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Re: A few Mac<->EII (rev 0) questions

2009-03-08 by Jeremy Campbell

> Yes, old Macs can be networked. You will want one that supports an ethernet interface either onboard or via an add-on NuBus or PCI card. 
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> You will also want a fast enough Mac (68030 or faster) with enough display horsepower to surf web pages and enough CPU to comfortably run a modern enough System version (say 7.5 or later) so the lack of built-in networking support doesnt drive you insane.
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> The real question though is do you -need- a legacy Mac that is internet enabled if you already have a modern PC or Mac that is...? The answer to that is no.

Sure. I was mostly thinking of using FTP to transfer sounds between the old Mac and a modern computer. I guess now that I think about it, if it has ethernet, it might be possible to network directly. I wonder if sharing is possible between an old Mac and OSX?

> Each E-II bank is roughly 512k. In addition to a standard CD-Rom drive, most old Macs can utilize a removable cartridge SCSI drive (ie: zip/jaz = 100-250mb/1-2gb) for storage and system backups. Further, a fast enough Mac with system 7.5 or later will let you employ a SCSI CD recorder (700mb).

I guess I'd rather avoid all this extra media if possible. I guess it mostly depends on if the transfer issues can be worked out. I'll check out the link you mention for that. Thanks!

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