Hi Dave. That crash sounds very scary. Hopefully it doesn't do that to you
again. I haven't upgraded to Monterey but I would think Voiceover would start
talking at startup like it always has. As for me, I'm still on Big Sur 11.2.3
as I like the way the Siri female voice sounds. In future version
Had a major crash on my MacBook Pro. It would not start up after trying to
switch from one operating system to another. Only the Apple came up, and then
an apple with a line through it and then it would shut off again. I found out
that I need to hold down option plus command plus are during the