Brand New G4 Disc Start up

[Chris Foote]

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>Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 12:26:34 -0500
>From: Albert W D'Amanda <aldamanda at comcast.net>
>Subject: Re: [X Newbies]
>Message-id: <B6E216B5-FF08-11D6-91BD-0050E4A05B72 at comcast.net>
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>On Sunday, November 17, 2002, at 02:39 PM, Chris Foote wrote:
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>>  No, you can't start up from the install disk.
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>Hello
>I am following this with interest on a "new" G4 option
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>I pose this scenario from a "newbie", potential , new Apple convert
>perspective.
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>What you are saying is that I go to CompUSA, buy this G4 mini tower for
>$1694( no monitor)  .
>It has one internal drive with OS X.2 pre installed ; and it comes with
>an installation disc that is not bootable. OK
>
>I get it home . Power line surges corrupts my box, OK
>
>How do I then boot up to reinstall  ? . Wait for "GODOT " to show up?
>And while I am waiting I can use it as an expensive paper weight
>
>   Is it any wonder that Apple is in financial trouble!
>And why my daughter went for a Dell System!
>
>albert
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>B&W Yosemite
>Apple since 1985

If you were really hosed, you'd boot up the restore disks and restore 
everything. If not, you'd boot up the 10.2 installation disk and run 
disk utility (do this first!). So what's the problem?
Chris
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