I think you're confused here, Jane. There were no Macs in 1982.
Bill Holt
>
> 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
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