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From: wilkins@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Mark Wilkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Protected-mode snake oil
Message-ID: <8099@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 13 Aug 90 21:34:03 GMT
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Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
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  Various people said, ( sorry, lost the attribution line )
>>   Adobe Type Manager,

>Yes. OpenWindows on a Sun supports scalable fonts. The standard
>configuration comes with 57 scalable fonts.
>
>> or After Dark? 
>
>Several screen savers are available. 
>
>> Or (rummaging through this pile of
>>   software that I haven't looked at yet) QuicKeys, FileMagic or POWERmenus?
>
>Yes. Yes. Yes.
>
>I do not follow your point. What does this have to do with your point
>about protected mode vs. unprotected mode.


  You're obviously missing the point.  What he meant to point out is that in
a protected-mode environment it is very difficult for a user process to
directly patch operating system calls, and he is arguing that the capability
makes the Macintosh a much more easily customizable system.

  Note that I'm not sure how I feel about that argument, but you weren't
answering his point.

-- Mark Wilkins
   wilkins@jarthur.claremont.edu