Transfer files from old Centris 650 to MacMini

Hi Folks,
I'm trying to transfer files from my old Centris 650 to my new Mac Mini. Neither computer goes online ... the Centris only has a floppy drive, and the Mini only a CD drive. (Centris is OS 7.1.2, Mini 10.4.2)
How can I do this? I tried using my PC to turn the floppies into CDs, but the files got all screwed up. Somebody suggested zipping...but while the Centris has DropStuff, the Mini does not.
Any ideas?
I've put a photo of the back of each computer here:
www.400gt.com/misc/mac
Thanks!
Fred

Ordinary files (documents) shouldn't have got messed up moving them via floppy to a PC and then copying to CD, but any application or executable file will, because on the Centris these contain resources which the PC strips off. Depending on how many files and what actually happened to the files when you tried this method, you might have another go, ensuring that it only documents you transfer.
If you want to move other material, or there is a lot of data, you really only have two primary alternatives. The first is to use ethernet. For this you'd need an adapter for the port on the Centris to allow it to communicate with the ethernet port on the mini, then set up a home network between them. This isn't particularly simple and reliable given the old MacOS on the Centris, but it is possible.
However, my choice would be much more simple. If these were my systems I'd buy a firewire/USB external drive enclosure, designed for IDE drives. I'd then take the drive out of the Centris, put it in the enclosure and connect it to the mini. When the file transfer was complete, I'd then put the drive back in the Centris and donate it to a deserving cause, and buy a larger IDE drive to put in the enclosure and use for backing up the mini.

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