Re: Mac laptops and firewire

2010-03-15 Thread KEVIN Lock
Of course. I remember doing that with other PowerPCs. Ta Kev Kevin, Connect the two with Ethernet cable. Make old Mac share its files. Connect new Mac to the server (old Mac). Download files with the new Mac. On 16/03/2010, at 7:45 AM, KEVIN Lock wrote: Our daughter recently bought

Re: Mac laptops and firewire

2010-03-15 Thread Ray Forma
Kevin, Connect the two with Ethernet cable. Make old Mac share its files. Connect new Mac to the server (old Mac). Download files with the new Mac. On 16/03/2010, at 7:45 AM, KEVIN Lock wrote: Our daughter recently bought a MacBook without firewire.To get all her data from her iBoo

Re: Mac laptops and firewire

2010-03-15 Thread KEVIN Lock
Our daughter recently bought a MacBook without firewire.To get all her data from her iBook to the new MacBook is no longer a simple process...or is it? Kev Thanks Peter C, Peter H and Eugene I am glad senility has not yet destroyed my reading faculties. Shall look at the MacBook pro

Re: Mac laptops and firewire

2010-03-15 Thread Merv Bond
Thanks Peter C, Peter H and Eugene I am glad senility has not yet destroyed my reading faculties. Shall look at the MacBook pro offerings. Merv Eugene wrote: The firewire port was removed from the latest unibody plastic MacBooks. The low end MacBook Pro has firewire 800 plus SD card reader.

Re: Mac laptops and firewire

2010-03-15 Thread Susan Hastings
Hi you can still get a 13" MacBook with FireWire, but not the cheap white one. This 13" is called a MacBook pro as it's aluminium. --- Susan Hastings Mobile: 0409688004 On 16/03/2010, at 7:45 AM, KEVIN Lock wrote: Our daughter recently bought a MacBook without firewire.To get all

Re: Mac laptops and firewire

2010-03-15 Thread Eugene
The firewire port was removed from the latest unibody plastic MacBooks. The low end MacBook Pro has firewire 800 plus SD card reader. Regards, Eugene -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Mac laptops and firewire

2010-03-15 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 16/03/2010, at 7:31 AM, Merv Bond wrote: > > My daughter-in-law wishes to purchase a laptop. > Looking at the MacBook specifications I can't see a firewire port. > Am I not reading too well? > Merv You are correct. The Macbook (the white polycarbonate model) has no Firewire port: just two

RE: Mac laptops and firewire

2010-03-15 Thread Crisp, Peter
mug.org.au] On Behalf Of Merv Bond Sent: Tuesday, 16 March 2010 7:31 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Mac laptops and firewire My daughter-in-law wishes to purchase a laptop. Looking at the MacBook specifications I can't see a firewire port. Am I not reading too well? Merv -- "Educ

Mac laptops and firewire

2010-03-15 Thread Merv Bond
My daughter-in-law wishes to purchase a laptop. Looking at the MacBook specifications I can't see a firewire port. Am I not reading too well? Merv -- "Education without values and knowledge without ethics is a false education." -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -