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FTP is an old Unix service that has a long history of being used
to transfer files. In fact, email messages were originally text files
transferred via FTP.
Jaguar's Go/Connect to Server menu makes traditional FTP software
(programs like Fetch) unnecessary for many people. Here's how to do
it.
In the Finder/Go/Connect to Server dialogue, if you type
ftp://domain_name
you'll be connected to an anonymous ftp server (if available).
This might be just what you need. You'll be asked for authentication
with user-name and password if that domain doesn't offer an anonymous
ftp service.
My web host, however, maintains an optional anonymous ftp
service-- so if I type ftp://zisman.ca, I go there, rather
than to my (password-protected) folders, which is where I want to
go.
If instead, you type
ftp://user_name@domain_name
you'll get a log-in prompt, with the user name already filled in,
waiting for you to enter the password.
And if you type:
ftp://user_name:password@domain_name
you'll go right in with no log-in needed (assuming you typed
everything correctly!). Of course, doing that, anyone looking over
your shoulder can read your password.
Unix fans will notice that there's nothing mysterious about this;
it's all standard Unix FTP syntax.
Once connected, a network drive icon will appear on the desktop;
opening it allows you to copy files to your Mac from the remote FTP
host. However, it will not let you upload files to the remote server;
for that you will still need software. Of course, performance will be
much more sluggish than working on a local system or on a local area
network.
Some may prefer to use the Terminal's command line FTP service.
That works fine, you just need to know a little bit more about what
you're doing!
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Hooked on Classic Macs, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh, 01.09.
Tommy Thomas is back with a renewed focus on Macs that can run the 'classic' Mac OS.
Software Should Come with a Fresh Date, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 01.09.
Sooner or later, some hardware or OS update will probably break a program you own. Software vendors should be up front about how long they'll support it.
Thanks for the IBM PC, Dad, L. Victor Marks, My First Mac, 01.09.
Dad, thanks for bringing home that first IBM PC way back in 1981.
What a Legacy: The Origin of the IBM PC, Tom Hormby, Orchard, 01.09.
IBM introduced its PC on August 12, 1981, shaking up the entire personal computer industry. Today even Apple makes its computers IBM compatible.
Our Debt to the IBM PC, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.09.
A Mac user looks at the legacy of the IBM PC.
Heat Management for 'Books and the Last Mac to Run OS 9.1, Phil Herlihy, The Usefulness Equation, 01.08.
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A History of Apple's Lisa, 1979-1986, Tom Hormby, Orchard, 01.08.
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Lisa's DNA Is All Over Modern Computing, Ray Arachelian, Apple Seeds, 01.08.
Those who label Apple's Lisa a failure are ignoring the computer's legacy that shows up in every personal computer sold today.
The Innovative Lisa, Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal, 01.08.
Apple's Lisa and how it paved the way for the Macintosh.
The Lisa Legacy, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.08.
We should always remember how Apple's innovation paved the way for all future computers.
The 17" Unibody MacBook Pro Value Equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 01.07.
The new model is a bit faster, a bit smaller, a bit lighter, and has an incredible 8-hour battery life.
How Netbooks Impact Microsoft and Apple, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market, 01.07.
Netbooks are keeping Windows XP alive, which may slow adoption of Windows 7, and perceived value keeps the Mac market share growing at the expense of Windows.
The Ill-Fated Apple III, Jason Walsh, Apple Before the Mac, 01.07.
"...not only was the Apple III mind crunchingly expensive, it was made with none of the passion of the Apple II or Macintosh."
2 Apple Failures: Apple III and Lisa, Tom Hormby, Orchard, 01.07.
Apple's two not-so-great product lines between the Apple II line and the Macintosh.
Apple III Chaos: Apple's First Failure, Joshua Coventry, Cortland, 01.07.
Apple had known nothing but success with its Apple II product line, but when it tried to enter the business world with the Apple III, the learned the cost of failure.
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