From: "McBee" <bgshelton62@yahoo.com>

Date: August 10, 2012 9:10:01 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: Astro IIDC Golden Key - Update


Put my name in for a golden key version please.


Can you also please confirm if Astro_IIDC will work with the new retina display macbook pros that only have thunderbolt (no firewire) 


--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, "milton_aupperle" <milton@...> wrote:


Hi Folks;


I spent the last hour and half driving around to about a dozen different computer and chain stores in Calgary to find a local source for USB Flash drives that have Physical Write Protection Lock switches. No luck finding any. Apparently this type of media is being phased out - which is a pity because they are ideal for protecting crucial files or data from being accidentally or maliciously erased and to prevent Virus tampering (or crap like Spotlight writing index files all over the place too). Since many Macs no longer have media drives for DVD / CD's,  this is the only option available.


I have found a source for the Imation Clip drives that do have this feature - but I had to order them and they should be here in about 2 weeks. So I will have to wait until I get back from my vacation before determining if this will actually work like I "think" it should.


So it will be a few weeks until I know for sure if the "Golden Key" is doable or not.


PS: This Flash drive will be big enough that I can also include the Astro IIDC 4.09.00 .dmg file on it too - so you'll have a permanent copy of it too.


TTYL..


Milton Aupperle