Re: PowerMac 7300/180 hardware question.

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From: Paul Mitchum
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 01:05

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pedro <pedro@nowhere.com> wrote:

> Ron Parsons wrote:
>  
> 
> >In article <4kXUd.179999$K7.88555@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
> > pedro <pedro@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Thanks for that. I've just started using this mac, and a problem I have
> >>is that when I dl a file onto the PC (which is the only one connected to
> >>the internet) and then transfer it to the Mac via floppy/zip, the Mac
> >>sees it as a PC file, and doesn't know what to do with it. How can I dl
> >>files onto the PC and get them to the Mac as Mac files? (This is what
> >>happened with this one).
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >It is very easy to connect a 7300 to the internet. That would solve a
> >lot of your headache.
> >  
> >
> 
> I would prefer not to for the simple reason that being old 
> hardware/software, and with no AV protection or firewall, it would be
> very vulnerable to hacking, viruses, etc.,

You might consider making a backup of your 7300, connecting it to the
internet, downloading the file, and then disconnecting it, if it's so
worrisome to you.

Then again, it's pretty well understood that Macs, particularly from the
pre-os X days, didn't fall prey to hacking or viruses.

I seem to remember that once upon a time, there was a contest to see who
could hack into a stock Mac (running OS 9, I think) hooked up to the
internet. There was a cash prize. No one was able to claim it.

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Subject: Re: PowerMac 7300/180 hardware question.
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