Shutdown, programmed by Alexander Barton, is an enhanced substitute for a utility of the same name supplied with MagiC. Various enhancements are on offer:
Some programs, usually older ones, do not respond to the shutdown request and MagiC uses a file called SHUTDOWN.INF to handle such programs. Shutdown supports MagiC's SHUTDOWN.INF and offers various options to force programs to terminate or be ignored completely. SHUTDOWN.INF can be manually edited using any ASCII text editor or interactively. When Shutdown encounters a problem program, it displays a dialog asking you to select your desired action and this information is automatically logged to SHUTDOWN.INF - neat. The "Restart in TOS" option works by renaming MAGXBOOT.PRG to MAGXBOOT.PR- and it's necessary to reverse this procedure to re-enter MagiC mode. Although it's easy enough to rename this from a boot manager or the desktop a small utility called DOMAGIC is included which does the job efficiently so long as you have WDIALOG.PRG installed in your AUTO folder. Just in case you're in doubt what each option does Shutdown also includes BubbleGEM help. Shutdown is a useful and neat utility which has proven reliable in everyday use and comes recommended. Mark Hammond
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