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How Do I Get Files off a 5200 macintosh onto PC?

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Hey Guys,

 

I have lying around an old 5200 macintosh and i'd like to get files off of it onto my PC including old save files for SimCity 2000 :P.


What would be the easiest way to go about this?


Thanks !!!!!

 

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take off its hardrive if its sata compatible and try plugging it in your motherboard if you have a desktop

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Just now, psycoUSA said:

take off its hardrive if its sata compatible and try plugging it in your motherboard if you have a desktop

It's definitely not SATA xD It's most likely IDE or earlier.

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Tell Apple that they suck and then smash it brutally.... ??

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Just now, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

It's definitely not SATA xD It's most likely IDE or earlier.

then try floppy disks :P 

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4 minutes ago, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

It's definitely not SATA xD It's most likely IDE or earlier.

it's a 500MB IDE drive.

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Was thinking floppy reader but was hoping was easier way haha.

 

Is there any network connections on this thing i have no idea lol

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Worst case scenario, open the file in a hex editor on the mac and then type in all the bits into a new file on your PC.  Odds are the file isn't that big, so... :P

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Floppy disk,  then plug that floppy disk into a mac with a fdd and a USB port,  plug a USB onto the USB port and copy the files across. 

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1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Worst case scenario, open the file in a hex editor on the mac and then type in all the bits into a new file on your PC.  Odds are the file isn't that big, so... :P

That step isn't the issue for me, it's getting the files to the PC : D

 

Anyway to get a usb onto this machine with adapter of sorts or Ethernet connection?

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Just now, Godrick_ said:

That step isn't the issue for me, it's getting the files to the PC : D

 

Anyway to get a usb onto this machine with adapter of sorts or Ethernet connection?

If it has any ethernet ports, it would be easy most likely but I don't see any.

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I just thought of something crazy... it would require writing some software but I think it could be done.  First, connect the headphone/speaker jack on the mac to the microphone/line in on your PC.  Basically you have a program on the mac read the file and send beeps of sound, 1 for each bit or something like that (you choose the encoding method), and of course receive and recreate the file on the PC.  Analog file transfer, dialup style :D

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4 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

I just thought of something crazy... it would require writing some software but I think it could be done.  First, connect the headphone/speaker jack on the mac to the microphone/line in on your PC.  Basically you have a program on the mac read the file and send beeps of sound, 1 for each bit or something like that (you choose the encoding method), and of course receive and recreate the file on the PC.  Analog file transfer, dialup style :D

Feel free to write the code and i'll test it for you man haha

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Just now, Godrick_ said:

Feel free to write the code and i'll test it for you man haha

I think floppies are really the easiest and simplest option, and that's been mentioned.  Everything from here on out is likely to get more ridiculous :)

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5 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

I think floppies are really the easiest and simplest option, and that's been mentioned.  Everything from here on out is likely to get more ridiculous :)

Yeah : (( $15 for fdd then $25 for a floppy disc 

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Go to your nearest thrift shop, buy a PC with a sata port and an ide port, and you know what goes next! I had to edit this  five times for it to actually put ide and sata! I'm using a phone with a text correcting keyboard!

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17 hours ago, UnderFact said:

Go to your nearest thrift shop, buy a PC with a sata port and an ide port, and you know what goes next! I had to edit this  five times for it to actually put ide and sata! I'm using a phone with a text correcting keyboard!

An IDE to SATA/USB adapter is probably cheaper :P

 

Also, just capitalize words and spell check will ignore them.

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Youre right that an ide adapter thingy might be cheaper, but I got a PC from my thrift shop for fifty U.S cents!

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