R
radio and television interference vii
RAM (random-access memory). See
memory; random-access
memory (RAM); Single Inline
Memory Modules (SIMMs)
random-access memory (RAM). See also
memory; Single Inline Memory
Modules (SIMMs)
adding 34
required for QuickDraw GX and
PowerTalk programs 35
Read Me files in Apple Extras folder 15
rebooting,see restarting Macintosh;
restarting PC environment;
starting up; start up disk
rebuilding desktop 82
when application can’t be found 92
when icons don’t appear correctly 87
reinstalling PC video drivers 120
reinstalling Sound Blaster program 120
reinstalling system software 111–116
DOS-compatibility software 111–117
Macintosh (Mac OS) 103–104, 112
remote control sensor 29
repair.See service and support
repairing disks 95–101
repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) 121, 122
replacing CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files
118–119
replacing disk drives 34
reset button (logic board) 147
resource forks and shared files 70
Restart command (Special menu) 81
restarting Macintosh
to solve problems 81
to turn off system extensions 89
restarting PC environment 43
bypassing CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files
when 120
from floppy disk 46, 49
restoring information on hard disk 39
Return key 150
right mouse button, simulating, in PC
environment 48
RS-232 signals not available on serial
ports 61
RSIs (repetitive stress injuries) 121, 122
RTF files, copying and pasting, between
environments 50, 54–55
installing software for 117
S
“sad Macintosh” icon 85
safety instructions 126. See also
health concerns
grounding plug 2, 127
power supply 130
screen 86. See alsomonitor
blank or unsynchronized, in PC
environment 106
correct image at startup, in Macintosh
environment 9
dark 10, 83
fading, when switching between
environments 44
flashes oddly when switching between
environments 110
frozen, in Macintosh environment 81,
90–91
icons appearing incorrectly on, in
Macintosh environment 86
identifying objects on, in Macintosh
environment 26
jumbled, in PC environment 111
rolling image, in PC environment 111
typing produces nothing on, in
Macintosh environment 91
typing produces nothing on, in PC
environment 111
screen saver programs 83, 128
scroll arrows 13
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