It would be quite an interesting read as a Fedex tracking document. But I don't think that 's what you meant.
I am eagerly awaiting news on this amazing international shipping experiment! On 9 June 2010 11:38, Andre Garzia <[email protected]> wrote: > Richmond, > > Send me your snail mail address, I think I have an spare firewaire > enclosure > you could use. It was made in taiwan eons ago but it works, you just pop an > HD inside it and it will work. > > I don't know if a shipment from Brazil to Bulgaria will ever arrive, you > might get some weird stamps in it as if the package traveled to asia, > africa, oceania, the international space station, io and more before it > reaches you but it is worth a try. > > Cheers > andre > PS: I know what it is to live somewhere where hardware simply is not > available... it took eons for macbooks to arrive here... > > On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Richmond <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > On 06/09/2010 08:07 PM, stephen barncard wrote: > > > >> Richmond, do you have a problem with Firewire? Even FW 400 is way faster > >> than USB2 for extended disk operations. (IMHO) USB is for mice and > >> keyboards > >> and USB sticks. > >> > >> > >> > > > > NO! I have no problem at all with Firewire; and, just as soon as I have > my > > G4 up-and-running > > I am going to yank out a 750 GB ATA disk I have inside and pop it into a > > LaCie Firewire-&-USB > > external box I have. > > > > YES! Bulgaria has a problem with Firewire as (well, at least in Plovdiv) > > there are about 10 Macs in the country, > > and 4 of them are mine; so nobody sells a Firewire external thing here. > > > > Once I have hoicked out the 750 GB and got it inside the Firewire box I > > shall; glacially slowly, > > pop all my USB backup onto that - but, a USB2 card (I saw one online by > > Allegro) would > > expedite matters considerably. > > > > The 1.5 TB could then be connected up to a P4 I am currently using with > > kids I teach to do a remake > > of "Snow White and the incredibly expanding list of pupils" with puppets > > made from old socks: > > no doubt knocking everything out of competition at Cannes next year . . . > > :) And before you ask; the > > 'pupils', being made of socks, will be called "mouldy, manky, sweaty, > > cheesy, holey" and so on! > > > > > > "USB is for mice and keyboards and USB sticks." > > > > try telling that to some salesperson in a computer shop here in Bulgaria; > > first off, they haven't heard > > of Firewire! > > > > What is not at all clear to me is what is actually inside the Maxell > Tank; > > documentation is minimal > > to say the least, and I am reluctant to open the thing up until its > > guarantee expires (2 years); but, > > for a 1.5 TB disk it is rather cheap. Should it contain a PATA or a SATA > > disk I am wondering about > > buying an empty Firewire enclosure in Britain (will be over there for 12 > > days at the start of August) > > to transfer it to. > > > > -------------------------------------- > > > > The whole thing, ultimately, boils down to my own stupidity. I should > have > > realised that a G4 Mac at > > 7 years old just might throw a tantrum; and I should have made proviso > for > > that; but didn't. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > [email protected] > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > > > -- > http://www.andregarzia.com All We Do Is Code. > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > -- ------------------------- Stephen Barncard San Francisco _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
