Thanks for the response! Yeah I agree the SE is a great start on getting a compact Mac. I could have also gotten a Macintosh Plus or 128k/512k. But for what ever reason I prefer to have something that can use an internal hard-drive (without doing some wierd after-market mods to the system. 
) and can run MacOS 7. So I've always had a preference towards the Macintosh SE and newer compacts. SE and SE/30 would definitely be my favorites. Having a Classic or Classic II would be nice, but I think I would only consider getting those as a second machine to pair with what I already have and not as the primary Macintosh.
Yeah the network method seems like it wouldn't work out. I may get the transciever anyway just so I have a complete set for the Asente card. It would make it easier to sell.
I can't afford to buy a bridge machine at this stage. My income is pretty limited.
I may try and network it to Basilisk anyway if I end up getting the transciever. Doesn't hurt to try.
The ISA method is looking to be complicated as well. The version of Basilisk I have can indeed access a drive in this manner from what I read, but I've heard it can cause data corruption after a few uses. I would definitely want to avoid that.
But I do have TransMac and it's helpfile says it supports SCSI drives. I can create images and write them back using that I would think.
I could also try and get my hands on an external SCSI CD-ROM drive. I could then just burn a HFV image to a CD (I've already done this with the "Legacy Recovery CD" image, and Basilisk boots from it. So I assume a real Mac would too) and use that to transfer things to the Mac.
Of coarse they are also running at high prices on eBay.
I can try and offset the cost by selling the Asente card. I kinda don't want to let go of it now given how lucky I got with finding a Mac that has one.
I could get a SE/30 motherboard. But here's the thing. My mother is also a fan of the old Macs and I've already told her I would give her this SE once I have gotten an SE/30. So the only way I'm getting a SE/30 is if I get one as an entire unit. Besides, I want an SE/30 with the matching case. Sure, throwing a SE/30 mobo into an SE case would work, but it wouldn't be the same for me.
The SE/30's definitely have capacitor issues, so it looks like I will definitely have to deal with that when I get one. Finding one with caps already replaced would be expensive. It probably won't be till tax refund day next year before I can afford to get one.
) and can run MacOS 7. So I've always had a preference towards the Macintosh SE and newer compacts. SE and SE/30 would definitely be my favorites. Having a Classic or Classic II would be nice, but I think I would only consider getting those as a second machine to pair with what I already have and not as the primary Macintosh. Yeah the network method seems like it wouldn't work out. I may get the transciever anyway just so I have a complete set for the Asente card. It would make it easier to sell.
I can't afford to buy a bridge machine at this stage. My income is pretty limited.
I may try and network it to Basilisk anyway if I end up getting the transciever. Doesn't hurt to try.
The ISA method is looking to be complicated as well. The version of Basilisk I have can indeed access a drive in this manner from what I read, but I've heard it can cause data corruption after a few uses. I would definitely want to avoid that.
But I do have TransMac and it's helpfile says it supports SCSI drives. I can create images and write them back using that I would think.
I could also try and get my hands on an external SCSI CD-ROM drive. I could then just burn a HFV image to a CD (I've already done this with the "Legacy Recovery CD" image, and Basilisk boots from it. So I assume a real Mac would too) and use that to transfer things to the Mac.
Of coarse they are also running at high prices on eBay.
I can try and offset the cost by selling the Asente card. I kinda don't want to let go of it now given how lucky I got with finding a Mac that has one.
I could get a SE/30 motherboard. But here's the thing. My mother is also a fan of the old Macs and I've already told her I would give her this SE once I have gotten an SE/30. So the only way I'm getting a SE/30 is if I get one as an entire unit. Besides, I want an SE/30 with the matching case. Sure, throwing a SE/30 mobo into an SE case would work, but it wouldn't be the same for me.
The SE/30's definitely have capacitor issues, so it looks like I will definitely have to deal with that when I get one. Finding one with caps already replaced would be expensive. It probably won't be till tax refund day next year before I can afford to get one.