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Post #304,007
by folkert
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2/11/09 3:33:20 PM
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New Firewire is dead.
Avoid it.
Post #304,009
by Another Scott
2/11/09 3:38:13 PM
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New OTOH...
If Ashton holds onto his iMac as long as his Win98 machine, FireWire would be a good investment. :-)

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #304,010
by folkert
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2/11/09 3:40:22 PM
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New Sure.
Keep feeding the flame.
Post #304,019
by Ashton
2/11/09 6:11:28 PM
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New Hah --
Remember those stiffs who had their tombs wired for a video of their liff? whenever someone got close enough to trip a sensor.. (ugh)

Well, with a solar cell and weatherproof housing -- what better way to bury my iMac (too) than keep the sucker running for all Eternity:
working-off its indentured servitude ... .... ...... .......

:-Þ
Post #304,012
by pwhysall
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2/11/09 3:55:55 PM
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New s/dead/fast/
HTH
Post #304,013
by boxley
2/11/09 3:57:50 PM
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New oooh! like netware?
Post #304,014
by pwhysall
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2/11/09 4:00:38 PM
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New Exactly like netware.
In all respects!
Post #304,091
by Meerkat
2/13/09 9:25:28 AM
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New and dead fast!
Have a WD MySillyDriveName or whatever they call it, connected to my iMac FW800 is the quickest interface on it (USB2 and FW400 being the others), so makes sense to use it, be it fashionable or otherwise.
They said I was gullible ... and I believed them
     USB hard drives - experience(s)? - (Ashton) - (18) - Feb. 11, 2009, 02:15:00 AM EST
         Guess it depends how much you value the backup - (Meerkat) - Feb. 11, 2009, 06:23:10 AM EST
         A few things... - (Another Scott) - (1) - Feb. 11, 2009, 09:25:28 AM EST
             Re: A few things... - (Ashton) - Feb. 11, 2009, 07:56:18 PM EST
         paid $76 for mine, no issues so far - (boxley) - Feb. 11, 2009, 09:35:54 AM EST
         Get a FW800 one. - (pwhysall) - (8) - Feb. 11, 2009, 11:43:54 AM EST
             Firewire is dead. - (folkert) - (7) - Feb. 11, 2009, 03:33:20 PM EST
                 OTOH... - (Another Scott) - (2) - Feb. 11, 2009, 03:38:13 PM EST
                     Sure. - (folkert) - Feb. 11, 2009, 03:40:22 PM EST
                     Hah -- - (Ashton) - Feb. 11, 2009, 06:11:28 PM EST
                 s/dead/fast/ - (pwhysall) - (3) - Feb. 11, 2009, 03:55:55 PM EST
                     oooh! like netware? -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Feb. 11, 2009, 03:57:50 PM EST
                         Exactly like netware. - (pwhysall) - Feb. 11, 2009, 04:00:38 PM EST
                     and dead fast! - (Meerkat) - Feb. 13, 2009, 09:25:28 AM EST
         Re: USB hard drives - experience(s)? - (Bman) - (2) - Feb. 11, 2009, 04:31:01 PM EST
             Apple-pretty + dock + 5 yr. warranty! - (Ashton) - Feb. 11, 2009, 06:03:41 PM EST
             that apple tax is pretty high -NT - (boxley) - Feb. 12, 2009, 09:11:41 AM EST
         Release Candidate 1.β - (Ashton) - (1) - Feb. 13, 2009, 07:08:51 PM EST
             3 yr r&r? get that one -NT - (boxley) - Feb. 14, 2009, 12:31:55 PM EST

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