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In article <474@lloyd.camex.uucp> kent@lloyd.UUCP (Kent Borg) writes:
>In article <46100321@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu> mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>>Is there a generic way on a Mac II running Multifinder to stop a
>>program or switch programs while the watch icon is present? This
>>is an ABSOLUTE requirement of a multitasking system. My PC
>>under Desqview can easily do it. 
>
>No, there is no way for Joe- and Jane-User to do it currently, but
>there is a way *you* can.  Install MacsBug, reboot your machine.  Now,
>next time you want to blow away an application, hit the programmer's
>switch to enter MacsBug, and type "es", for exit to shell.
>Alternatively, go into ResEdit and create an FKEY in your system file
>with the data a9f4 in it.  Now, when you hit cmd-shift-<the number of
>your FKEY, should be 5 to 9>, you will get an exit to shell.
>
>Kent Borg

If you do this, it's usually good to check memory location $910.  This
contains the name of the currently switched in application.  There are
times when you think you are killing ApplicationX, but another App has
gotten a little time to run (Backgrounder is there often).  

If the application you want to kill isn't named at $910, just continue
running for a bit more, then trap back to the debugger...

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