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From: awessels@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Allen Wessels)
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Subject: Re: How do you zap PRAM in 7.0?
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Date: 29 May 91 17:04:24 GMT
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In article <13691@goofy.Apple.COM> alexr@apple.com (Alexander M. Rosenberg) writes:

>The real question, is why do you feel you need to zap your PRAM?
>
>It's _very_ rare for it to be the cause of a real problem.

Of course, it is surprisingly common for very rare occurances to be giving 
people problems.  Sometimes when it is hard to track down a malfunction you
just use the shotgun approach and try everything.  Zap the PRAM is part of the
Rebuild desktop etc. mantra, don't ya know?