[rescue] Mac Hints needed

[Steve Sandau]

>> Ok, I got the Beige G3 I mentioned the other day - it's a 233 mhz, at 
>> least rev B (RagePro video) and has 288mb of RAM. Not shabby for $40 I 
>> think.
>>
>> However, I can not get it to boot. I am about ready to pull out my 
>> hair over this.
> 
> 
> Command->Option->Shift->Delete on power-up.
> 
> A PIA but it will cause the system to ignore the internal drive 
> completely and boot from _any_ other bootable device.  If it fails to 
> boot from the CD I'd question the CD status.
> 

I think a simultaneous
command-shift-option-delete-C
will force a boot from the CDROM. (I didn't know about 
command-shift-option-delete.) I'm no expert at this, but my mac-expert 
friend told me that, and it has worked for me...

Steve