OK, well it appears that I need some freeware called Firewire that can be downloaded from Apple. A big problem is that I have no other Mac new enough to use in the process. I have now read some articles from Apple and tips from techies and get the idea. I'm probably going to call around and see what it would cost at a Mac repair place as you suggested. There is one near us that used years ago. The Apple store gave me some quotes. I may even look into the cost of renting a Mac as well to do the transfer. I actually have the intructions and just need to buy the hard drive and a connection device and download the FireWire onto a working Mac. Oh well, thanks again for your help. On another note, please tell Noelle that Kim has contacted me about having a No Kidding event in the near future.