Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!midway!quads.uchicago.edu!nwc1
From: nwc1@quads.uchicago.edu (einsturzende neubaten)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Flaky SE/30...please help
Summary: printing problem with multifinder
Keywords: Multifinder, Desktop Manager
Message-ID: <1990Dec5.211235.11236@midway.uchicago.edu>
Date: 5 Dec 90 21:12:35 GMT
Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (News Administrator)
Organization: University of Chicago
Lines: 19

In article <127@atux01.UUCP> jlc@atux01.UUCP (Jim Collymore) writes:
>
> am running on a mac SE/30, system 6.0.5, with 5Mb of RAM.  I am having a
>lot of system lock-ups when trying to print under MultiFinder.  During some
>investigating, I found two strange files:  Desktop DB & Desktop DF.  Do I
>need those files, or should I get rid of them?  What are they there for?
>
>ALso, assuming that all is well with my chooser, what could be causing these
>printing problems?


Well, Let's start off with the easy parts.

Desktop DB & DF: These are (correct me if I'm wrong) new desktops created by Apple Desktop Manager in place of the ordinary Desktop File. Apparently, Desktop Manager keeps these files open fulltime, avoiding the occasional (slow) write to the desktop file. Originally used for servers, etc, DM works well for most if not all macs.

Printing under Multifinder: Yes, I have had this same problem. Can't tell you what it was, but it was a pain. Incidentally, what MF were you running? I WAS running MF 6.0.5, but I'm now running 6.1b9. Anyhow, my solution was to use Installer and re-install the whole thing. This worked for me.

later!
Norman Choe