there are printers which can be served by an USB stick (in FAT32)

then you dont even need a cable.

I was a purged member... I typically don't post to forums unless I have something really "substantive" (as we used to say back on ARPAnet... yes, I'm old) to say. But I totally understand the need to sort out those who really aren't interested. I'm very interested, though — this is an amazing resource! So I'll pledge to participate! Thanks. — Randy

For some reason I can only interact properly with forum is by using powerfox on G4 MDD, I tried to log in using ie5 on os9, but no luck

Well, all is well now at least. I've flagged us to be excluded from being affected by banned subnets, so all should be well and hopefully wont happen again

Fingers crossed. My last successful connection was on 2nd of April. Eight days of blackout.

but is it a good idea to let a clock run in applescript while a game runs?

Credit to MikeTomTom at the ‘Garden for writing most of the script.

Here is the applescript:

>property idlePeriod : 0.5
>
>tell application “Finder”
>   activate
>   open file “ISO-FILENAME” of folder “ISO-LOCATION-PATH” of disk “ISO-LOCATION-DISK”
>   delay 2
>   open file “GAME-FILENAME” of folder “GAME-LOCATION-PATH” of disk “GAME-LOCATION-DISK”
>end tell
>
>on idle
>   tell application “Finder”
>      set x to every process
>      set y to application “GAME-FILENAME”
>      if y is in x then
>         return idlePeriod
>      else
>         delay 5
>         put away disk “ISO-DISC-NAME”
>         quit me
>      end if
>   end tell
>end idle
>
>on quit
>   continue quit
>end quit

The below might be obvious to applescripters but I am describing it in great detail for posterity.

Where it says “ISO-FILENAME” you would write out the name of the disk image file as it appears in the Finder.

Where it says “ISO-LOCATION-PATH” you would write out the path to your image. For example, if your image is named “CD Image.iso” and is located in your Applications folder, then this whole line would read:

   open file “CD Image.iso” of folder “Applications” of startup disk

Where it says “ISO-LOCATION-DISK” you can put the name of the disk on which the ISO resides, or if it’s on your startup disk you can just put “of startup disk.”

Where it says “GAME-FILENAME” that is the name of the executable application file as it appears in the Finder.

Where it says “GAME-LOCATION-PATH” you would write out the path to your game. For example, if your game is named “Warcraft II” and is located in your Applications folder, then this whole line would read:

   open file “Warcraft II” of folder “Applications” of startup disk

Where it says “GAME-LOCATION-DISK” you can put the name of the disk on which the game resides, or if it’s on your startup disk you can just put “of startup disk.”

After writing out the script, you click on “check syntax” and it should ask you where is the application “GAME-FILENAME”. Use the open dialog box to browse to the location of that application.

In order for it to run, it must be saved as run-only, as an application, with the flags for “stay open” and “never show startup screen”

Hi dkatz,

Seems like there's actually multiple questions in here. Is one of them how to get file sharing working between your modern Mac and your G4 running Mac OS 9?

If so, you may consider installing netatalk on the modern Mac:
https://netatalk.io

I do a lot of work on my G4, system 9.2.2
And for years, I used file sharing to transfer PDFs to my System 26 mac....
But I year ago, it ceased to work.
I was using internet explorer, and it doesn't seem to actuallyy connect to the internet, though it will connect to my printer's home page ( 2007 HP5100 that prints on 11 X 17, what a great investment that thing has been). Got an email from some kind soul here who suggested that classiilla would work. SO I located it, copied it to a thumb drive and then took the thumb drive to my G4. I could never get it to connect it to anything.I would ask the guy who suggested it, but: I i could never find his email, which Ive searched for many times...it's hard, was maybe in February and without knowing his name or the title of the post, etc, it's been nt found.
I never thanked him for trying to help.

Welcome to Mac OS 9 Lives!

Well, all is well now at least. I've flagged us to be excluded from being affected by banned subnets, so all should be well and hopefully wont happen again