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In article <6PF3QKA9DXDzEw7C@gateslib.demon.co.uk>,
Gateshead Libraries & Arts <hudson@gateslib.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> On a general level, does anyone know if there's any documentation on the
> Net for the various System 7.5 accessories? We have a Mac Powerbook with
> a Dayna Communicard Fax Modem and a Nokia DTP card, i.e. a mobile phone
> modem. The machine was bought new but the accompanying documentation is
> minimal. [snip]
> 
> Lastly, how can we tell which of the numerous inits/extensions loaded by
> default on this machine are really needed? It takes ages to boot up and
> I'm sure some of them must be superfluous, but every time I remove one I
> seem to get a message saying it's needed by some other service.
> 
> I'm pretty computer literate on Windows PCs and - against all rumour -
> find the Mac setup more complicated.

I'm sorry to put it like this, but the best way to learn about a
Macintosh setup is to install the software yourself, piece by
piece.  Learning about it all at once is too complicated.

You've inherited a Mac which appears to have lots of bells and
whistles installed.  I'd have to recommend that you either hire
a Mac expert for a few hours to tidy it up, or that you make sure
you have original disks and then reformat the hard disk and start
again.  (Shameless plug: I'll do it.  email me.)

FYI, QuickDraw GX hasn't taken off, and is inappropriate for
almost everything except the graphic industry.  I'd uninstall it.
There are various ways to tell what INITs do what, but you have
to be pretty familiar with Macs to understand the terminology.
In your position, I'd want to install a clean copy of the
operating system and start again.

Simon.
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