Thank you for the link; in reading it I realize that I will not be able to use the G3 as the target despite the fact that it has FireWire. That's a bummer! It's a good thing I have an iBook that looks like it fits the list. I really appreciate everyone's help! Valerie Written with Dragon Naturally Speaking 7.3. If it doesn't make sense, I probably missed a correction. -----Original Message----- From: x-hardware-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com [mailto:x-hardware-bounces at listserver.themacintoshguy.com] On Behalf Of Eugene Lee Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 4:42 AM To: A place to discuss hardware on Mac OS X. Subject: Re: [X-HW] trying to extract data BTW, "T" means "target" as in "Firewire target disk mode". http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.754 / Virus Database: 504 - Release Date: 9/6/2004