Shareware: $15
Current version: 2.0.3
Requires Apple IIgs System 6.0.1 or
later
What's Shifty
List
Shifty List is a system enhancement for the Apple IIgs
computer that vastly improves your control over your
computer's startup sequence. In the simplest possible
terms, Shifty List lets you set up a list of system
extensions, desk accessories, and so forth that are loaded
if you shift-boot your computer. Normally, shift-booting
results in no inits or DA's being loaded, but Shifty List
changes that.
Let Your GS Get an
Early Start
Shifty List lets you select extensions (both TIF and PIF),
desk accessories (both NDA and CDA), control panels, BRAM
image files (so you can have your control panel settings
adjusted automatically), graphic screens, sound resource
files, and applications.
There's a boot-time menu you can access to select one of up
to 30 scripts you create, to customize your boot
on-the-fly. You can even set up scripts that automatically
execute if you boot holding down certain keys on the
keyboard.
Shifty List users have found dozens of clever ways to take
advantage of Shifty List's capabilities in totally
unexpected ways. What can you come up with?
Convenient Configuration
Configuring Shifty List is a snap! Just use the handy
ScriptBuilder Finder extension to add items to your script,
rearrange them to change the order they're loaded, and
remove them.
A look at the Shifty List ScriptBuilder Finder
extension
In the sample script shown
above, there are several permanent initialization files
(including FixDiskMountBug and FixROMBlaster), a sound
resource file (The.Suspense...), and a CDA
(IINotDisturbCDA). This script is the one I use when I want
to use Spectrum with only the bare minimum extensions
loaded.
Shifty List is shareware; you can download it from our
Apple IIgs downloads page and try it for
a few days before spending the $15 on it.