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I bought the IOMEGA ZIP 100 drive. I use it with the PC, but not with my Mac Performa 5200 running OS 8.5.1. I downloaded the IOMEGA ZIP driver 4.3. When I plug in the scsi into the Mac my display is shattered. What can I do in order to run the ZIP drive?

I bought the IOMEGA ZIP 100 drive. I can use it with the PC, but not with my Mac Performa 5200 running OS 8.5.1. I downloaded the IOMEGA ZIP driver 4.3. for the Macintosh. When I try to install the driver, an error message occurs, which tells me to plug in the ZIP drive. When I plug in the scsi into the Mac my display is shattered and the cursor freezes. What can I do in order to run the ZIP drive?

Performa 5200-OTHER, Mac OS 8.6 or Earlier

Posted on Jul 16, 2012 6:40 AM

22 replies

Jul 17, 2012 11:29 PM in response to Limnos

"Again the problem isn't the tool as such but finding one that works on both Mac and PC." I agree with you, that such a software does not exist. The best solution is to convert the MAC word file to a postscript file, because the formatting and layout is kept and therefore available on the PC..

a brody

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Jul 18, 2012 5:48 AM in response to Emanuel Schwabe

A lot easier would be to do the following:

1. Network to a Mac running Mac OS X with the card I gave you earlier via ethernet*:

http://www.macmaps.com/network9X.html

Bring it in to an Apple Store where you can do that, and buy a USB Flash drive to connect to that Mac.

2. Drag the file to the Mac at the Apple Store.

3. Drag the file onto the Flash drive.

4. Put the Flash drive on the PC, and copy it there.

Jul 18, 2012 8:20 AM in response to a brody

Hello a brody,

thank you for your support.

How can I transfer a big 5 MB Word file from to the MAC 5200 to the Windows XP?

I have an iMac with OS X 10.5.8. and I have an USB flash drive. On the iMac I have installed Airport and it works in conjunction with my router, a Fritz!Box 7240.

My question is, whether I can connect the router Fritz!Box 7240 with the Performa 5200 and OS 8.5.1. in order to transfer the big word file; the Performa 5200 has a female connector RJ-45 plug and a cable with a male connector RJ-45 is available. Is it better to link the Performa 5200 with the iMac directly?

Kind regards

Emanuel

Jul 18, 2012 10:45 AM in response to a brody

Old, used external SCSI burners are available if you look hard enough. But, hey, I'm not the one in that predicament. 😝

Jul 18, 2012 10:56 AM in response to a brody

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_kw=scsi+cd+burner

There are also SCSI to USB adapters, etc.

Jan Hedlund

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Jul 18, 2012 12:29 PM in response to Emanuel Schwabe

Emanuel,

It is usually better to connect two computers via an Ethernet switch than directly. The Fritz!Box appears to have a built-in switch, so you should be able to use two of the LAN ports for the connection.

One way of allowing both PCs and Macs to connect locally, regardless of operating system versions, could be to use a web server on the Performa 5200 (which apparently has been equipped with an Ethernet card). Is there a Web Sharing control panel in the Control Panels folder? Otherwise, you may want to check whether your Mac OS (8.5) system disc has a custom installation option for Personal Web Sharing. The idea would be to use a normal web browser for the connection to the server.

Jan

Jul 19, 2012 1:54 AM in response to Ramón G Castañeda

"Old, used external SCSI burners are available if you look hard enough." No, there are no old CD-burners for the MAC Performa 5200 available.

I bought the IOMEGA ZIP 100 drive. I use it with the PC, but not with my Mac Performa 5200 running OS 8.5.1. I downloaded the IOMEGA ZIP driver 4.3. When I plug in the scsi into the Mac my display is shattered. What can I do in order to run the ZIP drive?