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Subject: Re: Hardware screen savers (Re: The
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Date: 18 Sep 90 03:47:00 GMT
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> (The Lisa had two other features that no current macs have--- one is that
> it could set the contrast via software, the other is that not only could
> it turn itself off, it could TURN ITSELF BACK ON after a given interval...)

I have always wanted to build a small ADB device to do this with a Mac
II.  I think a small company is marketing an ADB time bomb that will
turn any II-series machine on, after a given interval.