Oakbog maintains
a large working collection of Classic and Vintage Macintosh hardware,
both as the Vintage
Mac Museum and as a resource for old Mac file transfers
and conversion. In addition to the machines, the Museum also maintains
an extensive archive of old Mac software. Oakbog's proprietor Adam
Rosen is an Apple Certified Consultant and a continuous Mac
user for over 25 years.
Vintage
Mac File Transfers & Conversions
Macs have been around for over two decades, lots of data still exists
on floppy disks, Zip cartridges and old hard drives. Oakbog can
read many of these disks, copy and transfer your files and convert
old files from long moribund software into current formats useable
on modern Macs and PCs - MS Word, Excel, QuickBooks, etc.
The process involves transferring files from the original sources,
then performing conversions on the copied data. Copies may require
the use of several different Macs and drives depending on the condition
of individual media. Once transferred files can be converted to
current file formats. Batch conversion is performed when possible.
If not, manual conversions can be performed (Open, Save As...).
Common older file formats include Microsoft Word, Excel, MacWrite,
WordPerfect, QuickBooks, MacDraw, ClarisWorks, etc.. Supported
media formats include floppy disks (400k Single Sided, 800k Double
Sided, 1.44MB High Density), SyQuest, Magneto-Optical (MO), Bernoulli,
Zip & Jaz cartridges, Exabyte tapes, Mac CD-ROMs, and SCSI or
IDE hard drives.
These are not exhaustive lists, please contact
me for details on your project.
Academic and Legal Research
Oakbog can provide customized research into old Mac hardware, software
or operating system behavior for academic projects or legal discovery
such as patent law. If you are in need of screenshots, reproductions
or consultations on vintage Macintosh operations, please contact
me.
