• Shut Down is a small, compact utility used to shut down a running Macintosh. Written by Apple Inc., It was provided with System 7.5 and later versions. It is deprecated in both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. Its purpose was user convenience. It allowed the user to shut down their Macintosh without switching back to the Finder. The bullet (•) is present in its name, so as to make it the last item in the Apple menu.