Apple Macintosh LC 550 - Manual (Page 10)

What you see af
ter you tur
n on your computer depends on
whether system sof
tware has already been installed on your hard
disk. If your screen looks lik
e the one below
, with a small, labeled
picture (icon) at the top right, then system sof
tware has already
been installed and your computer is ready to use. L
ook at “Safety
Instr
uctions,”
later in this book, for important safety instr
uctions.
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Note:
The desktop is gray right now because that’s the way
your computer was shipped from the factor
y.
If you want to
change the color of the desktop patter
n, see Chapter 11 of the
Macintosh User
’s Guide.
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If you see a blinking question mark, you need to install system sof
tware. See Chapter 8 of the
Macintosh User
’s Guide
for
instr
uctions on how to install system sof
tware from floppy disks.
Check the label of the
Install Me F
irst
disk to mak
e sure it is for
your Macintosh model.
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