The 'INIT' Resource
A file that contains an extension to the Monitors control panel can contain an
'INIT' resource. If this file is in the Control Panels folder, the Extensions
folder, or the base level of the System Folder, then the Operating System
executes the 'INIT' resource when the machine is switched on or reset. (Before
System 7.0, all 'INIT' resource files had to be located in the base level of the
System Folder.) 'INIT' resources are discussed in the System Resource File and
in the Start Manager. The 'INIT' resource acts independently of other resources in the file; it need not be related to the Monitors extension in any
way.