OT question about Macbook (OS X) file systems

[Dean S. Messing]

> I think you are over thinking this...
> 
> If you tar the files and untar them on the MacOS HD (HFS+), the symbolic
> links should be fine.
> 
> http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPFileSystem/Articles/Aliases.html
> 
> I seriously doubt that bringing in a non-native file system is the
> answer you are looking for.

Thanks for the link and the advice, Craig.

Now that I've looked into things, I agree with you about the
non-native filesystem.

But I'm missing something fundamental.  How, without being on a
network, do I get the 30GB tar file off my disk and onto her computer?

Her Mac is in its packing box at the bookstore at her college in
Chicago.  I live in Washington. I fly out tomorrow.  In the short time
I'll be in Chicago, we'll have little time to mess with computer
stuff.  She'll be busy with a million other "freshman orientation"
things.  I'm clearly missing the obvious.  Please clue me in.
Thanks.

Dean