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From: alexr@ucscb.ucsc.edu (Alexander M. Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Limitations of aliases in System 7.0
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Date: 9 Jul 90 17:35:29 GMT
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In article <963.269743d4@waikato.ac.nz> ccc_ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence 
D'Oliveiro, Waikato University) writes:
> Aliases in System 7.0 are implemented as files with special information
> in them. When you select an alias from the Finder or Standard File,
> they will automatically resolve the reference and return the "real"
> file to the application.

Actually, aliases are just a data structure. Their presence as a file is 
the way that the Finder and Standard File use them. For example, there is 
an alias in the System file that points to the currently chosen printer 
driver.

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