[Ti] Howdy Group!

[Ardeshir Mehta]

On 16-Jan-07, at 11:11 AM, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote:

> Second, get yourself a suitable external drive for backup.

This is absolutely crucial. I lost a whole lot of data early on after  
I purchased my G4 TiBook in the year 2003 because I neglected this  
principle.


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On 16-Jan-07, at 11:11 AM, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote:

> On 16 Jan 2007, at 16:27, dr wrote:
>
>>  Hello folks,
>> I'm new. As in completely new.
>
> welcome !  this list has every possible range of knowledge and  
> experience, from complete beginner and a long way up.  I hope you  
> enjoy being on the List.
>
>> I just purchased my very first Mac. I think I got a pretty good  
>> deal and I'm going to pick it up in person so hopefully I'll be  
>> able to check it out and see if it's all that the seller says it  
>> is. There's a link to it below if anyone wants to check it out. 
>> ( sorry about the long link ).
>> One thing I need is a power supply. I've read that Apple brand  
>> ones are really not very well made. Any advice on an alternative?  
>> Any general or specific advice will be sincerely appreciated.
>
> Personally, I have never had a single problem with any Apple power  
> supply.  That is all I have ever used.
>
>> Looking forward to learning,
>
> If you are getting a Ti Powerbook from someone else - as seems to  
> be the case - I would recommend that you wipe the disk completely  
> with Disk Utility, install a brand new OS X.
> Then you do not inherit any issues or problems.
>
> Second, get yourself a suitable external drive for backup.
>
> regards,  Trevor