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From: samuels@halibut.nosc.mil (Lawrence J. Samuels)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Sys 7 Finder copy & memory;  also Shortcut upgrade
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Date: 22 May 91 19:24:03 GMT
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In System 7, it seems to me that Finder copies are a 
little slower than I'm used to, in 'Multifinder'.  Under 6.0.x,   
I used to give the Finder more application memory in the Get Info box,
and I _thought_ this helped (placebo effect?) - the Finder could copy
a larger chunk of the source into memory, was my thinking.

1)  Was/is my figuring correct?
2.  You can't 'set' the Finder memory allocation anymore (at least
not in the Get Info box) - any suggestions?

On an entirely different note, I'd like to offer some info about
a System 7 upgrade.  Aladdin Systems sent us (free) an upgrade to Shortcut
labelled 'Shortcut 1.5'.  It claims System 7 compatibility, and it's run
fine so far under Sys 7;  it adds some functionality - Fast Find, a method
to write over deleted files with 0/1s, some enhancements.

Wonderful timing on the part of Aladdin - Sys 7 comes out on May 13 and
we got the Aladdin update on, I think, the 15th - impressive!  But ...
(isn't there always a 'but ...'?)

IMHO, it's slow - slower than the original in bringing up the 'Open/Save' 
dialogs.  So slow, in fact, that on Sys 6, which I run for compatability
sake, I still use the 'old' Shortcut.

Anyway, there's an upgrade, for what it's worth...

Larry Samuels
samuels@nosc.mil 

Disclaimer: do I need one?  I have no association with Aladdin, 
other than to buy their stuff.