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    Macintosh LC III

    The flashing ? at least means it is trying to do something. The floppy disk needs to have System 7 on it.
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    Old school IBM conquest!

    Except for the default sounds in OS/2 3.0 Warp. They are extremely naff and irritating.
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    Mac Basic Manual "Rare"?

    And time. You don't get that time again.
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    OH NOES!

    Replacements for what, exactly?
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    Major Internet Problem with 9.2.2

    I don't know what you mean by "my apple router", but there is no problem with having multiple subnets (I have four all sitting behind the ADSL router), so the first one is the default one, 192.168.1.0/24, then the others are 192.168.2.0/24 etc. There is nothing wrong with having another router...
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    Major Internet Problem with 9.2.2

    Not necessarily so. You can still give it a static IP on your own subnet. Most routers with DHCP let you define how big the pool is and/or define static IPs within that pool. Also what version of OT are you using? Apparently...
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    Topic of the day: Superdrives and thier DONTs.

    You mean apart from exceeding the PSU load.
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    Rebuilding the disk on a server

    Use the windows box to look for the desktop top files in at the root of the volume. They should be hidden from the client, you should be able to see the files using resedit on the client. Then delete them, this should force a rebuild after mounting the volume. ( touch wood ).
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    Topic of the day: Superdrives and thier DONTs.

    What component made the smoke?
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    Where to find Inside Macintosh and Tech Notes

    It contains all the System 7 introductions, eg process Manager, AppleEvents, Publish and Subscribe etc. Networking additions,eg ADSP. No and no, it additional, it's all the new stuff for System 7. After Vol VI, they then rewrote the whole lot by topic, those were made available both as PDF and...
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    Major Internet Problem with 9.2.2

    And the iMac is on the same subnet as the router? Ie the only thing between the router and the iMac is either cables or a hub?
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    Major Internet Problem with 9.2.2

    Do you actually have a DHCP server on your network (ie an actual server or an ethernet router doing the job)?
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    System 6 Browser Development Opinions

    Actual reliable rendering of the content into the window panes is my top priority!
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    Wha?! Max size of signiture 255 characters!

    Signatures are just replicated noise, they don't add anything. I suggest that 255 is too many.
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    Wha?! Max size of signiture 255 characters!

    How does this help? (\_/) (O.o) (> <) This is Bunny. Copy Bunny into your signature to help him on his way to world domination. Having a virus in your signature and then claiming there isn't enough room.....
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