Chris wrote: > On newer versions of the OS, if you press the button while the Mac is > booted, you should get the "Are you sure you want to shut down your > computer now" dialog. Of course, with no keyboard attached, you have no > way of choosing Shut Down (but if this is a headless machine, you may > have already installed something like OkeyDokey that will choose the > default button which is Shut Down). I can't test this right now, as the > LC520 I just made the cable for is running 7.5.5, and when I press and > hold the switch while the Mac is booted, nothing happens (I think that > dialog was added in 7.6 or 8.0).
It is definitely happening in OS 7.6 as I am currently working on an older machine w/ 7.6 and was just using that feature just minutes ago...... -- Alan Miller Underwater Photographer http://home.earthlink.net/~uwphoto/ 6400/200 w/ Sonnet G3/300/1 eBay ID uwphotoer -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> 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/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
