Re: Any utilities for auto-running apps?

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From: John Sinteur
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1988 09:14

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In article <13453@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>, kennel@minnie.cognet.ucla.edu (Matthew Kennel) writes:
> I don't see how it would be possible to turn ON a computer by running a program
> on that very computer!
> Once it's off, no CDEV in the world will turn it on again.

Well, you're quite right. But the trick is of course to have your computer
turned on by some external device (any alarm-clock will do) and have your
favourite application start up automatically. And that CAN be done.

John Sinteur             The value of a program
SINTEUR@UVABICK.uucp,           is proportional
HOL.MIS@AppleLink,            to the weigth of the source code
AERTS@HLERUL5.bitnet,
Disclaimer: MY opinions only, not those of my employer or anyone else.

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From: sinteur@uvabick.UUCP (John Sinteur)
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Subject: Re: Any utilities for auto-running apps?
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Date: 16 Jun 88 09:14:26 GMT
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