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From: tj@kona.cs.ucla.edu (Tom Johnson)
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Subject: Re: PowerKey
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Date: 11 Apr 91 17:31:45 GMT
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In article <13296@ur-cc.UUCP> carlo@osprey.cvs.rochester.edu (Carlo Tiana) writes:
>I felt even more misled; the ads for the remote wakeup cable say something
>to the effect that it allows a Mac equipped with PowerKey to be turned on
>through a modem. Actually, you don't need the PowerKey at all for that
>purpose. If all you need to do is turn on your mac using a modem (ie
>calling it up on the phone) all you need is the wakeup cable (in fact all
>you need seems to be to short the correct pins on the adb line, but that's
>a whole different project - kids don't try this at home, of course).

This is true.  Of course without the power key, external drives, and
other accesories that don't get their power directly from the Mac
won't power up.  And if you have an SE/30, and LC, a classic, a plus, or any
of the machines that can't be powered up from the keyboard, you'll need
a power key.  I think that is where they are targeting their market--the
people who have machines that don't boot up when you hit the power key
on the keyboard.  I think it's a great device, myself, and I use it on
a IIci to power up my external drives and my 2nd monitors.  It's a 
great deal at only $65.


Tom

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