Given then USB floppy drive seems like the most cost effective method for now I think I;ll try that. Will my mini have any trouble reading disks formatted for an older mac like the SE/30?
On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 4:11:30 AM UTC-4, Jonathan Morton wrote: > > > > On 21 Aug, 2016, at 06:17, Daz Botron <darebe...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > > Hi. I just got a SE/30 and am wondering if there's an easy way to get > old software from a modern computer (I'm on a mini) to a vintage mac like > there is for the Apple II with ADT Pro? > > It’s a common question. > > By far the easiest solution for regular use is Ethernet. Obtaining the > correct expansion card for your Mac is the most significant hurdle. Once > you have the Mac talking standard protocols (TCP/IP and FTP), and able to > decompress standard archives (StuffIt Expander), you’re golden. > > You could also obtain a USB floppy drive for your modern Mac. As long as > the older one supports HD FDD formats (1.4MB rather than 800K), it’ll work > fine for archives that will fit on one disk. This is often the best way to > get networking software onto an old Mac that doesn’t already have it. > > There are other solutions of increasing complexity, but I wouldn’t worry > about those unless the above two won’t work for you. > > - Jonathan Morton > > -- -- ----- 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.
