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From: owen@sunfs3.Camex.COM (Owen Hartnett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Death to the Finder ?
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Date: 19 Apr 91 20:11:09 GMT
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>Yes, the cmd-option-esc has been there for awhile (handy way for
>non-Macsbug users to get out of runaway applications--seems to be just
>like an ExitToShell()), and, yes, it can be used to kill the
>Finder--but the bastard just starts right up again.
>
>If the idea behind killing the Finder is to not have the Finder
>running, then we need another idea.
>
>--
>Kent Borg                            internet: kent@camex.com   AOL: kent borg

According to Pat Kuras (again), if multiple applications are running, and
you kill the Finder (using the aforementioned Opt-Cmd Esc), it will not
start up again unless it has to (you have nothing else running).  Therefore,
if you do this, the Finder won't run until everything has quit, unless your
desire is to have nothing running at all, which would be hard to comprehend
why, but does have great metaphysical aspects.

-Owen