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Apple Power Macintosh 6200 Series User Manual

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Check to see what’s on your screen.

m If you see the Macintosh desktop, as in the illustration below, your system

software has already been installed, and your computer is ready to use.
Skip now to the section “What’s Next?” later in this chapter.

m If you see a blinking question mark, you probably need to install system

software on your computer’s hard disk. (System software is the set of
programs your computer uses to start itself up.) See “Solutions to Common
Problems” in Chapter 5.

m If you see anything else on your screen, or nothing at all, see the next

section, “Problems Turning Your Computer On?”

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Getting Started

Macintosh desktop

Hard disk icon