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KillClassic

KillClassic - 1.0

force quit classic effectively

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Current Version: 1.0
Release Date: 2004-05-19
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 825
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Product Description:

'KillClassic' is an Applescript I whipped up to address an annoying problem where sometimes, when Classic freezes or crashes in Mac OS X, restarting it from the 'Classic Menu' in Panther simply does not work. Often necessitating a long trip to the System Preferences.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

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KillClassic Usage TipForce Quite (more information) - Version: 1.0, 5/19/2004 07:49AM PST

adamgardner
Ok, new part of the tip: In fact, the first time you call Force Quit on a particular application, it will run kill -TERM. The second time, it will run kill -KILL. That means that, on the second shot, it should succeed in killing absolutely *anything*. More to the point, the second shot will kill classic just as effectively as this applescript, as it executes the same commend.
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KillClassic Usage TipForce Quit - Version: 1.0, 5/19/2004 07:33AM PST

adamgardner
I just thought i'd let you know that, if you hold down the Option key while accessing the Classic menu item, the Restart option is replaced by a Force Quit option.

Now, I've never had Force Quit fail with Classic but, in the event that it did, this applescript would *definitely* do the job. Force Quit is just a nice intermediate step.

Incidentally, does anyone know if Force Quit correlates to a specific level of the kill command?
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