Rocky,
First Merry Christmas! To transfer data you can use a program
called "Lap Link' and a "cross-over" ethernet cable that will
connect machine to machine, providing you have an ethernet card
on the old machine (I am assuming you have one on the new
machine). When I last did it, I took the contents of the old
machine and made it a folder on the new machine. I use exactly
two programs off the old, but it was nice to have as a safety net
the when I first swapped everything. You may also be able to do
this with a ethernet hub, but it probably won't transfer a
program in its entirety. That's the advantage of Lap Link. Some
newer programs may not be as happy about it, but if they are
newer, there is a better chance of having the program discs. :^)
Matt Murray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
> Do NOT really look forward to transferring everything over, but
the new toy
> will be much better than the old. The kids (age 8 & 11) will
get the old
> ones, mostly for computer games and homework (but NOT internet
access -- too
> much bad crap there).
>
> --Rocky Entriken
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