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  • Phipli
    Phipli replied to the thread System Picker.
    An interesting thing I only found out a couple or so years back is that you can on-the-fly switch between which finder / system folder...
  • adespoton
    adespoton replied to the thread System Picker.
    You got me doing some digging. Startup Disk was introduced with System 7.0. However, it was essentially a rename of the Startup Device...
  • Phipli
    Phipli replied to the thread Macintosh IIfx repair.
    So, generally, 99.9% of the time, it is a bad or marginal trace or dry joint somewhere, or PSU issues. Chips actually fail very...
  • H
    Hi all, Looking for help narrowing down an issue on a recapped Mac IIfx. Long story short, I think IOP A may be dead, but I'd like a...
  • T
    So, my Performa 580CD is starting to fall apart. The plastic is super brittle and every time I move it something else breaks off. I...
  • alectrona6400
    just got a very cheap 5300 board on ebay in case i couldn't get the 6360 one working (i know it needs a 3.3V relay of some sort)... just...
  • Phipli
    Phipli replied to the thread System Picker.
    It does exist in System 6, but with some multiboot systems and when you use multiple boot partitions, you can end up needing both on the...
  • gsteemso
    gsteemso replied to the thread System Picker.
    My memory is showing its holes here. System Picker became less relevant once the Startup Disk control panel became a thing, becoming...
  • Phipli
    Phipli replied to the thread System Picker.
    I hate how it un-blesses System Folders on other mounted partitions / drives. There is no need for it to do so, and it breaks the...
  • Mu0n
    Mu0n replied to the thread System Picker.
    As a fan of the early 85-87 period, if you pick an ancient System and Finder combo that doesn't play nice with big modern day hda HD...
  • R
    Forgot to mention, did you see https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/tashtalk-usb.52115/
  • R
    https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/lc-630-dos-os-8-1-pc-setup-will-not-load.43782/
  • Byrd
    Byrd replied to the thread System Picker.
    Some good info here: seems a combination of setting PRAM and then "blessing" the correct system...
  • M
    mikes-macs posted the thread System Picker in Software.
    If you use the System Picker program for 68k Macs to choose a system to boot with and then click the restart button, the system on...
  • wthww
    wthww replied to the thread Work Thread: Wiki Ressurection.
    Timestamp? Thanks!
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