So I have an extra mac G4 tower....

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....and I want to connect my powerbook to it so I can use it as an external hardrive. Is this possible? and what would I need to accomplish this?? My computer is getting filled up with video...

btw I already posted this in the apple heads cult, but this forum gets way more traffic..

 

[Swick825]

i dont think so... maybe it's possible. just get an external hard drive, its lots easier.

 

[bigwhite.steeze]

try gettin lots of usb cables...

 

[CooksCorner]

try the apple forums

 

[Ronix]

why dont you just sell the g4 and buy an external hard drive?

 

[freeski1620]

it is possible but you will have t make the lap top a slave making it unusable while you are using it as a hard drive. yu would be much beter off to use an external, less cost and far less work.

 

[jibsworth]

This must be do-able, I have the same setup at my place but with PC's. I set up a network and backed up all my media to the tower then shared it over the network.

I don't know exactly how to do it but I am 99% sure this is possiable.

 

[Myke]

Step 1) Buy a windows PC.

Step 2) Connect each other via an Ethernet cable.

Step 3) Relaxe because your done.

 

[creighton]

get a pc and have it suck, throw it away then get it right and buy a mac

 

[STACKS]

hahahaha so true