Re: 3-finger salute (was Re: Vulcan HD replacement)

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <5vms83$dp8@login.freenet.columbus.oh.us>,
Dave Althoff <dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us> wrote:
>Randy Shackelford (shack@deimos.frii.com) wrote:
>
>(referring to the Apple-Reset)
>: It's a hardware thing on Macs, and isn't that recent. My Quadra 840av,
>: introduced in '93, has it. Older boxes have the doink button, as I refer
>: to it, and you still use it even with new OS versions.
>
>The Quadra 660AVs here at Capital did not have Apple-Reset until we
>upgraded to MacOS 7.5...under 7.0, the key sequence did nothing.  Another
>addition to 7.5 was the ability to use that button we GS folks call RESET
>to initiate the shut-down sequence ("Are you sure you want to shut down
>your computer?")...prior to 7.5, that button would power up machines
>equipped with soft-power, but only "Special-->Shut Down" would turn them off.

Actually, the oldest system version that a 660av will run is 7.1 with the
necessary enabler file present. When 7.1 came out, Apple decided to use the
goofy enabler setup to avoid putting out a new system version with every batch
of new boxes. Happily that idea was short lived, going away when 7.5 came out.
A buddy of mine bought a 660av when they first came out and it did work with
7.1 on it.

I just fired up my SE/30 which is running 7.5.5 and tried the three finger
and to my surprise it worked. I knew that 7.5 added the power key shutdown
setup, but I guess it added three finger restarting too. Both shutting down
by power key and three fingering are in the hardware of the AVs and later
boxes so they work with any system version. Older boxes need 7.5.1 (I think)
or later to get 'em.
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Randy Shackelford                                 
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