on 2/17/03 4:04 PM, Mark Kippert at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Also try holding down Shift;Option;Command;Delete at startup. This forces > the computer to look for a bootable volume other than the internal startup > drive (including a CD-ROM). This often works when a Mac refuses to boot from > CD even when holding down the "C" key.
Does this still work on newer computers and OS's? I haven't tried it on my Pismo because I haven't needed it, but I really needed it this weekend with my kids' computer. I was thinking then, that it probably wouldn't work on my Pismo, but this would be good news if it does... -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "[D]emocracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths." --James Madison -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
