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Mac OS 9 Discussion => Software => Topic started by: macmickey on January 25, 2025, 06:57:58 AM

Title: Sharing files btw Macs
Post by: macmickey on January 25, 2025, 06:57:58 AM

Hi all  :D

I would like to having connect old and new world together, in past, I used Timbuktu btw Macs, but now?

Suggestions? I have Silicon, Intel and PPC here! thx in advance  8)

Title: Re: Sharing files btw Macs
Post by: laulandn on January 26, 2025, 09:34:57 AM

Hi there @macmikey!

It all depends on what you mean by "connect". (And just how old "old" is).  You mentioned Timbuktu, which was used to share screens.  Is that the kind of connection you're talking about?

Title: Re: Sharing files btw Macs
Post by: davecom on January 26, 2025, 12:57:49 PM

I saw you didn't mention 68K. I know this is lame, but I have truly found the easiest thing to do is just to have a FAT (or HFS+ if never touching PCs) formatted USB thumb drive. Back in the day I setup netatalk and that sort of thing for old Macs but unless you are constantly transferring files every day I think it's really not worth the effort to setup and have an always-on server if your PPC Mac has USB.

Title: Re: Sharing files btw Macs
Post by: ssp3 on January 26, 2025, 03:53:19 PM

Quote from: davecom on January 26, 2025, 12:57:49 PM

.. the easiest thing to do is just to have a FAT (or HFS+ if never touching PCs) formatted USB thumb drive.

Or external FireWire drive or dock. USB 1.0 is slooooooooow.

P.S. Or Hotline server, although I don't know if there's such thing for SillyCon.