> ...so a new thing for an old dog.
I've owned Macs since 1982...that must make me a Foo Dog (fu is the Chinese word for happiness). :) On Sep 13, 2006, at 11:03 AM, Profile wrote: > You are right about the grip, and glad to know this.....I have > owned these machines since the mid 1980's and I have NEVER had to > do this before, so a new thing for an old dog.....I guess it speaks > well of Apple to have products that don't require such drastic > measures. > > Thanks for the education from you and Tom as he has offered help > offline. > > John R. > > > On Sep 13, 2006, at 10:57 AM, R. D. Preston wrote: > >> John, >> >> If the ways of old hold true, you've just Zapped the Parameter RAM >> (reset the PRAM) on your machine, which resets its basic start up >> instructions; and because of the unusual one-hand facilitatiion of >> this at the keyboard, it is otherwise known as the "Vulcan Death >> Grip" in those days past. : ) >> >> Regards, >> Russ Preston >> >> >> On Sep 13, 2006, at 9:43 AM, Profile wrote: >> >>> Just to keep you informed of the update problems of the "blue >>> screen" on the MacBook, I called Apple this morning, had to get >>> to a second level before a solution was discovered, so I pass >>> this along just in case someone else would have my experience. >>> >>> I had tried booting from the Apple C.D., I had tried booting by >>> holding the "option" key, I had tried booting holding the "shift" >>> key, nothing would work, but the combination below did the trick: >>> >>> >>> Hold down the 1) Apple key, 2)Option key, 3) R key, 4) P key, hit >>> the start button and hold everything down for two separate tones >>> (a few seconds between). Then let off the power key, but hold >>> the other keys until a second reboot begins, then let off all >>> keys. It is working fine. >>> >>> >>> John R >> _______________________________________________ >> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting is September 26. >> Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting is September 26. > Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20060913/2cd1d5af/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting is September 26. Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
