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  2. BootX (Apple) - Wikipedia

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    Mac OS X booting up in single-user mode. In PowerPC-based Macintoshes, the boot process starts with the activation of BootROM, the basic Macintosh ROM, which performs a Power On Self Test to test hardware essential to startup. [4] On the passing of this test, the startup chime is played and control of the computer is passed to OpenFirmware.

  3. Macintosh startup - Wikipedia

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    A Happy Mac is the normal bootup (startup) icon of an Apple Macintosh computer running older versions of the Mac operating system. It was designed by Susan Kare in the 1980s, drawing inspiration from the design of the Compact Macintosh series and from the Batman character Two-Face . [ 10 ]

  4. launchd - Wikipedia

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    launchd has two main tasks. The first is to boot the system, and the second is to load and maintain services. Here is a simplified view of the Mac OS X Tiger system startup on a PowerPC Mac (on an Intel Mac, EFI replaces Open Firmware and boot.efi replaces BootX): Open Firmware activates, initializes the hardware, and then loads BootX.

  5. Boot Camp (software) - Wikipedia

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    Boot Camp 4.0 for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard version 10.6.6 up to Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion version 10.8.2 only supported Windows 7. [3] However, with the release of Boot Camp 5.0 for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion in version 10.8.3, only 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8 are officially supported. [4] [5]

  6. Old World ROM - Wikipedia

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    Since the Old World ROM usually boots to Toolbox, most OSs have to be installed using a boot loader from inside Mac OS (BootX is commonly used for Linux installations). 68K-based Macs and NuBus Power Macs must have Mac OS installed to load another OS (even A/UX, which was an Apple product), usually with virtual memory turned off.

  7. Restore your browser to default settings - AOL Help

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    If you've cleared the cache in your web browser, but are still experiencing issues, you may need to restore its original settings.This can remove adware, get rid of extensions you didn't install, and improve overall performance.

  8. Fix problems signing in to AOL Mail

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    Cookies are little bits of info stored in your browser to allow websites to load quicker. While this usually makes it faster to access sites, this stored info can cause some sites to have loading errors. Clear your browser's cache to reset your browser back to its previous state. Doing this will wipe out all the little unwanted bits of info ...

  9. NetBoot - Wikipedia

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    New World ROM) to boot from a network, rather than a local hard disk or optical disc drive. NetBoot is a derived work from the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), and is similar in concept to the Preboot Execution Environment. The technology was announced as a part of the original version of Mac OS X Server at Macworld Expo on 5 January 1999. [1]