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From: davewh@microsoft.UUCP
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Subject: GSHK in the Finder?
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Date: 11 Mar 91 17:45:14 GMT
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All this talk of putting Shrinkit capability into the Finder is not
the right way to go. The right thing to do is something similar to
Apple's MountImage CDEV hack for the Mac. Basically, you can have a
disk image file (created by some program - I forget its name) and
"mount" it so it acts just like a disk. You can copy files in and out
of it - all the basic stuff. When you're done, you dismount it and
then copy the image file wherever you want it.

So, the thing to do is have a SHK file mounter. SHK files would
appear as individual disks and then you can just slide files in and
out using whatever GSOS file copy method you like (Finder, usually).
When you're done, just dismount the image file and then BINSCII it up
and send it on its way. THIS is the "right" future for GS Shrinkit
(IMHO). (Note also that general archive file mounters could be
written so one could play the same game with BLU and Stuffit
files...) 

Dave Whitney
Microsoft Corp.
"My opinions, you HEAR? MINE!"