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I need to transfer files between my all-in-one G3 at work to my Performa 6300CD at home and then finally to the iMac I plan to buy this summer. I will need to store the files on my Performa for about a month before I get my iMac.
I need to have about 2-4 Gb of storage and I need a medium that will work with all 3 computers.
Any ideas on doing this economically?
I've thought about a crossover cable (I upgraded my Performa with an Ethernet card), but I don't have enough room on the internal HD.
My best plan right now is an external SCSI HD and then getting some sort of adapter for the iMac.
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for me, an external SCSI and a crossover cable along with my iBook covers all the bases... but that is because i like to have the ext. SCSI for when i go to my relatives and work on their non-USB Macs and some friends have non-USB Macs, and the iBook with a crossover is awfully handy as well... haven't found a situation where i can't transfer the needed files somehow 
and you can buy a naked HD cheap and stuff it into an external case, that is what i did
[This message has been edited by wlonh (edited 05-24-2000).]
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The HD stuffed in a case sounds like a good idea, but I don't know where to get the parts for cheap. If I pick up some stuff from CompUSA am I going to get a good deal or should I look at egghead.com or another online place?
Also, where can I get instructions on putting an internal drive in a case?
Finally, is the SCSI port on my Performa going to have the same pin number as the one on the all-in-one G3?
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ok, for deals you should check out Ross's MacDeals, part of MacNN... you can email him and there's macresq.com and others, ebay of course
OWC has a decent external case i think it was about $35 the fan did become noisy after about 6 months and needed replacement, no biggie... you can get an HD to stuff in it for anywhere from, say, $35 bucks for maybe a 2G HD or maybe a bit bigger (i know that is kinda small but gives you an idea)
the SCSI connector should be the same DB-25 on both the AIO and the Performa, someone will correct me if i am wrong
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