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Application Killer, 1.1 by Brent Burton, 3/14/92
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In this directory you will find the source code and executable versions
of my "Application Killer" program. (The name was a desparate choice.)
Anyway, AK uses the new PPC features of System 7 and allows the user to
kill any running application that supports the standard Apple Events.
One use that I have discovered is for killing the Finder so I can run a
single program, such as a game, on the "bare" machine. Users of machines
with 2Mb of Ram might need to use this occasionally (maybe for a compiler?).
A new feature is the ability to start applications also. This is a nice
addition because it's hard to start applications once the finder is dead.
The Source Code (and Think C 5.0)
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Included with the code are the resource and Think C 5.0 project files.
Before you recompile the application you will need to precompile the
ak_header.h file into "ak_headers". The ak_headers file is about 105k
in size. Compilation with other compilers is not tested.
Misc
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All development was done on a Mac +, Think C 5.0, Sys 7, 4Mb ram,
5'-9.5", 130lbs, hazel eyes, Gemini, likes the outdoors. 555-1212.
If the program doesn't work on your system, please let me know and
I'll look into it.
Enjoy.
-Brent Burton
brentb@cs.tamu.edu
bpb9204@tamsun.tamu.edu
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CHANGE HISTORY
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3/14/92 -- Made a couple changes in the code like correcting some of
the comments (the program skeleton I used came from a client-server
experiment I am working on and some comments referred to the server
or client...)
12/21 - 3/13 -- let the program stagnate.
12/21/91 -- added "Launch Application" to fire up applications; just an
easy way to do things in case the finder isn't running. It's also quicker
navigating via the file dialogs than opening 12 finder windows...
12/10/91 -- 1.0 -- initial release. Only kills applications