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From: Jon Gotow
Subject: Sleeper DK-3.5 - Danish energy saving utility
Sleeper is a control panel that spins down the hard disk, dims the
screen, and powers off Energy Star compliant monitors on any
Macintosh. Users simply select desired sleep times in the control
panel and Sleeper takes care of the rest. Preferences can also be
set to have Sleeper password-protect, sleep, or shut down a Mac after
a period of inactivity, and a hotkey can be used to put the Macintosh
to sleep on demand.
Sleeper delivers a host of energy-saving features that work on nearly
every Macintosh, from the Mac Plus to the latest iMacs, PowerBooks,
and G4 PowerMacs. Sleeper provides more options, greater control,
and broader hardware compatibility than Apple's Energy Saver control
panel. This gives older Macs many of the energy saving features of
Apple's newer hardware, and provides newer Macintoshes with more
extensive, flexible, and reliable power management.
What's New
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Version 3.5 delivers a host of new features and fixes, including the
ability to save multiple setting configurations, improved reliability
on G4 PowerMacs, powering down of LCD screens, and options to control
processor cycling. Highlights include:
- Sleeper now saves multiple configuration settings and will
automatically switch between configurations when running a
PowerBook from battery or ac adapter. Configurations can also
be changed manually from the Control Strip.
- Controls have been added to allow entry of any desired delay
(1-999 minutes) for the screen saver, disk sleep, password
activation, monitor power-down, sleep, and shutdown.
- Sleeper now supports desktop LCD displays, such as the Apple
Studio and Apple Cinema displays.
- There are new options to control processor cycling.
- Sleeper now unmounts servers before going to sleep, avoiding
Mac OS 9's warning about "losing network services" if the
computer is put to sleep.
Sleeper will operate on any Macintosh running System 7 or higher,
including Mac OS 9.2.1, and is accelerated for PowerPC. It is
distributed as shareware, requiring a $25 registration fee for use
beyond a free 30 day trial period.--