My question is: can I just remove the hard drive from my iBook G4 as is, put it in an external case and, when I want to work on my hobby housed on that (incl. apps), boot my MacBook from this drive and proceed to work?
Most importantly, since I use my MacBook heavily in my work plus personal use, I don't want to run any risk of accidentally messing up its hard drive and I don't want to load all my hobby stuff onto it.
Background: iBook G4 developed 'barcode' like images on the screen. Repair tech says not the hard drive... video something and not worth fixing given the age of the laptop.
Used it exclusively for my hobby and have it set up the way that's most useful to me from You Control Desktops to various apps.
If this is doable, what do I need to be aware of? Is it really as simple as just putting the iBook hard drive in an external case (firewire I was thinking) and booting my MacBook up from it?
Thanks very much for any advice/cautions.
Most importantly, since I use my MacBook heavily in my work plus personal use, I don't want to run any risk of accidentally messing up its hard drive and I don't want to load all my hobby stuff onto it.
Background: iBook G4 developed 'barcode' like images on the screen. Repair tech says not the hard drive... video something and not worth fixing given the age of the laptop.
Used it exclusively for my hobby and have it set up the way that's most useful to me from You Control Desktops to various apps.
If this is doable, what do I need to be aware of? Is it really as simple as just putting the iBook hard drive in an external case (firewire I was thinking) and booting my MacBook up from it?
Thanks very much for any advice/cautions.