Transferring files onto vintage Macs

Hey all,
I have a few vintage Macs and I need to transfer some files onto those Macs from my MacBook Pro. How-to do that?

Hi,
Both the Quadra 840AV and the Power Macintosh 7100 series have built-in Ethernet (you will need an external AAUI to RJ-45 transceiver, such as the Apple Ethernet Twisted-Pair Transceiver Model No M0437). This means that you should be able to carry out transfers via an Ethernet network.
The old operating systems have to be capable of handling TCP/IP (the downloadable International English System 7.5.3 has the required components). A dedicated FTP client (or a suitable web browser) would have to be added. Alternatively, you could set up an FTP server (perhaps the now free NetPresenz) on the old Macs.
If the LC 475 has a network card, Ethernet would be possible here too. Otherwise, LocalTalk could be used for transfers between the LC 475 and one of the other machines (in a simple form through a MiniDIN-8M/MiniDIN-8M printer cable between the printer ports).
Jan

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