Saturday, August 9, 2008

Re: [Apple iPod] iPod as Boot Drive

On Aug 9, 2008, at 11:14 AM, Susan Platter wrote:

> Thanks, Kirk. It was as an emergency drive that I was thinking it
> might be useful, not as a permanent adjunct to any of my Macs. Apart
> from any other consideration, the battery would not last long enough
> for further uses. I have a 5G iPod which I use periodically but
> wanted to have a potential use for my 1G as well.


I think it's fine for emergencies. Just don't try and use it too long.

The battery doesn't matter; when it's connected by FireWire, it's
powered by the computer.


Kirk

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