On May 18, 10:01 am, Jolly Roger <jollyro...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In article <g0pj7l01...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> John Drako <jbravo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Out of curiosity, what are you looking for in the system folders?
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> I'd like to know the answer to this as well.
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Jolly & John
Thanks for your concerns.
Newbie! Who's calling who a "newbie"? I've been working with a Mac for
3 days now, almost. :)
I think you'll agree, it's a relative term. At the risk of sounding
arrogant, a little history.
I wrote my first code as a college freshman in 1966. Got my hands on a
PC in 84, bought one for home in 87. Was a beta tester for M$ on
Windoze 95 & 98 as well as Office 97. Got my M$ certification in Win95
in 97. Still write a little VBA code from time to time.
IOW, using these machines in one form or another for over 40 years.
New to Mac, yes. But not afraid. It's just another computer and
another OS. I would label myself a very advanced user, but not a
"systems" guy.
To allay your fears, I was looking for the system folder to implement
some instructions in "Switching to the Mac" to put a menulet to eject
a disk on the menu. I don't think I did any great harm, so far. If I
do, I'll restore the system as I've done on others many times in the
past, sometimes because of system failures, occasionally because of a
stupid mistake. Which I still make. But I've got TM up and running,
and my OSX disks ready.
This probably doesn't make you as comfortable as I am with my diddling
around. But if I somehow bring it all down, I imagine that some of you
will be here to help me get it back. It's just a damn computer! :)
Once again, thanks for your concerns. If all this hasn't impressed you
in the least, just let an old fool alone to his foolishness.
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