rhearn65
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Q: Backing up a 2 si?

What would be the best way to backup a mac 2 si?

Mac 2 si

Posted on Jun 20, 2011 10:08 PM

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Q: Backing up a 2 si?

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  • by JustSomeGuy,

    JustSomeGuy JustSomeGuy Jun 21, 2011 4:05 AM in response to rhearn65
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    Jun 21, 2011 4:05 AM in response to rhearn65

    What do you have connected to your IIsi?  I have an Ethernet card in mine, so I can simply drop folders on a networked drive (on a G3 running OSX 10.3) and backup is done in a matter of minutes.  At the low end, there are floppy solutions; or if you have any SCSI drives you could plug into the back, that would also give you a drag-and-drop solution.

  • by rhearn65,

    rhearn65 rhearn65 Jun 21, 2011 9:37 AM in response to JustSomeGuy
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    Jun 21, 2011 9:37 AM in response to JustSomeGuy

    Thanks JustSomeGuy,

     

    The llsi runs the punch press at my work. Unfortunately, it doesnt have a Ethernet connection.

    We do have another llsi with Ethernet. Would we be able to network it with a Windows NT server?

  • by JustSomeGuy,

    JustSomeGuy JustSomeGuy Jun 21, 2011 11:57 AM in response to rhearn65
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    Jun 21, 2011 11:57 AM in response to rhearn65

    Wow, nothing goes to waste where you work... :-)  Good deal.

     

    I'll have to defer to others regarding networking capabilities to NT.  They're closer to being contemporaneous with each other, so it's a possibility.  I can't remember if OpenTransport can do SMB networking, or if NT can do AppleShare.  You'd need one or the other to be possible.

     

    If you can get the two Macs close enough to each other to run a printer cable between them, you can set up a two-machine AppleTalk network over serial... enough to drag/drop files between them.

     

    Some other thoughts about vintage networking from Low End Mac here.

  • by Appaloosa mac man,

    Appaloosa mac man Appaloosa mac man Jun 27, 2011 1:03 PM in response to rhearn65
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    Jun 27, 2011 1:03 PM in response to rhearn65

    If you can read the information on the one ethernet card in the other IIsi, we might be able to find a second card for you.  If you have backed up the network capable si to something on the ethernet LAN, then move the network card to the other si and do the same. 

     

    Ideally, you can find a platinum G3 and use it as a bridge machine.  It has IDE and SCSI connectors on the motherboard and can handle many file transfer tasks. 

     

    Finally, the first question to ask is this:  What machine will read and use the backup?  If you just want a backup of the one IIsi to be used on the other IIsi in the event of catastrophic failure, then you need older hardware from computer recyclers.

     

    One.  An old Zip drive but be ware of the 'click of death' generation.  Post back if you want more information on that.

     

    Two.  My prefered method is to take an old SCSI CD-ROM drive and take out the optical drive.  Replace that with an old SCSI hard drive from a recycler.  Change the SCSI ID on the external drive.  Plug it into the back of the IIsi and format the drive.  Then copy files over.  You can then boot from the external drive and be back in business on either of your two IIsi computers.

     

    Ji~m