Hi I have a Performa 6216 running 8.5 and I transfer via cd from my MacBook Pro regularly. The files are usually image or zip files so they maintain integrity in the transfer. I think the 630 has a max os of 8.1. Maybe it'll work.
> On Nov 21, 2014, at 3:14 PM, mrandmrs sync <mrandmrss...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > > Hello beautiful people of this forum, > > I have an old Performa 630, and i need to copy about 30 mb of data from that > time onto it - obviously a tedious thing to du using floppys (also i don't > know how to split up multiple files into 1.4 mb packages... is there a way to > do that?) > > I have two other machines from which i can prepare the files for my 630: > > - a modern day macbook pro running mavericks for which i have a working usb > floppydisc-drive and a optical drive to burn CDs > - a 2002 iMac running mac os 9.2 from which i can also burn a CD but don't > have access to the floppy drive... > > Here's the actual question: > > Where can i find info on the CD-format that the old Performa used, and on how > to burn a such formatted CD from a newer mac in order to transfer the files > to the Performa? > > If there's any other clever ways to acheive the file transfer, i'd be happy > to hear from those, too. > > Thx in advance for any help!!! > Keep up the good work! > > all the best, > > Ph > -- > -- > ----- > 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 vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > 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 subscribed to the Google Groups > "Vintage Macs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- ----- 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 vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
