What It Is:

StartupLog has one simple purpose — to let you keep track of when a Macintosh has been started up and and when it is shutdown.  You might find this information useful for:

 – iguring out how often a computer gets used,
 – roubleshooting (since you can know how often a particular computer
   as been crashing during everyday use),
 – etting you know if a computer has been being shutdown improperly,
 – inding out if someone has been using a computer when they weren’t
   upposed to be,
 – oads of other things.

StartupLog is a Control Panel, and as such it must be located in the Control Panels folder inside the System Folder in order to work.

Keeping the Log:

Once StartupLog is installed, everytime your Macintosh is started up (whether by turning it on or restarting it), an entry will be made in a log.  You can keep up to 999 entries logged at one time.  Don’t worry about creating a huge log since each log entry takes up only 8 bytes on disk.  Since it is a Control Panel, StartupLog will be disabled when the shift key is held down during startup.  StartupLog can also keep a similar log of when the computer is shutdown.  If the computer is not shutdown properly, StartupLog will record that shutdown as a crash.

If you wish to save the log, you can choose Copy from the Edit menu, and then paste the log into your favorite word processor or spreadsheet, or simply hit the "Save Log" button to save the log as a tab delimited text file.  The log is saved or copied using the current date format selected from the date format pop-up menu.

Compatibility Issues:

StartupLog requires System Software 7.0 or higher to run.  Even though it is a Control Panel, StartupLog does not patch your System in any way.  It does run at startup time like other Control Panels and Extenstions, but only to make a log entry in a file.  The code that runs at shutdown time is installed using a documented system call, so it should not cause you any problems.  If you were running version 1.5 of StartupLog, this version will salvage any information found in the old log and then delete the old log file.

Shareware Info:

StartupLog is shareware.  Use by a for profit organization is $2 (U.S.) per computer or $100 for a site license.  Individual use or use by non-profit or educational institutions it is free.  Shareware fees should be in U.S. funds and sent to:

    rian Durand
    urelian Software
    22 W. Buena #3W
    hicago, IL  60613

Questions, comments, or bug reports can be sent via email to:

   riDurand@aol.com

Changes Since Version 1.5:

– hutdowns can now be logged as well as startups.
– ime is use calculated.
– con can be shown at startup time to indicate that StartupLog is in use.
– ormat for dates can be chosen from pop-up menu.
– omputer name is no longer displayed.
– inder icon changed to better indicate that StartupLog is a Control Panel.
– upport for System 6 dropped.

This program is ©1995 by Brian Durand and Aurelian Software.  StartupLog is shareware and may be distributed it to whomever you wish so long as you don't charge for it or use it as an inducement to sell another product (without the consent of the author that is).  Online time charges are excepted.  The author assumes no liability for any damage or other bad stuff that may result from use of this program.