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    Fullwrite word processor

    I use LaTeX, including on classic Mac OS.
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    I'm a moron who deleted the System Prefs from a PowerBook G3!

    What sub-version of 10.3? I have 10.3.9 on a PowerMac G4.
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    Macintosh Garden appears to be down

    The Garden is back up.
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    Macintosh Garden appears to be down

    I wanted to download CodeWarrior, so I went to Macintosh Garden, but I'm left with a "Problem loading page". When I ping it, it doesn't respond.
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    The ongoing saga of Andrew's SE/30

    He sounded off on 9/11 conspiracy theories, I think. It was a repeat offence.
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    RetroChallenge

    Perhaps its originators lost interest. Loss of interest happens.
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    Clean install of 7.5.3

    Are you holding down "C" as the computer starts, with the CD in the drive? Does your keyboard work? Have I got the procedure for booting from CD wrong?
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    Clean install of 7.5.3

    Do you have 7.5.3 on CD, or on floppies? If on CD, then it's as simple as inserting the CD into the drive and holding down "C" as the computer starts. I'm not sure how to boot from a floppy, but I think you just insert the floppy and boot the computer. You will probably need a separate bootable...
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    Getting started with an incomplete Performa 6100

    Macs don't have a 'BIOS' like PCs do; this vintage of Macintosh immediately looks for a valid Macintosh hard disk or floppy to boot from. If it can't find one, then it will put up a picture of a floppy disk with a blinking question mark inside it. The first thing you want to do is find an ADB...
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    SCSI Zip drive cable

    Would this cable do? It's a DB25M to DB25M "extension" cable (I assume "extension" implies straight-through). Is three feet (914 mm) too long? It shouldn't be, since my old cable which broke wasn't much shorter.
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    SCSI Zip drive cable

    I have a SCSI Zip 250 drive, but unfortunately, I have no cable for it. Where might I find a replacement? Will any DB-25 male-to-male cable do? If not, why not?
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