cheesestraws
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You misread me-I meant the poster of the G5-as-gateway machine, not you. I would not refer to you as “that poster” in your own thread!
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Best way to transfer data to Mac SE
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You misread me-I meant the poster of the G5-as-gateway machine, not you. I would not refer to you as “that poster” in your own thread!
mike_method
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In that case I’ll let you off
mg.man
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The M1 is probably out - too new - but it could be possible to use the USB Zip with the latter two. The trouble is, you'd probably have to run a pretty old version of OS X to be able to write to the USB Zip - not sure when support was dropped? Older OS X may also mean less secure browser, etc. If you're thinking about the FloppyEMU, that might be the better path, since you should be able to mount the microSD (and move stuff onto it) from any of your newer Macs...
mike_method
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Usb zip works with my intel Macs but yet to try with the M1. I’ve been writing data to Zip disks no problem but I’m pretty sure they were formatted to fat to be compatible with my MPC2000xl.
I think you’re right, I may have to opt for the floppy emu but I’ll give the zip option a good go first.
I think you’re right, I may have to opt for the floppy emu but I’ll give the zip option a good go first.
mg.man
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More than likely. I think you should be able to format them as HFS - depending on the System version you plan for your SE - probably 7.0x or 7.1x, given you only have 4Mb RAM - you'll want Standard not Enhanced. Might be best to format on the SE / SCSI Zip and see if you can mount / write on your Intel Mac(s).
Sounds like you're pretty much there....
mike_method
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Hope so.
Hope so. I was planning on using system 6 on the se but it depends on the music software compatibility - ideally I want to run an early version of Cubase, if I can find one. No probs if I have to install an earlier version of OS X on my intel Mac. I can do this through a virtual machine. Must confess, I’m quite looking forward to trying to get this all to work and if it fails at least I’ve got the floppy emu as fallback.
LaPorta
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Ok, let me see if I can compile all of this. This might be easy:
1. Get FloppyEmu
2. Buy it with the pre-installed disk images in it.
3. Stick the SD card from the floppy emu into one of your more modern macs (any of them that has an SD card reader)
4. Copy compatible disk images to the SD card.
5. Put them back into the Floppy Emu and use them.
For even more long term:
1. Also buy v5 SCSI2SD. Configure on modern Mac and install in SE.
2. Use FloppyEmu to start the computer. Use a disk image that has a version of Lido or HD SC Setup patched to format the SCSI2SD.
3. Use a system image on the Floppy Emu to start the machine and copy the System to the SCSI2SD.
Hopefully that will work well.
1. Get FloppyEmu
2. Buy it with the pre-installed disk images in it.
3. Stick the SD card from the floppy emu into one of your more modern macs (any of them that has an SD card reader)
4. Copy compatible disk images to the SD card.
5. Put them back into the Floppy Emu and use them.
For even more long term:
1. Also buy v5 SCSI2SD. Configure on modern Mac and install in SE.
2. Use FloppyEmu to start the computer. Use a disk image that has a version of Lido or HD SC Setup patched to format the SCSI2SD.
3. Use a system image on the Floppy Emu to start the machine and copy the System to the SCSI2SD.
Hopefully that will work well.
mike_method
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Thanks I already know that a floppy emu and / or scsi2sd solution will work (I already use the latter in my S3000XL rack sampler).
mg.man
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Hmm... how 'early'?
mike_method
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mike_method
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An early version that works well on an se with 4mb and system 6. That’s as specific I can get. I use 2.1 on a 4mb Atari STe that works very well fwiw, but expect I may need sn earlier version for the se.
mg.man
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Probably. I have a boxed Cubase that runs on System 7, but it's version 3.5, so probably needs more RAM. I also have Cubase VST 2.0 and Timebandit... but very much doubt a SE could cope with either...
Trash80toHP_Mini
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I'm wondering if that type of software ever had support for the 68000 at all? What CPU is in your STe?
mike_method
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Atari STE is a 68k @ 8mhz. Cubase was released for the ST, Mac and PC fwiw.
appleg33k85
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I was able to get Cubase v1.0 to work on my SE, but couldn't get 2.5.1 to work though I didn't fiddle around with it too much. I was however able to get 2.5.1 to work on my SE/30 but that is running 7.5.3 so perhaps it might work on the SE.
I sell the MacSD. It can mount HDD, floppy and CDROM images.
It ships with a System 6 application that can transfer files from the FAT32 formatted SD card, to your Mac.
It ships with a System 6 application that can transfer files from the FAT32 formatted SD card, to your Mac.
mike_method
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That’s the version I want or any iteration of v.1. There’s a fella on eBay selling v1.8.3 and allegedly he found it on the web as abandonware. I’m not having any luck finding it so I may have to buy off him.
Trash80toHP_Mini
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chillin
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I guess a network card for an SE is unobtanium? I am surprised there is no mention of LocalTalk. Too slow to be useful?
Interest here
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Interest here
Introducing (and interest check) AirTalk: Wireless plug-and-play LocalTalk dongles
I think this is the moment to unveil something I've been working on for the last few weeks. This is AirTalk (thanks to @Cory5412 for the name). It aims to allow wireless LocalTalk networking (over WiFi) that feels like LocalTalk: so, no necessary configuration (aside from selecting the WiFi...
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