Trading Computers with your Mom

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I have a Mac powerbook 8.6 from '97. My mom has a Mac ibook from last year. My computer is fine, but her computer has OsX (which I could just borrow from her) but more importantly it has CD burning capabilities.

Assuming that she would agree, how hard would it be to switch computers? Most of my files are Word stuff from school, writing, etc.

― Mary (Mary), Friday, 9 January 2004 02:43 (twenty-two years ago)

It sounds like transferring files / programs is your only problem.

Programs: If you still have the install software for any programs you've put on your powerbook, you're good to go.

Files: If both computers have firewire capabilities, you're set. Internet transfer of files is always possible, but messier; the faster the connection, the better.

― dean gulberry (deangulberry), Friday, 9 January 2004 02:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I switched from an older powerbook to a new ibook about a year ago- most of my photos & things were already online, or backed up on .Mac. Then I hooked up an external CD drive to the old computer, burned data disks of the other things, and transfered it all to the new one. If you don't have 100s MBs of big files, it's not too hard to move from one to another. Especially if then your mom will have the other computer- if you forgot something, she could always email it to you, I'd guess.

― lyra (lyra), Friday, 9 January 2004 02:53 (twenty-two years ago)

My mom has declined the trade, so this is moot for the moment, but I suppose I should get an external cd writer anyway, to back up my files with? And of course to make lovely mix cds. Is there any other answer to file storage in this day and age? Does anyone still use floppies?

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 01:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I still use floppies, since I like to go to the library to print out my docs.

― Leee Majors (Leee), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 01:20 (twenty-two years ago)

What is the earliest OS that .Mac supports? (http://www.mac.com/)

If you don't have too much stuff (less than 100 MB), backing up to the idisk is really easy.

― lyra (lyra), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 05:01 (twenty-two years ago)

if you have usb ports you can get a cheapo usb floppy drive

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 05:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Surely ethernet is the way to go for transferring files?

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 05:27 (twenty-two years ago)

only for the most sophisticated connoisseurs!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 05:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a USB drive that I've used once w/ this computer. I think it's buried in my closet somewhere. I'm wary to save stuff to that, because it seems like it is being/has been phased out. I'll look into the idisk. Thanks all. I may have ethernet/cable soon but to save to cd I'll need to get an external drive plus a firesomething card. How long do you think I have before this computer dies/hard disk collapses? (got it in '99)

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 05:36 (twenty-two years ago)

If you have an ethernet port just appletalk your computers together. EZ, fast, reliable. No muss.

― ModJ (ModJ), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 05:57 (twenty-two years ago)

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