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Mac Forum / General / Hardware / July 2006connecting old mac to new one
I have the following 3 things (1) eMac with PowerPC G4 (1.25GHz), running Mac OS 10.4.7 (2)PowerComputing PowerBase with Power PC 603ev (180 MHz), running Mac OS 8.1, no ethernet port (3) a "Nuvotech TurboNet St" connector that has: On one side, an 8 pin male plug (of the type you plug into the printer and modem port of old macs); On the other side, two holes that admit regular phone-wire male plugs My question is this. Is it possible to use the connector (3) and some regular phone wire to connect machines (1) and (2), and make them share files using Appletalk? Will this work, or will it fry both my macs. I only want to do this once, to transfer some files from the older machine (2) to the newer machine (1). > Is it possible to use the connector (3) and some > regular phone wire to connect machines (1) and (2) NO. (3) is a Local Talk component changing serial connection to other cable (phone), if you want to use it for Apple Talk connection you need another unit like this and anpther Mac with a serial connector to plug. eMacs don't have it. (no Mac since about 1997 does) If your PowerBase has PCI-slots (it should have 3 of them) easiest way to connect would be a PCI-Ethernetcard. Be aware MacOS 8.1 has limited network capability when it comes to sharing with MacOS >10.2 Greetings Frank Excellent answer. Thanks. Hi Frank, Some follow up questions, (1)Do you know which pci ethernet cards are compatible with my Powerbase? (2)Does solution (1) require special software? (3)Would the following also work, albeit at much slower speeds: (emac usb port)---(usb to serial adapter )--(serial to serial cable)--(Powerbase serial port) (4)Does solution (3), if it works, require special software? > Hi Frank, > Some follow up questions, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > cable)--(Powerbase serial port) > (4)Does solution (3), if it works, require special software? (1) +(2) any realtek 8139 chip equipped card should do, drivers should be downloadable from realtek's homepage (better check before you buy) (3) : an usb->serial adapter is more expensive than an ethernet pci-card, not all available adapters provide you with Apple Talk capabilities; the usb port doesn't have network capabilities under MacOS X. Greetings Frank Thanks. |
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