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- From: dave@prc.unisys.com (David Lee Matuszek)
- Subject: Re: RE-7.1 in Beta???
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.155551.22859@gvl.unisys.com>
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- Organization: Paoli Research Center - Paoli, PA
- References: <713959300.F00001@blkcat.UUCP> <moofie-170892125701@moofie.apple.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 15:55:51 GMT
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- In article <moofie-170892125701@moofie.apple.com> moofie@apple.com (Steve Klingsporn) writes:
- >
- >Sounds and fonts and all have always been stored in the System file. I
- >think that extending the Finder metaphor (drag/move/copy) to these
- >items is wonderful, personally. The issues that arise when managing
-
- The main problem with keeping resources in the System file is that
- when the System gets corrupted and you have to reinstall it, you LOSE
- all those resources. This happens frequently enough that I never keep
- anything in the System file except the fonts that System 7 forces me
- to keep there.
-
- I agree that extending the Finder metaphor is nice (or at least would
- be if it weren't so slow) but I never saw what was so horrible about
- Font/DA mover.
-
- >resources OUTSIDE of the system file are not issues you've thought
- >about. It makes sense for resources such as this to be in the
- >System file. What other alternatives do you have, and what solid
- >design concepts do you have? If you're worried about speed, I'm
-
- Suitcase 2 is a great alternative. It probably does slow things down
- a bit, but if speed were that big an issue I'd go back to System 6
- long before I'd quit using Suitcase.
-
- BTW, I'm only stating my preferences on this one point, and not in any
- way agreeing with the previous poster's opinion that there are idiots
- working for Apple. Obviously there are many brilliant people there,
- with many different viewpoints. I just don't always agree with the
- compromises reached.
-
- --
- And the President put his hand on my shoulder and said: "Dan,
- I _knew_ Spiro Agnew. He was a friend of mine. And Dan...
- You're no Spiro Agnew!"
- -- Vice President Dan Quayle pwd
-