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From: lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein)
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Subject: Re: CDEV/INIT Data Exchange, another way
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Date: 9 Jun 90 02:11:52 GMT
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In article <1121@uvicctr.UVic.CA.UUCP> marykuca@uvicctr.UVic.CA.UUCP 
(Brent Marykuca) writes:
> About the only thing that I can see that is wrong with this approach
> (and if I've missed anything, I'm certain that somebody will point it
> out) is that Gestalt is supposed to be used for feature testing, not
> as a mailbox for data.  

I don't see anything wrong with using it in the way you suggest.  In 
addition to telling the CDEV that the INIT exists (a feature) it returns 
information that the CDEV actually uses.

Larry Rosenstein, Apple Computer, Inc.
Object Specialist

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