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From: stuart@ihlpe.ATT.COM (S. D. Ericson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Any utilities for auto-running apps?
Summary: Mac II on/off ADB box
Message-ID: <3019@ihlpe.ATT.COM>
Date: 9 Jun 88 13:57:23 GMT
References: <6186@well.UUCP> <3824@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu>
Organization: The Sage Hovel, Wheaton, Il
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In article <3824@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu>, korn@eris.berkeley.edu (Peter "Arrgh" Korn) writes:
[replies to a batch control request for the Mac]
> 
> Now if you want your Mac to turn itself on and off, that's another matter.
> 
> And speaking of that, I wonder, how many MacII owners would be interested
> in such a box that you could program (from, say, a CDEV) to have your
> machine turn itself on (and perhaps off) at various times, autolaunching
> various and sundry applications (tied in, with, say, a Macro Package of
> some sort)?  Just wondering out loud...  would such a (hypothetical) box sell?
> 
> Peter
> --
> Peter "Arrgh" Korn
> korn@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU
> {decvax,dual,hplabs,sdcsvax,ulysses}!ucbvax!korn
I've been waiting for one of these to show up.  It would have to be
reasonably cheap, and should also be able to emulate some sort of "canned"
keystrokes/mouse movements a la` QuicKeys or Tempo II.  Wouldn't it be
nice to wake up to your Mac II playing slowly louder music and some
"classic" graphics to match.  Then, while you get dressed and ready,
good ol' mac presents a calendar of appointments and things to do.

Who knows, maybe it should start the coffee - and fry your eggs? :-)

Stu


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