This was posted over 24 years ago; my opinions, thoughts, attitude, and writing style may have evolved since then, and this post might have been different if it were to be posted today.
yay! my computer didn’t get hungry and eat up my memory, never to be used again! ^_^ the firmware update worked, but it still won’t let me install os x. grrr… my computer better not be holding a grudge against protected memory and preemptive multitasking -_-;;