>Thanks Remy!
>
>I've been out in the Alaskan bush for too long. I'll bet I'm the only
>guy who does not know that the upscale powerbooks do not come with a
>word processor. Now let's see if I have it right: If I was able to
>purchase one of the 3-4 thousand dollar powerbooks, they would not have
>a word processor on them?
Right. It is a Mac thing. But a _PowerBook_ is very unlikely to be
someone's first Mac or their only Mac. OTOH, iBooks come chock-full with
software. It would be assumed that Pro users already have Office (so why
add to the price by bundling it?). Windows notebooks, OTOH, usually come
with MS Works (some Pro ones with Word). But then again, they usually
charge you extra for 100bT ethernet and FireWire. Or you often (say, with
Dell) choose the software package you want. I've got a feeling they
bundle A/Works 6.0 with PowerBooks now, but can't remember. There's
probably something in the Apple-MS agreement too that prevents them from
bundling - might kill a few Office sales from Pro users (ditto Power
Macs).
It is legal to put a copy of Apple software on your PowerBook that came
with your desktop Mac. The Apple license actually says 'a backup' and
you're not allowed to use both at the same time (!). Not that this
actually means anything, I suppose.
If you have Dock with SCSI, use the Zip or Syquest; if not, use a printer
cable between Duo & desktop (slow but it works, via file sharing).
Use the CD ROM to install on the Duo. Or simply copy the AppleWorks
folder as well as the Claris folder in your System folder.
Cheers,
RD
Is this just a Mac thing? If so, it makes it
>much easier for people to buy the Windows books. I guess you learn
>something new everyday.
>
>I've got Appleworks 5.03 on my home desktops. Can I transfer it to the
>2300? I don't have it on disk, but these came with my computers. Is it
>legal to do this since I am the owner? Also, how would I do it? I have
>some zip drives and syquest units that I could scsi up to the 2300. I'm
>not sure what exactly folders I would need to transfer.
Remy Davison
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