Not sure how much this horse has been beaten...but even if dead... An alternative to networking is to swap floppies (you would have to buy an USB floppy drive for the iMac), or to exchange Zip disks if each had a Zip drive. Now, if that Dell has a USB port, you could use the same Zip drive on both machines.
Jerry -------------------------------- <<Hmm... I am still running 9.2.2 on the iMac. > If OS 9, no. In OS X 10.1-10.2, yes. In fact, getting 10.2 would make it > extremely easy to copy data to and from the iMac and laptop - 10.2 lets you > browse Windows networks now. > > Peter > >> My son's college issues Dell laptops to all students. The laptops include >> CD-RW drives and are running Windows 2000. My question is: Can I network my >> iMac 400 to the Dell and burn data CDs (as backups) from the iMac to the >> laptop? >> >> If so, Any pointers?>> -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
