How Do You Get Files From Another Computer To An Imac?
The iMac and iBook, and most new Mac OS computers, have no floppy drive and no SCSI port, so you have to be a little creative to figure out how to transfer files from your old computer to your new one. Reinstall applications on your new computer from their original CD-ROMs. Transfer documents one of five ways (the fifth is the most direct): 1. If both your computers have infrared (IrDA) ports (most likely if both your computers are laptops), you can “beam” files that way. (See your computer’s user guide for instructions.) 2. With the built-in 10/100BaseT Ethernet interface on the iMac (10/100BaseTX on the iBook), along with a hub and an Ethernet adapter for your older machine (if it doesn’t have built-in Ethernet), transfer the files via an Ethernet network. (See user guide for specific instructions.) 3. Send files to yourself as e-mail attachments, or upload them to your Internet service provider (ISP), then log on and download them. 4. Buy an external USB SuperDisk floppy drive for y
