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Posted by: ymk on 2024-07-23 16:25:52
What known key combinations have a special function in extensions and control panels at startup?
In my own extension, I'm trying to avoid conflicts with existing software.
I know about 'R' and 'A' used by Rominator II. |
Posted by: zigzagjoe on 2024-07-23 18:31:45
What known key combinations have a special function in extensions and control panels at startup?
In my own extension, I'm trying to avoid conflicts with existing software.
I know about 'R' and 'A' used by Rominator II. Option is used to suppress further initialization of Interware GrandVimage cards at SecondaryInit time.
1-9 and A-F are also used to force monitor selection during boot by GrandVimage. |
Posted by: ymk on 2024-07-23 22:34:48
Thanks. That claims quite a few keys. |
Posted by: cheesestraws on 2024-07-24 03:13:36
Space was also very widely used by graphics cards for "I have buggered up my monitor settings, please cycle through resolutions until I get one that works when I will let go" |
Posted by: mikes-macs on 2025-01-18 07:23:06
If you hold down the $ key on a Mac SE dual floppy system then at boot money will come out of one of the floppy drive slots. Which slot and how much money will be determined by how hard you hold down the $ key. |
Posted by: David Cook on 2025-01-18 08:37:54
by how hard you hold down the $ key.
That part is largely a myth. It turns out different people had different models of SE's (known as 800K, FDHD, and SuperDrive) and that's why they were getting different amounts of cash out of them. (You can tell by the difference in currency denominations.) |
Posted by: robin-fo on 2025-01-18 09:29:38
What about European SEs? Do these produce Irish Pounds instead of $? 😂 |
Posted by: CC_333 on 2025-01-20 19:04:48
What about European SEs? Do these produce Irish Pounds instead of $? 😂 There is some special software that comes with most copies of the SSW which can adjust any SE to produce whatever currency one wishes.
But, yes, Irish SEs shipped to Ireland produce Irish Pounds by default.
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Posted by: cheesestraws on 2025-01-21 05:56:28
There is some special software that comes with most copies of the SSW which can adjust any SE to produce whatever currency one wishes.
The currency is stored in the 'CA$H' resource in the system file |
Posted by: CC_333 on 2025-01-21 10:59:34
To add some seriousness:
I wonder if someone can somehow put a small ATM's innards inside a modified SE shell, and then create a Mac-like UI for it (or better yet, have an emulator run real Mac SSW (or ideally, somehow make the stock SE LB work) and make some software to communicate with the ATM stuff).
Then we really could have a cash-producing SE!
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Posted by: croissantking on 2025-01-22 01:11:29
What known key combinations have a special function in extensions and control panels at startup?
In my own extension, I'm trying to avoid conflicts with existing software.
I know about 'R' and 'A' used by Rominator II. X is also used by the Rominator II. And holding down the mouse button as the extension loads disables After Dark. |
Posted by: cheesestraws on 2025-01-22 01:33:52
And holding down the mouse button as the extension loads disables After Dark.
Also ejects the internal floppy if you do it earlier in the boot process. Holding down keys at startup is an endeavour fraught with unexpected side effects... |
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