walterfromglendale
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Q: Why won't powerbook g3 initialize cd?

Why won't powerbook g3 initialize cd?

Posted on Sep 23, 2014 3:27 PM

by Jan Hedlund,Solvedanswer
Jan Hedlund Jan Hedlund
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Walter,

 

Do you wish to write to a CD? Normal PowerBook G3 (original and Series) models did not have drives that could burn CDs. If you insert an empty CD-R, the computer does not recognise a disc like that, and a message about initialising (which cannot be done) will appear.

 

Jan

Posted on Sep 23, 2014 5:04 PM

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  • by Jan Hedlund,Solvedanswer

    Jan Hedlund Jan Hedlund Sep 23, 2014 5:04 PM in response to walterfromglendale
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    Sep 23, 2014 5:04 PM in response to walterfromglendale

    Walter,

     

    Do you wish to write to a CD? Normal PowerBook G3 (original and Series) models did not have drives that could burn CDs. If you insert an empty CD-R, the computer does not recognise a disc like that, and a message about initialising (which cannot be done) will appear.

     

    Jan

  • by walterfromglendale,

    walterfromglendale walterfromglendale Sep 23, 2014 5:21 PM in response to Jan Hedlund
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    Sep 23, 2014 5:21 PM in response to Jan Hedlund

    Thanks for the info, but my real problem remains. I simply want to transfer movie scripts (final draft) from the powerbook to the imac.

    So now I can't burn them to a cd and thus far am unable to access email on the powerbook. Can I just cable them together

    and have the imac see the powerbook as an external drive? Thanks so much for your help.

  • by Allan Jones,

    Allan Jones Allan Jones Sep 23, 2014 5:32 PM in response to walterfromglendale
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    Sep 23, 2014 5:32 PM in response to walterfromglendale

    Walter, Your earlier post was moved to the PowerBook forums here:

     

    PowerBook

     

    This forum is for Macs older than 1998; the G3 PowerBook barely squeaks by but gets to go in the other forum. You will likely get more views if you post in the other one.

     

    If you wish, I can have these two moved also so they are all in the same place. Please let me know.

  • by Jan Hedlund,

    Jan Hedlund Jan Hedlund Sep 23, 2014 5:57 PM in response to walterfromglendale
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    Sep 23, 2014 5:57 PM in response to walterfromglendale

    Is it the original PowerBook G3 or possibly one of the later models?

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2287

     

    All the models have PC Card slots. One way would be to use a standard CompactFlash card in an inexpensive PC Card adapter for CF. That CF card would act as a removable "hard drive". If the other computer does not have a built-in card reader for CF, an external USB reader could be used.

     

    For a model with built-in USB ports, you could alternatively use a USB flash memory stick for transfers.

     

    One can connect two computers via Ethernet (for example, via the LAN ports of a switch/gateway/router).

     

    A PowerBook (FireWire) model could also be used for FireWire target disk mode.

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661

     

    Finally, the hard drive could be removed from the PowerBook and then connected to a USB adapter for IDE/ATA (one example below; you may find similar devices in a local computer store). The adapter would allow you to read the contents of the hard drive on another Mac.

    http://www.newertech.com/products/usb3_universaldriveadap.php

     

    Jan