Admittedly a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away, when in another forum I used frequently to answer questions about or need to refer to the boot process for older Systems, Happy Mac was an important 'milestone' after the early indications of correct startup: chime, raster, pointer, Happy Mac, splash screen, desktop. Happy Mac's significance to Startup Manager's finding valid boot blocks and a valid System Folder was an important verification that is not paralleled in OS X, and a good example of the humanity in Mac software that was previously mentioned. As for Happy Mac's alter ego, even if it is graphically challenged it has its place in the firmament also.

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