Trying to connect G4 Cube to Mac Pro

We have an old G4 Cube running on OS 9 and we would really like to get everything over onto the Mac Pro running OS 10.5.5. I hooked the 2 up via ethernet thinking the G4 would just show up as a external hard drive but it didn't seem to recognize it at all. Firewall is off and File Sharing is on. Apple Talk is also on.
Any ideas?
We don't want everything on it, just certain files.
Thanks!

ZappaSG wrote:
While I had the 2 hooked up via ethernet I initiated file sharing and apple talk and things like that but I think the old OS 9 was just too darn old.
Cubes are great, never too old!
Anyhow, your best option could be the network file sharing. If the drive is not mountable/readable, it could be using an older format. Don't erase or initialize the drive as that will wipe out the data on it. If you can't get it to mount to be readable, then don't go to extremes (especially if you still want it to work).
At any rate, you'll need a cross over cable (ethernet) or two ethernet cables and a networking hub or switch. For more information on this, check out: Macintosh: How to Create a Small Ethernet Network
Then, turn file sharing on with the Mac Pro and setup the username or guest. Also open up Network Preferences from the System Preferences on the Mac Pro and turn on AppleTalk.
From the cube, open the chooser and click "AppleShare", follow the instructions below (pulled from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2453)
From a Mac OS 8 or Mac OS 9 computer
1. Choose the Chooser from the Apple menu.
2. Click the AppleShare icon. If you are connecting to a computer on your local network, continue to Step 3. If you are connecting to a computer on a remote network (or "over the Internet"), then skip to Step 7. If you are not sure, see Note 1 at the end of this section.
3. If AppleTalk Zones appear on your network, choose the desired zone. If not, disregard this step.
4. Select the computer name from the computer list.
5. Click OK.
6. Stop here. Do not continue to Step 7.
7. Click the Server IP Address button.
8. Type either the IP address or the DNS name of the computer to which you wish to connect. See Note 2.
9. Click Connect.
After a successful connection, an icon for the shared disk appears on your desktop.

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