Apple IIGS: "Visit Monitor" and "Memory Peeker" are Ghost DAs



While setting up an Apple IIGS, I discovered that when I access the control
panel through command-option-esc, not only do I get "Control Panel" and
"Alternate Display", but I also get "Visit Monitor" and "Memory Peeker".

These two Classic Desk Accessories are, basically, undocumented and
unsupported -- in other words they are "ghost DAs", attempts at
programmer's aids that were originally intended to be full-blown tools, but
now just "hang out" in the ROMs.

You can manually bring these CDAs up by issuing a '#' command in the
Monitor on any Apple IIGS.

(NOTE: These extra CDAs will go away, all by themselves, in a few days.)


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012