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From: jkc@Apple.COM (John Kevin Calhoun)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Network And Multiusers
Message-ID: <46557@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 13 Nov 90 20:23:49 GMT
References: <2405.273FD24A@blkcat.fidonet.org>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <2405.273FD24A@blkcat.fidonet.org> 
Jim.Russell@f421.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Jim Russell) writes:
>> If anyone has write capability to a stack, HyperCard 2.0 does
>> not allow anyone else to open it.  If you lock the stack from the
>> Finder, then more than one person can open it at the same time -- and
>> no one will have write capability. 
>Bummer - have we lost capability from HC 1.2.5? Is there some way the 
>first users can specify they do not need write access? This is going to 
>make an upgrade from the old behavior much harder, if I understand the 
>description you gave.

No, there's no lost capability.  HyperCard 1.2.5 works the same way.

Kevin Calhoun
HyperCard Team
Apple Computer, Inc.