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PCs & Macs & file sharing

PCs & Macs & file sharing

2003-06-05 by Matthew Born

Also, if you're running NT or 2000 (and perhaps other 'Doze systems?), I
believe you can install/enable "services for Macintosh." This will allow the
Mac to see designated folders on the PC via your network. It's more
complicated to get a PC to deign to recognize a Mac, but you only need a
one-way street to get the files from A to B.

Here's something else I've wondered about from time to time: if you have an
external FW or USB drive with two ports, would both the PC and the Mac mount
it if you connected each to one of the drive's ports? I have never tried it.
Probably plenty of reasons not to leave a setup like that up, assuming it
even works, but it might be a way to move substantial files a lot faster
than the Zip sneaker network. At worst, you could mount from one, copy your
giant files, and then mount from the other platform to load them. Then use
the drive as a backup.

I think Robert mentioned PowerMax as a good vendor for used Macs. I second
that. I have purchase (both for myself and for clients) used and new stuff
from them several times and found both the prices and the service to be top
notch. 

Cheers,
Matthew Born

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