Mac IIfx self starting

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From: Richard Walwyn
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 00:00

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I use an old Mac IIx and a IIfx as routers. They are nice because they are
cheap and take a lot of old NUBUS Ethernet cards, which is what I need. The
only problem is that they will not restart after a power cut. From the IIcx
onward the reset button had a setting which effectively kept it depressed
all the time, and forced the machine to restart automatically. Does anyone
know whether it is acceptable to wedge the reset button on IIx and IIfxs,
or might this lead to electrical problems.

Also, I have one faulty mouse which appears to force a startup in this way
(as if the power-on were pressed). Might it be possible to construct
something simple to plug in to the ADB port to do what I want?

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From: arw@malcol.worcs.sch.uk (Richard Walwyn)
Subject: Mac IIfx self starting
Date: 1998/06/30
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