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    How to open a terminal window before the login?

    Dear All, I don't know the password of the only account of my iBook G4 that has OS 10.5.8. There are several methods to bypass this problem. One of them is to change (All) All in passwd: all in the single user mode as it's described here: https://www.macobserver.com/tip/2003/06/16.1.shtml I...
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    Sudden motion detection support for HDD in data doubler on Macbook Pro?

    Hello everyone, I am new here on the forum and hope that I am posting this question in the right category since its mostly a terminal prompt/OS X question. I have a 2011 i7 Macbook Pro with a data doubler/HDD installed in the optical drive slot. My main drive in the original slot is an SSD. My...
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    Terminal Tabs

    Greetings, I am having a strange situation with a terminal window group. I am not sure what has happened, as the group worked fine before, but now all tabs seem to be running the same session. If I do a command in Tab A, Tab, B, C, and D all copy the same command. Basically, I am not able to run...
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    macOS Copy from Excel, Paste to VMWare Window?

    I'm trying to make a script of sorts, to copy from the currently selected cell of Excel:Mac, then paste into a VMWare Windows 7 command window that's already open. I tried VBA with 'appactivate' to try to select the command window by name, then was gonna do sendkeys to paste: no joy yet (would...