Actually jt, I found that information in an eBay auction for a Conner CP-3045 hard drive:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Macintosh-Portable-5120-5126-40mb-Hard-Drive_W0QQitemZ370299640790QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5637941bd6
I've also read in these forums that it's possible to rewire the cable to fit a regular drive, but as I've never done it before I think I'll rule it out as an option. I also hear that there was an adapter, but the MicroMac company that makes it went out of business.
Right now it looks like my best option is finding another working Macintosh Portable to switch my friend's HDD into, in order to get the files onto a 1.4mb floppy disk and, from there, onto my iMac G3 and then onto a memory stick.
But it's true, documentation on the Macintosh Portable is sparse online, and that eBay auction was all I found as to specifically what sort of hard drives work in a Macintosh Portable.
-Apostrophe
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Macintosh-Portable-5120-5126-40mb-Hard-Drive_W0QQitemZ370299640790QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5637941bd6
I've also read in these forums that it's possible to rewire the cable to fit a regular drive, but as I've never done it before I think I'll rule it out as an option. I also hear that there was an adapter, but the MicroMac company that makes it went out of business.
Right now it looks like my best option is finding another working Macintosh Portable to switch my friend's HDD into, in order to get the files onto a 1.4mb floppy disk and, from there, onto my iMac G3 and then onto a memory stick.
But it's true, documentation on the Macintosh Portable is sparse online, and that eBay auction was all I found as to specifically what sort of hard drives work in a Macintosh Portable.
-Apostrophe