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Q: Performa 6200CD

Seeking suggestions on how to move files from Performa 6200CD to Windows based system.  6200 does not have ethernet port, only phone connection.  I do not have a land line (VOIP only) so uploading to web does not appear to be an option.

 

System has read only CD so moving files via CD does not appear to be an option.

 

I can procure a USB connecting 3 1/4" floppy drive, and attempt to move files manually (i.e. copy to floppy in Performa and read onto PC via USB connected floppy); however, I am concerned with ability of PC to read Mac formatted floppy disk.  Also, any files greater than floppy's limited capacity would need to be excluded.

 

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Performa 6200CD

Posted on Aug 2, 2016 1:50 PM

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  • by Jan Hedlund,

    Jan Hedlund Jan Hedlund Aug 3, 2016 12:18 AM in response to zylby
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    Aug 3, 2016 12:18 AM in response to zylby

    The operating system on the Performa 6200CD should contain a PC Exchange control panel. If active, this would allow transfers on PC-formatted floppy disks.

     

    Otherwise, it is possible to read 1.44 MB (not 800K) Mac-formatted floppies in a USB floppy drive connected to a Windows PC, but only if the PC has a Mac-disk utility (such as TransMac or MacDrive; do check whether the version in question supports the handling of floppy disks).

     

    Files over 1.4 MB could in principle be transferred in segments, but the splitting application needs to produce parts that can be joined on the other platform. That could be a major problem. Which exact operating system versions are in use on the Mac and the PC?

     

    Yet another possibility (without the file-size limitation) would be to carry out a null-modem transfer between a (MiniDIN-8F) serial port of the Macintosh computer and a DB-9M serial port of a PC (or a USB-to-serial adapter connected to the latter). For this you would have to combine a normal Mac MiniDIN-8M to DB-25M modem cable with a standard PC-style (multi-head) DB-25F to DB-9F null-modem cable. You will also need terminal emulation software on both sides. This could be the communications section of Claris/AppleWorks on the Mac and a number of third-party communications programs on the PC (or built-in HyperTerminal for older Windows versions).