[MacDV] OT Link Mac and PC

[R B Williams]

I wouldn't try to do this via firewire mode. The PC won't understand HFS+ data at all
and could even cause corruption to other data on your Mac drive when it searches for
directory info. On the other hand, an ethernet cable connection with file sharing (for
Windows) turned on should work just fine to move the data from the DVD.

You will find more & more software shipped on DVD - maybe a drive upgrade for the Mac is
at hand?

R.B.

Eric Phillips wrote:

> I am trying to find the easiest way without buying much to get my wife's
> PC laptop and my G4 desktop networked. My G4 does not have a DVD drive
> and I want to install GarageBand. My wife's laptop has a DVD drive. I
> was wondering if I put my G4 into firewire mode can I connect it to the
> PC like I would another Mac? Then I could just dump the files onto my
> Mac make a disk image and install. If someone knows an easier way using
> ethernet I would be willing to try. Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
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