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Cron is a program that launches other programs at preset times. This scheduling of program launches can be as simple as 窶徨un this program every hour窶 or 窶徨un this program at noon every day窶, or as sophisticated as 窶徨un this program every third minute during the four o窶冂lock hour on the first Monday of every month.窶 It is based closely on the cron dﾃｦmon in the BSD Unix operating system (there is no common code at any level, however), and has been in widespread use on the Macintosh since shortly after System 7.0 was released in 1991.

Cron is a conventional Macintosh application that runs in the background of your Mac. Since it is not a system extension, it does not expose your Mac to the plethora of compatibility problems commonly associated with extensions and their trap patches.



SHAREWARE
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Cron is shareware, which means that if you use it, you should pay the $10 registration fee. The fee can be paid by clicking on the 窶彝egister窶 button below, or by running the Register application that came with Cron (which, as it happens, is exactly what the 窶彝egister窶 button does for you). Many payment options are available, including on-line payment using your favorite credit card and electronic mail program. The Register application will give you all the details.