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From: dudek@csri.toronto.edu (Gregory Dudek)
Subject: Re: Any utilities for auto-running apps?
Message-ID: <8806162017.AA00685@darcy.csri.toronto.edu>
Organization: University of Toronto, CSRI
References: <6186@well.UUCP> <3824@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu>
Date:	Thu, 16 Jun 88 14:57:48 EDT

>>
>>	I know this is asking alot BUT.....
>>Are there any utilities that will allow a Mac to run applications
>>AND specicfic operations in the applications un-attended at a specific
>>time of day?
>
.....
>
>And you would have your macro package be keyed to "command-shift-capsLock-W",
>which might Launch your terminal emulation package, log on, check for mail
>and download it locally, exit the terminal program, and reutrn to HyperCard
>(where the "on idle" loop will come back into play).
>
>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 "Arrgh" Korn

  Just for the record, I wrote a little program called "MIND" a while
ago that allows you to schedule program launches as well as reminders
and other stuff at various times or dates.  Things like reminders or
autolaunches can happen on bootup, at regular intervals in at specific
times (in a cron-like format).  An eary (i.e. problematic)
version was distributed on UUCP ages ago.  More recent versions
are available on DELPHI and a few other places.  At one time or
another I've tried re-submitting to the net, but could never get to
the moderator.

  Greg Dudek

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