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From: juh@cs.hut.fi (Juha Hyv|nen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Killing the Finder to free up more RAM under Multifinder?
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Date: 28 May 90 06:56:02 GMT
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In-Reply-To: bskendig@phoenix.Princeton.EDU's message of 28 May 90 04:24:35 GMT


In article <16797@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>bskendig@phoenix.Princeton.EDU
(Brian Kendig) writes:
+-------------
!   Is there any Apple-approved way to kill the Finder when its memory
!   would best be used by other programs?  Barring that, is there any
!   *kludge* to kill the Finder when its memory would best be used by
!   other programs?
+.............

Disclaimer:	I have *NOT* tried this. I saw it in the April 1990
		issue of MacWorld (Quick Tips, page 233).

Summary:	1. Make a backup copy of the Finder.
		2. Use ResEdit to make a FKEY resource with the (hex)
		   string A9F4 into the Finder.
		3. Remember to change the FKEY resource ID
		   to 5...9 or 0 (zero).
		4. Quit ResEdit (save the changes).

Of course, now you need an alternate method to launch programs.

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