Programmer's Key 1.4.2

mrdav — Tue, 29 May 2012 09:36:42 +0000

Application file:

programmers_key.image_.sit

Programmer's Key is an INIT/extension that lets you restart or break into MacsBug from the keyboard. It is useful if your Mac doesn't have a "Programmer's Switch", or the CPU is out of reach.

To Interrupt: Hold down the Command key and hit the PowerKey.
To Reset: Hold down the Control key (or tab)- and hit the PowerKey.
To Restart: Hold down the Command key and Shift key - and hit the PowerKey.
To ShutDown: Hold down the Command-Shift-Option keys - and hit the PowerKey.

If no powerkey is available - use the "Tilde" (~) key instead.

Compatibility:

This version works with System 6.0.8 whereas version 1.0, that you can find on the TMON disk here, will not. I have only ever tried this on System 6. It will not be useful on later systems and Macs for which Cmd-PowerOn invocation of the debugger is built into the system.

Category:

Development Tools

Author:

Paul Mercer

Year released:

1992

System:

System 6.x

Architecture:

68k

PowerDimmer

Protocol 7 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:20:33 +0000

Application file:

powerdimmer_1.0.sit

PowerDimmer is an Energy Star compliant screen saver control panel. It is designed to provide a simple and elegant solution for users who want the benefits of a screen saver but doesn't want to install large and intrusive extensions into the system. When installed, PowerDimmer uses approximately 5K of your system memory. PowerDimmer offers user-adjustable settings for non-intrusive screen dimming as well as power-saving for Energy Star compatible monitors.

Category:

Screen Savers

Author:

Paul Mercer

Year released:

1995

Publisher:

Power Computing Corporation

System:

System 7.0 - 7.6

Architecture:

PPC

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Programmer's Key 1.4.2

PowerDimmer