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From: baum@Apple.COM (Allen J. Baum)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Unix made easy (was Re: globbing furniture)
Message-ID: <48388@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 23 Jan 91 18:55:14 GMT
References: <6388@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> <1991Jan23.003505.21615@dsd.es.com>
Reply-To: baum@apple.UUCP (Allen Baum)
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.
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>In article <1991Jan23.003505.21615@dsd.es.com> rthomson@dsd.es.com (Rich Thomson) writes:
>I think the world likes the desktop metaphor, but Unix won't be really
>taking off until something better (and more aligned with Unix's
>capabilities and strengths) comes along.
>
>For instance, 
>
>o   How do I create a symbolic link in the icon-based world?

The Mac's system 7.0 has symbolic links. You create a 'copy' of a file,
and drag it whereever you want. 

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