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From: geo@runx.oz.au (George Bray)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Another thing lost in 7
Message-ID: <1991Jun5.135709.1168@runx.oz.au>
Date: 5 Jun 91 13:57:09 GMT
Article-I.D.: runx.1991Jun5.135709.1168
References: <jblue.675961945@mwunix.mitre.org> <1991Jun4.130304.3507@syd.dit.CSIRO.AU>
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Earlier I wrote:

>It seems I cannot abort applications loading at boot time (from
>the Startup Items Folder) with command period.  Is there another way?

It's now the shift key for extensions AND apps. You can intercept
one or the other by holding SHIFT at various times during the boot.

Thanks to those that replied.

>George Bray
>CSIRO Division of Information Technology    >         Phone: +61 2 887 9307
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