>...and the eMate dutifully prints out all of the "command keys" it has
>entered, including its hard-button keyset. One particular entry caught my
>eye:
>
>{char: $\08, modifiers: 301989888, keyMessage: _keyButtonRebootScript,
> name: NIL, category: "General"}
>
>WHAT THE HECK? $\08 is the backspace key. Which the eMate doesn't have!=
=A0
>It has delete ($\7f). Apparently, IF your eMate had a backspace key, you
>could press command-backspace and reboot your Newton! With a polite
>do-you-want-to-do-this message, of course. I couldn't figure out a key
>combination to result in this. For kicks, try the following in the
>inspector:
>
>GetRoot():_keyButtonRebootScript(nil);
>
>Anyone know that majick mojo key combination to bring up that sucker?
It actually is quite accessible, though undocumented. Hit
cmd-opt-delete, and it'll ask if you want to restart your Newton.
This is an NOS 2.1 thing, so it'll also work in the 2x00 if there's a
keyboard attached! :-)
--Matt Garrison iluvmacs_at_macline.com iluvmacs_at_mac.com AOL IM Screen Name: iluvmacs Proud owner of 2 Apple Power Macintoshes and 2 Apple Newtons!
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