Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 30 Jun 1996 20:23:57 -0700 | From | (Bruce Thompson) | Subject | Re: Simple, effective boot graphic (fwd) |
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At 18:41 06/30/96, Mark Menard wrote: > > >This is so stupid. If you want a neat graphic at boot up get a damned >mac. If you want x for your login set it in inittab. If you boot a real >OS a someone in this discussion pointed out you get messages. If >something goes wrong you can trouble shoot it. Try that with a mac when >it sh*ts the bed. >
Well, if you've got MacsBug installed you get dropped into the debugger where you can find out what went wrong. If you don't have MacsBug installed you can start up with extensions off and install it. You can also use something like Conflict Catcher or NOW Utilities to isolate the extension that caused the problem.
No offense, but it's totally irrelevant. I think having a friendlier boot process is a good thing, it helps make the system less intimidating to new users. Let's nto get into the Real versus Not Real OS thing okay?
As long as I've got access to the boot messages somehow I don't particularly care whether I could read them as they flashed by at boot time. Besides, the suggestion has been made that there be a command line option to disable the graphic. This also is a Good Thing. Surely a solution that allows those of us who like boot time graphics to have them and those of you who don't to not have them; can be accepted?
Cheers, Bruce.
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