In a number of situations I have really appreciated a Mac feature that
I haven't found with my PCs. [Is there an equivalent?]
If you boot a relatively modern Mac while holding down the "t" key ---
as in "Transfer" --- the computer will go into a mode in which it will
appear to another computer (connected via Firewire) as a hard disk.
It makes it quite easy to transfer data from one computer to another,
or (I presume) to fix low level system files. Unfortunately, it only
works with Firewire.
Myron
On 12-Aug-09, at 10:36 AM, Harry Binswanger wrote:
But one of the best things I've heard about the Mac is that buying a
new machine and porting over your old stuff is trivially easy. On
Windows machines, anticipate about a month of transitioning.
Full disclosure: I'm not a Mac person nor a Macophile; my limited
experience with the 2006 iBook was mixed, not undiluted joy.
Actually, for a subsection of Mac users, they won't necessarily
move to the new version. I have spoken with several of them, and a
lot of them either have older macs doing certain functions for
their businesses, or are just happy with their current setup that
works exactly the way they want. So why change it? Also, they tend
to keep the older machine, transition it to some other task, and
buy a new mac.
Harry Binswanger
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