MacSOS has released an update for MacAT, their cron task scheduler for the Mac, bringing it to version 3.2. We haven't covered this product before, but it is an extremely important one for Mac users of all sorts, especially Mac webmasters. According to MacSOS:
MacAT is a Windows AT/UNIX cron task scheduling application for Macintosh server administrators. It is a fat binary application that allows 22 of the most common MacOS tasks to be run daily, weekly, monthly or yearly without user intervention.
These scheduled tasks include:
Launching Applications, Files and AppleScripts; Quitting individual applications or alternatively quitting all currently running processes; Rename and Delete any File or Folder; Hide and Show applications, Mount remote AppleShare volumes; Copy Files or Folders to mounted AppleTalk volumes; Unmount nominated AppleShare volumes; Restart or shutdown the Macintosh, and send e-mail.
Version 3.2 is a relatively minor update that adds user definable font type, font sizes and task titles.
A demo can be downloaded from the MacSOS web site. The full version is priced at US$39. A site license is available for US$250 and a worldwide site license is priced at US$450.
A special two-for-one offer has been made to educational, nonprofit and scientific organizations who purchase MacAT before the end of April 1999. Organizations who meet the above criteria will receive one extra license for MacAT, free.
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