For me, the same kind of logic applies to linux and any hardware...
I think the point was the willingness of the person at the Apple store to help and provide space/time/equipment to facilitate Andy's needs. You're not going to get that at Best Buy or at the local HP store. Oh, HP don't have stores? Right.
Yes, that was the point I was making. If I'd been at home it wouldn't have been a problem. But being several thousand miles away from home with nothing but a charger and an SDHC card reader I was stuck.
I'm a big fan of Firewire target mode. I've rescued several headless XServes at work that way in the past.
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