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- In <1992Jul29.141523.27838@donau.et.tudelft.nl> I wrote:
- > In the few months that I am following this newsgroup I have seen a multitude
- > of different special key combinations that perform clever functions which
- > are (obviously) not intended for casual, unwary users.
-
- > Can someone post a list of these goodies that includes suggestions/restric-
- > tions/warnings about when (not) to apply them ? Which keyboard types and
- > ROM versions does a key combination work on ?
-
- Well, evidently, nobody could (or would). I received three "me too" requests
- but no such list. I therefore assembled a list myself.
-
- List of bizarre, useful keyboard combinations, version 1.0, 6 August, 1992.
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- Effect: Rebuild the desktop file
- How to obtain: Hold COMMAND+OPTION during startup.
- Restrictions: None.
- Why use this: When your icons are suddenly lost (and probably in some
- other cases).
- Learned from: Comp.sys.mac.faq, July 22, 1992.
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- Effect: Don't mount the internal SCSI disk (ID=0) on startup.
- How to obtain: Hold OPTION+COMMAND+SHIFT+BACKSPACE during startup.
- Restrictions: Only on ADB keyboard.
- Why use this: To by-pass a corrupt internal hard disk.
- Learned from: Posting by Daniel Mueller <muller_d@elgc.epfl.ch>
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- Effect: Startup the Mac with a minimal ROM-disk containing System
- 6.0.3, Finder 6.1x and AppleShare.
- How to obtain: Hold COMMAND+OPTION+X+O during startup.
- Restrictions: Only on the Mac Classic; this version of the System is NOT
- recommended to run the Classic under.
- Why use this; Don't know.
- Learned from: The Macintosh secret trick list, 16 April, 1992.
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- Effect: Kill the current foreground process.
- How to obtain: Press COMMAND+OPTION+ESCAPE.
- Restrictions: Only on System 7.0.
- Why use this: After an application has crashed this might regain you
- control of the machine in order to save work done in other
- applications before restarting. Restart as soon as possible
- afterwards because some things may have been clobbered by
- the crashed application.
- Learned from: The Macintosh secret trick list, 16 April, 1992.
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- Effect: Zap the PRAM.
- How to obtain: Hold COMMAND+OPTION+P+R during startup.
- Restrictions: Only on System 7 (do ALL Macs have PRAM ?)
- Why use this: Don't know.
- Learned from: The Macintosh secret trick list, 16 April, 1992.
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- Effect: Reset.
- How to obtain: Hold COMMAND+CONTROL+POWER
- (power is the key with the triangle on it)
- Restrictions: Macintosh LC or Macintosh IIsi (which don't have a restart
- button).
- Why use this: To restart a hung system.
- Learned from: The Macintosh secret trick list, 16 April, 1992.
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- Effect: Interrupt.
- How to obtain: Hold COMMAND+POWER
- (power is the key with the triangle on it)
- Restrictions: Macintosh LC or Macintosh IIsi (which don't have an interrupt
- button).
- Why use this: I don't really know what the interrupt key is for.
- Learned from: The Macintosh secret trick list, 16 April, 1992.
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-
- In the same sources I found a multitude of strange combinations that work
- only in certain programs. Most of these are utterly useless (unless you
- really need to find the names of the beta testers of Word 4 :-) ).
-
- If there is interest, I will maintain, correct and extend this list. I expect
- that the "Restrictions:" lines are not 100% correct...
- Please MAIL additions/corrections/suggestions to knop@duteca.et.tudelft.nl
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