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Q: System 7.1

I am trying to get back to playing around with an SE/30 after having been away from Macintosh for more than 15 years.  This SE/30 is running System 7.1.  I remember essentially nothing about the OS.  I bought my first Mac in 1984 and used one at home until I had to limit myself to Macintosh (personal) or Windows (IT work).  The two reference manuals I have are for the Mac Plus and its OS.  They haven't been helpful with the problem I have.

 

My SE/30 boots straight to Finder rather than the desktop.  During bootup I see what I take to be my desktop with its icons along the bottom of the screen.  Additionally, Microsoft Word autoloads.  I can't determine how to prevent Word from autoloading nor have I been able to stop loading Finder.  The reference manual I have discusses how to autoload applications, however, it refers to a menu item that is absent under the Special menu in Finder!  I hope this makes sense to someone!

 

Thank you all for any assistance you can give.  Cheers.

 

Sam

 

P.S. Does anyone know where I can obtain documentation for System 7.1?

SE/30, Mac OS 8.6 or Earlier, Bootup sequence

Posted on Aug 10, 2013 3:23 PM

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