If two Macintosh computers are not connected by a network, you can transfer information between them by connecting them with a standard category 5, 4 wire-pair (8 wires) Ethernet
cable (in effect creating a small network of just two computers), which you can buy from an Apple-authorized dealer. You connect the cable to each computer's Ethernet port and then turn on file sharing on both computers. You can also configure the Ethernet settings on two computers to create a small network. Technical document 43015 referenced below links to steps for file sharing using Mac OS X and Mac OS 9.
You can also connect two Macintosh computers using a FireWire cable. You can then use FireWire target disk mode to transfer files from one computer to another. For more information about using FireWire target disk mode, see "FireWire Target Disk Mode" on page 54 of the "Setting Up Your Power Mac G4" manual or see technical document 58583 referenced below.
If you have an Internet connection, you can also transfer files via the Internet to your iDisk storage area on .Mac, where you or another .Mac user can download them. For more information about .Mac, see technical document 72002 referenced below for how to setup and use an .Mac account.
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