Re: Function keys

[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

Matt Portune (mportune@telerama.lm.com) wrote:

: Also, before the "powerkey" startup became standard on macs, they used to 
: sell it as an external box that your keyboard plugged into, and would 
: turn the system on when the 'power'/reset key was pressed.  Anybody know 
: if this is still available?  I tested it once on a GS and it worked.  Of 
: course, shutdown didn't work, but I figure some kind of init or DA could 
: be written to fix that.  Any idea?  I'd love to have power key control, 
: since my CPU is like 90 feet from the keyboard and monitor.  hehe :)

You mean you turn your computer off?!  When you're not moving it or making
major changes to the innards or connections?  Whoda thunk it... 8-)

--Dave Althoff, ][.
(IIgs running continuously since March)
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