Is there a way to have your mac startup at a given time with OS X?

[devonmck]

I was curious if there is anyway to have your mac start at a set time. I remeber being able to do this is OS9 but don't see anyway to have OS X do it.

 

[MoparShaha]

Sadly, not right now. I remember reading somewhere awhile back that UNIX systems are not capable of "auto-starting". Maybe a more UNIX savy person could shed some light on this. It is a feature I miss though.

 

[ryme4reson]

Would you be interested in starting up from sleep? You can use PowerManager ->VersionTracker for that. Its a good alarm clock without having to keep the computer on all night.

 

[zimv20]

what about one of those water-filled birds that Homer used to press the 'y' key?

 

[F/reW/re]

In Panther there is a function called "Schedule" under "Energy Saver" in the SysPref.

You can choose to start up your computer at any time any day, weekdays, every day, monday , , ,

You can also choose when to Shut down.

 

[F/reW/re]

ups, dobblepost . .

 

[jholzner]

Originally posted by F/reW/re
In Panther there is a function called "Schedule" under "Energy Saver" in the SysPref.

You can choose to start up your computer at any time any day, weekdays, every day, monday , , ,

You can also choose when to Shut down.

Yep! It's coming with Panther. I can't wait!!

 

[JPatrick]

Here ya go.
iBeeZz

Patrick

 

[Le Big Mac]

Originally posted by jholzner
Yep! It's coming with Panther. I can't wait!!

Kind of remarkable, given this feature was in OS 9 (and maybe even before).

 

[itmdramaguy]

Originally posted by Le Big Mac
Kind of remarkable, given this feature was in OS 9 (and maybe even before).

I know that it would do this in OS 8 because my organization still has a very old mac that runs OS 8.

 

[robbieduncan]

Here is a screen shot of the Panther schedule tab for those who don't have Panther yet...

 

[Freg3000]

Yes, this, along with labels, has finally come over from OS 9. The only big thing that I can think of that hasn't made it to X is the Apple Menu (which is fine staying in OS 9 by me).

I used to use the startup/shutdown feature, now I just go to sleep. Is there a way to wake from sleep in the Pref Pane?

 

[Schiffi]

Just wondering, now can we save power schemes in the Energy palette with Panther? I hate loosing my Custom settings everytime I need to watch a DVD on the road.

 

[szark]

Freg3000:

I'm sure the schedule settings will start from sleep as well as power off. The second option can be changed from "Shut Down" to "Sleep."

Schiffi:

You can create a new location and switch to it when you want to watch your DVDs on the road. The energy settings can be set differently for each location (even in Jaguar, IIRC).