[Info-vax] OT: For MAC Lovers Only :-)

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

Bill Gunshannon <billg999 at cs.uofs.edu> wrote:

> As there are so many MAC lovers and Windows haters here I just couldn't
> resist this.

> One of the things I now have time to do is play with all my old computers.
> A bunch of them are Classic MAC's.  Needless to say, some of them are
> having a hard time getting into the mood torun again after all these
> years sitting on a shelf.

(snip)

> This blinking icon is the Mac's way of telling you that it can't
> find the System software it needs to start up.

(snip)
> Treatment 7: Perform a clean install.
> If the drive appears to work but its System Folder refuses to 
> boot your Mac, perform a clean install of your System software. 

I have a Powerbook 160 which sometimes doesn't start up right.

I just keep trying, especially after it warms up a little.

I believe it installs from a stack of floppies, so I am not
very excited about doing a clean install.

-- glen