On page 13, the Apple IIGS Owner's Guide (Apple Computer Inc., 1986,
part no. 030-1292-A) says that holding down the Option key while turning on
power to the computer takes you to the Control Panel. This doesn't always
work.
Here are two other ways to access the Control Panel:
- Press Option-Control-Reset.
- Choose Quit from the Finder's File menu, then hold down the Option key
while restarting the computer from the Start Next Program display.