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Q: getting files off a Mac IIsi

I have a Mac IIsi that has been taking up closet space for many years. It has both the internal and an external SCSI drive. It boots. The internal drive is flaky - sometimes it will come up, sometimes not, but the OS is on the external drive so that allows it to boot.

 

There are a few files I'd like to extract from this antique. I'm looking for opinions on how to do that.

 

The diskette drive is one option. I believe it supports both 800K and 1.4M disks, formatted Mac style. What might I do with those? I do have a machine running Windows XP that has a diskette drive, but I'd need to check if these disks are compatible. I realize I'd need some piece of software to read/convert the Mac file format. All my other machines are newer Apple (iMac, MacBooks) which obviously do not have diskette drives, but if there were a USB drive that would get the job done (cheap), I could look into that.

 

Other things I've thought about:

 

- Modem port.  But it requires an external modem and then I'm not sure what I would do since the IIsi doesn't speak IP.

 

- Printer port. I have my old laser printer, but it is a doorstop at this point.  I can't even get it to power up. And printing would be a last resort.

 

- SCSI.  Is it possible to get something to attach to the SCSI chain (cheap) that would do the job?

 

Any and all ideas welcome!  Thank you very much in advance!

Posted on Feb 22, 2013 7:45 AM

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  • by Jan Hedlund,

    Jan Hedlund Jan Hedlund Mar 9, 2013 6:46 PM in response to jjkraw
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    Mar 9, 2013 6:46 PM in response to jjkraw

    Leaking electrolytic capacitors is a very common problem in older computers. If necessary, further information about this subject can be found on the Internet (for example, at 68kmla.org). Hopefully, it is possible to repair your IIsi logic board. Good luck!

     

    Jan

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