used on Windows 2000 for the PC end, but i don't >>>>> know. you could make a set of 800k install disks on the Mac SE's floppy >>>>> drive for System 6 - i don't think System 7 came on anything except 1.4MB >>>>> and CD-ROM. >>>>> >>>>> that, and System 7 probably wouldn't be very fast on an SE. i have a >>>>> Classic here, which is supposed to be about the same spec as an SE but >>>>> with >>>>> a SuperDrive and no expansion slot. it runs System 7 horribly. >>>>> >>>>> but you could def get some programs on to the SE thru the serial port >>>>> (it has a hard drive installed right?) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ----- >>>> You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<vintage-macs%[email protected]> >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs >>>> >>>> Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ----- >>> You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<vintage-macs%[email protected]> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs >>> >>> Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ >>> >> >> >> -- >> ----- >> You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to >> [email protected]<vintage-macs%[email protected]> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs >> >> Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ >> > > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to > [email protected]<vintage-macs%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ >
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