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- From: johnsd2@lib102.its.rpi.edu.its1 (Daniel Norman Johnson)
- Subject: Re: Need to convince boss 486's are *not* w
- Message-ID: <s-k3#5q@rpi.edu>
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- Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- References: <C16n5z.5t8@world.std.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 01:21:57 GMT
- Lines: 104
-
- In article 5t8@world.std.com, kaya@world.std.com (Kaya Bekiroglu) writes:
- >In article <1jktgjINNfnn@pith.uoregon.edu> rtaylor@cie.uoregon.edu (Russ Taylor) writes:
- >>Don McGregor (drm@esl.com) wrote:
- >>: In article <3gg359q@rpi.edu> johnsd2@vccnw04.its.rpi.edu.its1 (Daniel
- >>: Norman Johnson) writes:
- >>: >
- >>: >This is a little inaccurate- this sort of stuff happens if you delete one
- >>: > file on the NeXT, from what I am hearing. And the NeXT does nothing
- >>: > to even warn you, never mind recover.
- >>:
- >>: The correct way to do this on the NeXT does not involve deleting any
- >>: files. You log in as root and type, in a terminal window,
- >>:
- >>: dwrite loginwindow ImageFile <path>
- >>:
- >>I'll take dropping a file named StartupScreen into the system folder any day.
- >
- >Sorry to rain on your parade, but you can drag and drop the TIFF icon
- >into Terminal and it will automatically imput the path to that file.
- >Which is pretty neat, if not the exact equivalent to the mac.
-
- It isn't even vaguely equivalent. What's this have to do with it?
-
- >How many StartupScreens can you have in the system folder at one
- >time?
-
- As many as you like. But wo/ additional software, only one gets used.
-
- > What if you wanted to randomly select a login screen from
- >a directory of nice ones you've collected?
-
- I think there's an init to do it.
-
- > What if you wanted to
- >insert something into the logoff hook that would change the path
- >to a different login image every time you logged in? I wonder why
- >Apple doesn't do this. Probably because they would be flamed.
-
- No, because its not very usefull. (neither are startupscreens, so
- don't ask me why they did them.)
-
- >>
- >>Or a quicktime movie named Startup movie....
- >>Or any of the 20-odd inits I have running on my computer...
- >
- >You can launch apps automatically at startup by dragging the icon
- >into one of several "dock extenders" such as Engage from, I believe,
- >Millenium Software Labs. I have never used it so I can't comment.
- >It is supposed to be quite the awsome app.
-
- We, of course, just use the finder. All this and much much more, its
- the amazing Ginsu Finder! :)
-
- >>Or freedom from Unix, the demon of all OSes (nonstandard standard...blech!)
- >
- >I would much rather have freedom from the MacOS, a monopolized effimate
- >OS with a vice grip on the Mac world. Trading neat soundbites is fun
- >but unproductive.
-
- You want to be Free from the MacOS, so you go to... NeXT?
-
- Huh?
-
- If you don't like proprietary OSes, shouldn't you be on a PC?
-
- (ps.. effimate? Sorta like coffeemate?)
-
- >>
- >>Or fast 32-bit graphics.....
- >
- >32-bit being defined as - standard hardware, supported by the OS, or
- >availible mother-of-all-add-ons?
-
- Supported by the OS. (used to be the mother of all add ons, but
- got rolled in)
-
- Also supported by standard hardware on some macs, not others. (Personally,
- I think the 8 bit support is more usefull, but that's just me)
-
- >>Or software....
- >
- >I just know I'm going to get an ulcer. :)
-
- So hang out on alt.non.sequitur. And the plaid sofas bite my
- rhubarb!
-
- >>Or, yes, a good if not terrific development environment coupled with a
- >>USABLE OS.
- >
- >Define it, please. What makes the NeXT unusable? Please don't insult
- >yourself by pointing to that login thing. :)
-
- Perhaps he means that the MacOS actaully does work, despite what some
- NeXTheads have said? :)
-
- [deletia- what nobody is talking about, including me]
-
-
- ---
- - Dan Johnson
- And God said "Jeeze, this is dull"... and it *WAS* dull. Genesis 0:0
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