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From: Dr Gerard Hammond (g.hammond@garvan.unsw.edu.au)
Subject: MacAT v5.3 released. Cron for Macintosh
MacAT - The leading automated task scheduling application for
Macintosh server administrators
New MacAT v5.3 features (25th free upgrade for registered users)
- FileMaker Pro 5 compatibility added.
- Long standing timer bug fixed.
- Price increased to $49
MacAT is a "cron" task scheduling application for Macintosh server
administrators. It is a PowerPC application that allows 37 of the most
common MacOS tasks to be run daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly or yearly
without user intervention.
These scheduled tasks include:
Launching Applications, Files and AppleScripts; Quitting individual
applications or alternatively quitting all currently running processes;
Rename and Delete any File or Folder; Hide and Show applications, Mount
remote AppleShare volumes; Copy Files or Folders to mounted AppleShare
volumes; Unmount nominated AppleShare volumes; Restart or shutdown the
Macintosh, eject Zip disks and send eMail.
$39 Shareware from MacSOS, Australia
http://www.garvan.unsw.edu.au/gerham/macsos/
Cheers,
Dr Gerard Hammond
Garvan Institute of Medical Research