Back-up question

[sokukodo]

Well, I'm going to take the plunge in about six weeks and buy a new computer (this iMac will go to my son), and I was wondering how to back up applications that I may want to transfer to the new computer; I notice on the "Back Up" application that it will only back up files and not applications. This iMac doesn't have a CD burner ...
Also: I don't have an Airport card installed on this machine; can this be "self-installed"? and is "Airport Extreme" backwards compatable with the older version (assuming I can install an Airport card in this machine)?

iMac 500 DV SE Summer 2000 edition w/ 1 gig of RAM ... and only a 8meg video card

[pendragon]

Richard, I think others can better address backup techniques and installing an Airport card in your iMac than I can, but re Airport (extreme) compatability with the present 802.11b, not to worry:

From http://www.apple.com/airport/
"AirPort Extreme delivers speeds up to 54Mbps for customers who have both the AirPort Extreme Card and the AirPort Extreme Base Station. But if you want to use the AirPort Extreme Base Station with your 802.11b AirPort Card, you’ll still enjoy significant benefits. That’s because the AirPort Extreme Base Station features a compatibility mode that automatically supports not just the AirPort Extreme Card (at data rates up to 54Mbps), but all 802.11b-compliant products (at data rates up to 11Mbps) — Mac or Windows — as its default setting..."

Enjoy!    

Harv
 
 [ 02-16-2003, 12:55 PM: Message edited by: pendragon ]

[kps]

A simple Ethernet crossover cable would resolve the data transfer between the "old" and "new" machines.

But, my personal preference is to always install "fresh" copies of applications on a new machine. Especially those which are more complex (Photoshop, FileMaker, etc.).

[sokukodo]

Thanks; I think I will go the "fresh" route as a lot of the apps that I want to save are relatively inexpensive ... as far as the Airport card installation, I don't recall seeing a place for it when I installed my RAM awhile back ... I may forego the airport card in the new one and save some $ ...