At 4:36 PM -0400 9/24/2002, Scott Holder wrote: >Attach zip drive to one machine, copy files to zip disk. Detach from >that machine, attach it to other machine, copy files off. Or, if both >machines have zip drives, just move the disk back and forth. > >Usually there's some amount of walking involved, hence sneakernet. Used >to be synonymous with Floppynet, but now there's more than just floppies >involved :)
There were even floppy labels someone had made up that said "SneakerNet". They were actually kind of handy because I always knew the contents were freely erasable. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
