Connecting MacOSX with MacOS8.1

eddiejoepopcorn · #1 August 8th, 2007, 03:18 PM

I acquired a PowerPC 5260 running OS 8.1 in order to transfer files from some old low-density floppies to hard disk. Now I need to transfer the files to my G4 using an ethernet cable (the PowerPC has an ethernet card). The cable connection checks out OK, but I can't get them to talk to each other.

First, I tried making an ethernet connection, but theh G4 doesn't see the PowerPC. Then I tried activating AppleTalk on both machines, and they see each other all right, but the G4 complains that the PowerPC is running an incompatible apple file protocol. I get the same result when running OS9.

Am I barking up the wrong tree here?

MisterMe · #2 August 8th, 2007, 07:03 PM

Why don't you upgrade the Power Mac 5260 to MacOS 9.1?

icemanjc · #3 August 8th, 2007, 07:48 PM

there really is no way unless you take out the powerpc's hardrive and put it in an external drive and then hook it up to the g4.

gsahli · #4 August 10th, 2007, 08:43 AM

8.1 works for me (old powerbook).

In Chooser, you enter the "server IP address" to force OS 8 to connect using TCP/IP AFP.
Appletalk AFP isn't supported by OS X 10.4. So, in Chooser you see the OS X computer (appletalk "discovery" works), but clicking on the file server and trying to connect will fail.

Caveat - what I've explained above was true for 10.4.0-10.4.8. In 10.4.9, Apple screwed up AFP. In 10.4.10, they've changed AFP again, and I was just able to connect using appletalk from OS 8. Go Figure...

**fryke** · #5 August 10th, 2007, 11:46 AM

You also posted in the following thread and found answers... -> How do I transfer my files from OS 8.5 to a newer iMac? ...

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**fryke** · #6 August 10th, 2007, 11:46 AM

You also posted in the following thread and found answers... -> How do I transfer my files from OS 8.5 to a newer iMac? ...

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