Getting files off an old computer.

I have a Performa 6116CD and want to transfer some files to my MacBook. How would I go about doing this?
The Performa doesn't have any USB ports, nor firewire. It only has an SCSI port and two 8 pin mini-din ports. Also the floppy drive is broken (and some of the files I want to move are bigger than 1.44Mb).
Any suggestions?

If there are not too many files & the Performa can access the internet, you could email them to yourself, & download to the MacBook.
 Cheers, Tom

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