[iBook] iBook to new home/17" MBP arriving

[Howard Pettigrew]

Mark, when you fire up your MacBook Pro, as part of the setup  
process, it will give you the chance to transfer your data using the  
Migration Assistant which is a programme to transfer your  
applications and documents. You'll need a Firewire cable to connect  
your two laptops - this will need to be the one with two 6 pin  
connectors at each end - like flattened capital D's in shape- you get  
these typically with external hard drives, etc. Migration Assistant  
will ask you to restart the computer holding down the T key (for  
Target mode) and then it will transfer everything from your old  
machine onto your new MacBook. Usually takes around 30-45 mins  
depending on how much is on your iBook. You will end up with an exact  
copy of your old machine on your new MacBook. It is quite remarkable  
what sort of job it does. I wouldn't be too quick to give away your  
iBook before checking everything is okay and has transferred, and  
with my experience, (and my wife's) expect a few crashes on your new  
MacBook when you first start using it (I presume this is older  
software objecting to running under Rosetta on the Intel chips???)  
but it does settle down after a few weeks of frustration.
Hope this is of help
Cheers
H in NZ
On 26/11/2006, at 4:03 PM, gooddog at interlync.com wrote:

> Those who remember my message about GarageBand and my friend's kid  
> who will be getting my current iBook for Christmas -  [iBook]  
> Garageband on iBook 1.2 GHz - (it will be cleaned, keyboard  
> replaced, etc.), will be happy to know this will actually  
> transpire. They are a PC family, and this is their trial run on the  
> Mac. In the meantime, my new MacBook Pro will arrive monday, direct  
> from China.
>
> My question is: how in the world do I transfer my contents to the  
> new MBP? What way is recommended? Can a person transfer apps and  
> preferences? Isn't there a way to make a disk image or something  
> like that?
>
> I'm assuming you can hook them up and drag and drop, but are there  
> any programs or anything else? I'm clueless.
>
> Happy holidays!
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Mark
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