macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Christopher Silverberg) (03/02/90)
This summer I would like to do a few things. A) Leave my computer on all day and night B) Use Copernicus (a point mail system for the mac) nightly C) Check AOL for any mail waiting, and post written mail nightly I have 2.5 megs, and i always use Multifinder. So what i'll need is some sort of scheduling program that is able to launch Copernicus at a certain time. Then later on in the night, i need it to quite Copernicus, and launch the AOL software. Any good suggestions? recommendations? Thanks ============================================================================== == Chris Silverberg, WPI Box 719 ========= BBS Sysop: Main Street U.S.A. ===== == USENET: macman@wpi.wpi.edu ============ 2400 baud - (508) 832-7725 ======== == BITNET: macman@wpi.bitnet ============= Fido: 322/575 - Second Sight BBS == == GEnie: C.Silverberg ================== America Online: Silverberg ========
dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott) (03/02/90)
In article <9353@wpi.wpi.edu> macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Christopher Silverberg) writes: >I have 2.5 megs, and i always use Multifinder. So what i'll need is some sort >of scheduling program that is able to launch Copernicus at a certain time. >Then later on in the night, i need it to quite Copernicus, and launch the >AOL software. Any good suggestions? recommendations? Thanks QuicKeys from CE software has the ability to do a sequence of things once each day. It won't let you do two sequences at different times. You could write a HyperCard stack to actually start the programs at the specific time, but you'd need QuicKeys to run a sequence for each of these programs to automate the entire process. Also, with the HyperCard stack, you could use QuicKeys' daily sequence feature to start the stack (you don't want it running all the time - you don't have enough memory). In any event, if your needs are very complicated, QuicKeys may not be able to handle the job. I have been working on a project in which I have to run a series of applications, and all operations must be completely automated. QuicKeys does an OK job for many things, but it balks at others (the initial screen of StuffIt gives it major problems). As far as I know, QuicKeys is the only one of the macro packages that can run a sequence at a specific time of day and when an application is started. I currently have QuicKeys, MacroMaker, AutoMac III, and Tempo II. If there are others, I'd like to hear about them. Maybe Apple is planning to improve MacroMaker to do this kind of thing? In general, if Copernicus and AOL can't do most of the job themselves, it's going to be tough. -- David Elliott dce@smsc.sony.com | ...!{uunet,mips}!sonyusa!dce (408)944-4073 "...it becomes natural, like a third sense." -- Homer Simpson
mec@cbnewsj.ATT.COM (michael.e.connick) (03/02/90)
In article <9353@wpi.wpi.edu> macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Christopher Silverberg) writes: > This summer I would like to do a few things. > A) Leave my computer on all day and night > B) Use Copernicus (a point mail system for the mac) nightly > C) Check AOL for any mail waiting, and post written mail nightly > > I have 2.5 megs, and i always use Multifinder. So what i'll need is some sort > of scheduling program that is able to launch Copernicus at a certain time. > Then later on in the night, i need it to quite Copernicus, and launch the > AOL software. Any good suggestions? recommendations? Thanks Well as I'm sure you already know, getting Copernicus to automatically launch at a specified time is already a feature of the product. You just need to select the "Wait for Event" menu item and it will automatically call your Fidonet Boss system at the time you specified in the installation. Adding the AOL program to this event shouldn't be that difficult. The only hitch is the fact that AOL doesn't support the "Tabby Event-compatible" program launching mechanism that's used in Copernicus. So the AOL program won't be able to launch any programs after itself. You can, however, just put AOL in as the LAST program in your normal "Call Boss" event. Then after Copernicus is done communicating with the Boss system, it will launch AOL. The file in Copernicus that controls which programs are launched during the normal Boss event is called "Call Boss" and is located in the "Common Folder". The file contains a single record listing the programs to be run with a comma delimiting each name from the other. Just make sure that AOL is in the same folder as the Copernicus programs and include it as the last program in the record. BTW, all of this will work whether you're running under Finder or MultiFinder. ----------------------------------------------------- Michael Connick mec@mtfmi.ATT.COM 201-957-3057 AT&T Bell Labs MT 3F-113 (Dept. 79151)
peirce@claris.com (Michael Peirce) (03/03/90)
In article <9353@wpi.wpi.edu> macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Christopher Silverberg) writes: >This summer I would like to do a few things. > A) Leave my computer on all day and night > B) Use Copernicus (a point mail system for the mac) nightly > C) Check AOL for any mail waiting, and post written mail nightly > >I have 2.5 megs, and i always use Multifinder. So what i'll need is some sort >of scheduling program that is able to launch Copernicus at a certain time. >Then later on in the night, i need it to quite Copernicus, and launch the >AOL software. Any good suggestions? recommendations? Thanks I'd recommend looking at NightLife (or is it now NiteLife?) from Simple Software. This lets you setup a elaborate schedule of activities for your Mac. You can reach them at (415) 381-2650 Claris Corp. | Michael R. Peirce -------------+-------------------------------------- | 5201 Patrick Henry Drive MS-C4 | Box 58168 | Santa Clara, CA 95051-8168 | (408) 987-7319 | AppleLink: peirce1 | Internet: peirce@claris.com | uucp: {ames,decwrl,apple,sun}!claris!peirce
Armadillo@cup.portal.com (Russ Armadillo Coffman) (03/04/90)
macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Christopher Silverberg) writes:
C) Check AOL for any mail waiting, and post written mail nightly
If you are referring to America Online, this is already built into the
program. Just choose Schedule Mail from the Flashmail submenu. You can get and
send mail automatically once or several times a day, every day, or only on
certain days. Lots of other options, too. -Russ