[MacDV] Re: Transferring .mov files from mac to pc

[Mark M. Florida]

Just get a crossover cable -- then you can use it even on other computers
that aren't as "special" as the new Macs.  A crossover cable (or crossover
coupler) is just a nice thing to have around for whatever may come up.

As for the original question -- FireWire or Ethernet?

1.  Computers generally don't like being connected together via FireWire
(Macs can do this with no problem if one of them supports Target Disk Mode)

2.  Even if you set your Mac to Target Disk Mode and connect it to the PC
via FireWire, the PC won't be able to read your Mac's hard drive because
it's in a format (HFS+) that it can't recognize without third-party software
like MacDrive or MacOpener.

3.  If your Mac has a CD burner, you could burn a CD, no?  Just make sure
it's dual format Mac/ISO (the default for the Mac OS built-in CD authoring
software as well as Toast).

Hope that helps the original message poster.

- Mark

> 
> On Saturday, April 19, 2003, at 02:38  PM, Gerhard Kuhn wrote:
> 
>> If you are not planning to have a network set up all the time the
>> purchase of crossover cable will enable this without the use of a hub
>> or router.   A regular cable will not work because the cable connects
>> the wires  in a different order to each plug.
> 
> While true, what you've said doesn't cover the fact that the newer Macs
> have auto-sensing ethernet ports. That is, they "sense" the connection
> and do the crossover themselves if necessary. For a list of Macs that
> can do this and more info, see
> <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42717> .
> 
> -Mike
> 
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