On 4/14/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ah, of course that's a great idea, same thing just the flip-side. Using 7.x > to load the machine then use a much faster 6 to work on it. Perfect! That's > actually the simplest way for you and shouldn't be a big headache even for a > quick dump of a document or two: it's really just a restart before you shut > down for the day. Time enough to get a cup of coffee. Sometimes it's the > forest for the trees ...
[Nod] :�) I always wondered why, when booting 7.6.1, the machine started, showed a happy Mac, thought for a second - literally, if that long - then rebooted, Bonged again, and loaded the OS. Booting into System 6 from 7.6.1 shows why. Sys6 pops a dialog saying that this Mac is in 32-bit mode, which 6.0.8 does not support, and would I like to reset it to 24-bit mode and continue or restart? If I restart, the same thing happens. Click 24-bit, it bongs, reboots and loads 6. The reason a Classic II can run 7.6.1 is that its ROM is 32-bit clean and 7.6.1 only runs in 32-bit mode - but the C2 always cold starts in 24-bit mode, I think (my NVRAM battery is dead; it may be that if mine worked, it would remember this setting). A cold boot with Sys6 works fine 1st time; a warm boot from 7 needs a reboot. 7 just does it automatically, without asking, which is more sensible and more friendly but less informative. > Saturday Night Live -- I forget you may not have it across the pond, or at > least not the golden years when the wonderful Gilda Radner debuted to us. > Really a brilliant comedian -- her character always got the point wrong, > then ended with those words when corrected. Ah. No, it was never shown here except in the occasional special edition in a retrospective or something. I must confess that those I've seen didn't impress me that much - and I love comedy. I vaguely know Gilda Radner - I think from other TV or movie work... But then, I stopped watching TV nearly a decade ago, and I'm forgetting now... -- Liam Proven Home: http://welcome.to/liamsweb * Blog: http://lproven.livejournal.com AOL, Yahoo UK: liamproven * ICQ: 73187508 * MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
