Adam, I may be wrong, but aren't the old G3 iMacs capable of "target mode"? Try holding down the "T" key while powering up the G3. I believe this turns it in to an external firewire drive. Connect that to the modern iMac.
Doug On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 9:24 AM Adam Rosenberg <mr.adam.rosenb...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am borrowing an iMac G3 with Mac OS 9.1 as a prop for a film. I need to > play a video file in the computer for the film, but I am having the hardest > time getting a video file onto the computer. When I open a CD that I burned > it will show some files like JPEG images, but the video files that I burned > onto the CD don't appear. I've tried several different codecs/formats > including h264, MP4, MOV, and AVI, all with simple file names and no > special characters, but none of them show up on the CD when loaded in the > old iMac, even though they are definitely on the CD. > > I've also tried other methods of transferring the video file including > flash drive (doesn't show up or mount when I format it to various formats). > I can't figure out how to connect the iMac to the internet to > email/download the file. And I can't figure out how to transfer it directly > via an ethernet cable connected to my modern iMac. So burning a CD is the > closest I've come, but the video files just won't show up. > > Help? > > Thanks, > Adam > > -- > -- > ----- > 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.
