On 12/31/03 3:21 AM, Jerry Yeager at jerry at browseryshop.com wrote:

> I think I am confused. I did not know that you could run OS 8.2 on an
> iBook.
> 
> If on the other hand you meant OS 10.2, then this can happen and the
> culprit usually turns out to be corrupted preference files. Try
> deleting the preferences for the dock and log out then log back in (or
> restart). The black rectangle is a new symptom, but it could be
> pointing to a problem in the same direction.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> On Dec 30, 2003, at 9:59 PM, tom wrote:
> 
>> I have a friends iBook with OS 8.2.X installed. I went through all the
>> latest updates and after rebooting the dock disappeared. Also around
>> the
>> icons on the desktop there is a black rectangle. Any ideas what
>> happened?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will
>> | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
>> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will
> | be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
> | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
Thanks Jerry,

I found out the hard drive was going out and a number of problems were going
on. Now to get the hard drive replaced by Apple under Applecare.



| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will
| be January 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
| This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.


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