[X Newbies] New eMac questions

[Randy B. Singer]

Dale Critchley said:

>...transitioning from OS
>9.1 on a 8100/G3 to an eMac running OS X 10.3?
>
>What's the easiest way to transfer all my stuff from one to the other,
>especially thinking about stuff that's going to mess up Classic? Should I
>just forget about 3rd party extensions, etc.?

Since your older Mac doesn't have FireWire, the easiest way to transfer 
data over is via Ethernet and the built-in file sharing capability.  Get 
an Ethernet crossover cable or a patch cable.  It doesn't matter which 
you get, since your eMac can adjust automatically to either.  

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42717

Articles on setting up file sharing:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106657

http://www.cmu.edu/computing/documentation/fileshare/fileshare.html#setup

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107369



Randy B. Singer
Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)

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