At 21:04 +0000 on 07/02/03, Mark Benson wrote: >On Friday, Feb 7, 2003, at 00:32 Europe/London, the pickle wrote: > >> At 18:26 -0600 on 06/02/03, Dan Palka wrote: >> >>> What exactly DOES the battery do anyway besides keep the clock >>> running? >>> How does it have the final say in whether or not your computer boots?? >> >> In the case of the 475s, you'll find a full explanation in the FAQ. > >Erm, wow, what an answer ;). > >The PRAM holds all the settings for the computer that it needs to boot, >such as what SCSI device it is to boot from by default and what screen >size to use.
And I quote: "What exactly DOES the battery do anyway besides keep the clock running?" Your answer didn't tell us anything useful. -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> _________________________________________________________________ -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
