On Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 04:25 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: > On 27/02/03 18:45, "Eric D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> on 27/2/03 6:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> wrote: >> >>> Exactly. This topic was recently discussed on another list and many >>> of >>> us sadly miss the Password Security (or whatever it was called) >>> Control >>> Panel utility that was lost and never regained after 9.0.4 when > > Now that I'm thinking about it, did you try the OpenFirmware Password > app > that Apple released not long ago? Sure, it won't prevent someone from > booting the PowerBook, but they can't boot from anything else than > what was > set to boot. I don't know how easy or hard it is to defeat, but it > seems > reasonably a good protection.
Yes, thanks, I've seen that, but it's not quite the same. What I was looking for was what was available for several years in the CDEV I previously described; simply the ability to shut the 'Book, walk away and know your files can't be modified or viewed by the casual or nosey observer or inadvertent meddler. Everything subsequent to that lost capability requires an extra step which is departed from my normal behavior. As it stands, every workaround that is available is nice, but it still imposes upon me in some way. It doesn't impose on me enough to stop using X and revert to 9.x or earlier capacities, but it doesn't stop me from wishing to have that feature back;) dave -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
