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From: moyman@ecn.purdue.edu (James M Moya)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Background MAGIC (and I don't mean multifinder!!)
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Date: 9 Aug 90 20:38:03 GMT
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How is it that cdev/INIT's like Moire and SuperClock (and many others) can 
run in the background whether multifinder is running or not!!  I have been 
checking every mac bnook I know of to learn of this black magic...NOTHING.

Exactly what is it they are doing?? Or does anybody *really* know...

I have an "appletalk" listener I am writing (cdev/INIT) that I want to come
forward with a dialog when it recieves a particular packet...This should
work whether Multi is running or not...I haven't been able to find 
*anything* in IM or any other book for that matter...I am frazzled at
this point...Anybody with some insight to help a man on the brink...



Mike Moya
Systems Programmer
Engineering Computer Network
Purdue University