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Also related to that: http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Monkey_Lives.txt http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Monkey_Lives.txt (how a similar too

Also related to that: http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Monkey_Lives.txt http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Monkey_Lives.txt (how a similar tool was used on the original Macintosh)

JulianMorrison 15y ago
And this explains isUserAMonkey() Bill Atkinson came up with the idea of defining a system flag called "MonkeyLives" (pronounced with a short "i" but often mispronounced with a long one), that indicated when the Monkey was running. The flag allowed MacPaint and other applications to test for the presence of the Monkey and disable the quit command while it was running, as well as other areas they wanted the Monkey to avoid. This allowed the Monkey to run all night, or even longer, driving the application through every possible situation.