Mac SE - clock screensaver?

Hello
Welcome to discussions.
Second challenge:
IF your SE/20 can read 1,44 MB disks,there is no problem transferring data from PC(with a floppy drive?) to SE.Look for PC Exchange on your SE.You can insert a PC-Disk into the SE to test this.You need Stuffit on your SE. You can use MACDISK.exe for this(search for Jan Hedlund).
IF ypour PC hasn't got a floppy you may need an external CD-Drive or an older MAC with CD-Drive. Some more info:
http://macwindows.com/diskfile.html#UsingFloppies
http://macwindows.com/tutorial.html#networking
http://www.apple.com/business/mac_pc/tutorials.html
There “Sharing media”
http://images.apple.com/business/macpc/pdf/media_10.3UK.pdf

Matthew Arnold2
You are perhaps looking for a screensaver that displays an analogue clock-face? The clock-face would have to change shape and position to have any utility as a screensaver.

I can't point you to one such, but one effective saver that I have used on 68K Macs (monochrome and colour) for 20+ years is Møire, which incorporates a menu-bar clock. However, I suspect that you will be better served by an analogue clock app. that can be alternated with a screensaver app.

Matt,

I popped in a 1.4 PC disc and it asked me if I wanted to format it. I'm guessing this is a good sign.

Not necessarily. An original (not FDHD) Macintosh SE was equipped with an 800K floppy drive, that would not work with PC disks. An SE/30 could format/read/write 800K/1.4 MB Mac disks (and 720K/1.44 MB PC, with the proper software installed).

Do you really mean SE/20? If so, I have to assume that it is a plain SE with a 20 MB hard drive. This does not have anything to do with the model name SE/30, which indicates a computer with a faster processor (68030, contrary to the 68000 in the SE variants).

You could test the (800K or 1.4 MB) floppy drive like this: Insert any PC-formatted HD diskette (the type with an HD mark and two square holes). Should the Mac recognise the floppy, with a "PC" floppy icon on the Desktop, you have a computer with a floppy drive for 1.4 MB (and a PC Exchange control panel installed). If the Mac instead asks whether you want to initialise the floppy, do so (at the highest possible capacity; Mac format is OK). When ready, double-click on the floppy icon and carefully check the information at the top of the open window. You should have something like 1.3 MB available if the drive is for 1.4 MB. If only approx. 785K (or slightly less), the machine has an 800K floppy drive, for 2DD/DSDD (not HD) diskettes.

There's a port in the back of the SE, but it's a pin type rather than Ethernet.

Are you referring to a coaxial connector (where an extension card would be installed)?

Jan

Hi Matt
Don't throw away that easy! It should not be so difficult to get someone who has got a program running a clock on screen.
You may look at:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.mac
and give it a try.
BTW,your SE seems to be a 800k. IF you want to know more about it you may look at
http://www.mac512.com/se.htm
http://www.mac512.com/sefdhd.htm
Connecting
http://ccadams.org/se/
Have fun

Matt,

Sorry if my message made you confused. I was merely trying to establish whether the SE has a floppy drive capable of handling disks from a PC. If you format an HD diskette, and report back with the "available" size (in the open floppy window), we will be able to suggest valid file-transfer options.

Do you have access to another semi-old Mac (with a built-in floppy drive)?

BTW, would something here or here (see the abstracts; do not forget to check the system requirements) be of interest?

Jan