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Re: thinking of buying imac but no floopy, how do u share files?



In article <397eda93$0$11138$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>, 3662
<3662@mpx.com.au> wrote:

> hi,
> 
> I hope some one can help me please.
> 
> I am thinking of buying a new imac (one of those great new colours that are
> out) and I can't help myself to wonder, "how do u Mac users share files,
> with no floppies?"
> 
> Or that you the share files over the net?
> 
> Ok, so the old floppy can only hold 1.44 mb, but it still can hold some text
> files etc...
> Even the powerbook / ibook has no floppy drive..
> 
> Bewilded...
> 
> Thankyou.

You can exchange data across two computers via two modems. This is
possible by having telecommunications software on both machines. I'd
recommend doing the freebee route by using software like ZTerm, or
AppleWorks that ships with the iMac.

You can find complete details about how to do this via the following
link:

<http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n22229>