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Getting files off of an ancient MAC 9500 - How?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1311787" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Although your old 9500 & your G5 both have ethernet ports (so in theory all you would need to do is plug the "Cat 5" ethernet cable into both of them)...it's not that easy due to OS software compatibility issues. These two computers are about 6-7 years differences in age...and in that time a lot of new hardware technologies were introduced...and the Mac OS was changed/improved significantly.</p><p></p><p>What you need is a "missing link" computer. What I mean is...a computer that is newer than your 9500...but older than your G5...that has USB ports...and can "communicate" with your 9500. </p><p></p><p>What needs to be done is:</p><p></p><p>- the "missing link" computer & the 9500 are networked</p><p>- the files from the 9500 are transferred to the "missing link" computer"</p><p>- the now transferred files on the "missing link" computer are transferred to a USB drive</p><p>- then these files (from the 9500 & now on the USB thumb drive)...can be transferred to either your G5 or new iMac via their USB ports.</p><p></p><p>There are a couple other ways this could be done as well...but it requires the purchase of additional hardware...and a lot of explanation.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p><p></p><p>p.s. Long story short...this is not an easy task/project for someone without access to the necessary hardware...AND has the necessary OS install disks needed if a "missing link" computer was found that might not have the correct OS version on it so it can communicate with the 9500 computer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1311787, member: 56379"] Although your old 9500 & your G5 both have ethernet ports (so in theory all you would need to do is plug the "Cat 5" ethernet cable into both of them)...it's not that easy due to OS software compatibility issues. These two computers are about 6-7 years differences in age...and in that time a lot of new hardware technologies were introduced...and the Mac OS was changed/improved significantly. What you need is a "missing link" computer. What I mean is...a computer that is newer than your 9500...but older than your G5...that has USB ports...and can "communicate" with your 9500. What needs to be done is: - the "missing link" computer & the 9500 are networked - the files from the 9500 are transferred to the "missing link" computer" - the now transferred files on the "missing link" computer are transferred to a USB drive - then these files (from the 9500 & now on the USB thumb drive)...can be transferred to either your G5 or new iMac via their USB ports. There are a couple other ways this could be done as well...but it requires the purchase of additional hardware...and a lot of explanation. - Nick p.s. Long story short...this is not an easy task/project for someone without access to the necessary hardware...AND has the necessary OS install disks needed if a "missing link" computer was found that might not have the correct OS version on it so it can communicate with the 9500 computer. [/QUOTE]
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