Several readers have pointed out recently that FireWire target disk mode is a potential security liability, especially for unattended systems or portables that can be quickly moved from one ...

For example, Command-R boots Macs in Recovery mode, and Command-Option-P-R resets the NVRAM. On ‌Apple Silicon‌ Macs, these key combinations are being replaced by an on-screen Startup Manager ...

Target disk mode provides a way to connect your MacBook as an external disk making it visible on your iMac's desktop. ... For example, your AFP address might look like "afp://10.1.0.1/." References.

The 1394 Trade Association has published a new technical article describing how to use FireWire in Apple target disk mode applications. Authored by Brian Karr, a 15-year engineering veteran with ...