Re: mac kybds on gs

[mportune@telerama.lm.com (Matt Portune)]

Randy Shackelford (shack@deimos.frii.com) wrote:
> Nope, and it won't turn on my SE/30 or Powerbook either. It only works on
> machines with "soft power", that is, ones with no on/off switch. These include
> Mac IIs, Quadras except for the 610 and 660AV, and Powermacs except for the 
> 6100. You need that key for reset on a IIgs anyhow.

Just an interesting note, before powerkey was standard hardware for macs, 
they used to sell it as a little outboard unit that plugged into the ADB 
port.  Way back when my friend bought his IIci, he got this unit with 
it.  Just out of curiosity, we plugged it into the GS and it WORKED!  
Instant reset-key power-up!  I played with it all day.  :)  Of course, 
selecting "Shut Down" didn't shut down, but if somebody wrote an INIT 
that would trigger the external powerkey unit to shut down properly, 
we could have fully functional powerkey!  Of course, I'm still trying to 
find one of these old units.  They seem to have "disappeared".
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