Re: [MAGNet] Opening a Mac CD tray without the "Media Key"

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From: Ian Crew (icrew@socrates.berkeley.edu)
Date: Thu Oct 31 2002 - 12:28:46 PST

Kin:

1) You can write an AppleScript that will do this

2) In most cases, the F12 key will work....hold it down for a couple
of seconds....

Ian

At 12:05 PM -0800 10/31/02, Kin Jung wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>Using: Current Macintosh models (without a physical CD eject button)
>running OS 10.2.1 (or OS 9 for that matter)
>
>How does one open the CD tray on a PowerMac or iMac if one is using a
>keyboard other than Apple's?
>(I know, I know, Apple doesn't support 3rd party
>products...but....until Apple makes an ergonomic keyboard what's
>a user to do?)
>
>I know the four ways to open the drive if a disc is in the drive: 1)
>Media Key on Apple Keyboard 2) drag to trash 3) F12 (on powerbooks)
>4)hold down the mouse button on startup
>
>BUT.... what if you want to open the drive WITHOUT a disc in it---
>ostensibly to put a CD in the tray?
>The only solution I've been able to find is to launch iTunes and use
>the software eject button-- what a pain!
>
>I've noodled around TIL/KB but didn't find anything pertaining to my
>inquiry. Got any ideas?
>Anyone know of an .app that might accomplish this?
>
>Thanks,
>
>KIn
>
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