Shareware: $15
Current version: 5.2.1
Requires System 6.0 to configure, and any version of
GS/OS, ProDOS 8, or ProDOS 16 to
use
ProBOOT is the ultimate
system startup utility. Once installed, holding down the
Apple key when your computer starts up or reboots
presents a screen that provides incredible power to
configure your system startup:
- Choose to boot from any slot or port in the system
-- even slots that are currently switched out in the
control panel!
- Boot from drives connected to your PC Transporter
card!
- Configure a different default system speed for each
drive, to automatically be selected when you boot that
drive!
- Supports unaccelerated Apple IIgs systems, as well
as systems with ZipGS or TransWarp GS cards!
- Easy-to-use installation and configuration utility!
- Finder Extension makes it easy to configure a
restart within the Finder!
- Protocol for other applications to control system restarts!
The easy-to-use graphical interface provided by the installer lets you install and configure ProBOOT for your system. ProBOOT automatically detects what types of drives you have connected, and configures itself automatically, but you can customize the configuration to your heart's content.
Configuring ProBOOT.
Give each device a name, toggle on and off bootability,
specify what system speed to use when booting the slot,
including your ZipGS speed, if you have one.
When you hold down the Apple key
on startup, you get this screen.
At startup, you can stick with the default settings, or
you can hold down the option key when choosing a drive to
boot and change the speed setting before starting up.
There is also a key that lets you pop into Applesoft!
There's also ProBOOT - The Finder Extension, which makes
it easy to control reboots right from the comfort of the
Finder.
Reboot in style!