I just wanted to report that I solved the non-booting, blinking question mark problem I had with my just-purchased Powerbook G3 (Lombard). The problem was not caused by using my PM 7300 to install system software on the GB Powerbook, but by installing OS 8.5 itself. I learned that the minimum for this computer is 8.6. When I finally got a Norton Utilities CD with OS 9.1 on it to boot in the PowerBook's CD drive, then I was able to update the previously installed 8.5 to 8.6, which solved the problem completely.
Many thanks to those of you who offered helpful information and advice.
Greenfield Bowie
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