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Post #12 by PowerPup
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryNetworking
Post DateMon, 10 Aug 2015 - 02:42
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/quadra-650-backup-solutions.2483/
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Either one of these should do the job just fine: http://www.ebay.com/itm/191252926653?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Asante-Friendly-Net-Media-Adapter-10-base-T-10T-with-3-ft-cable-/221733551990?hash=item33a0597f76

Since you are using the LaserJet 4+ with a JetDirect ethernet card, you'll want an AAUI ethernet adapter anyway so the Mac can talk to the printer. (Or do you have it connected some other way?)

I am not that familiar with SCSI-SATA converters such as the AztekMonster, but from other member's discussions on similar converters on the forum I've noticed that using such a converter takes a bit of effort in finding a particular drive formatting program (or a specific version,) that will detect the drive so it can be formatted for use on an old Mac. Hopefully someone who owns an AztekMonster can chime in on this.

If the immediate concern is making an image of the hard drive so the software running the pods can be preserved, I could loan you my PCI 50-pin SCSI adapter so that you can connect the Mac's hard drive to a more modern PC and make a backup image as mrpippy suggested.

I'd be happy to do it for you too, if you're comfortable with shipping the drive in lots of bubble wrap. I could upload the image or burn it onto a DVD to send back with the drive. Let me know if you're interested in either option.

A long-term solution for continuous backups would be a netatalk/a2server server on a raspberry pi as Cory suggested, the pi is small enough ('bout the size of a business card,) to put inside the pod so it's all self-contained.

mp.ls