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From: Irv.Kanode@p3.f53.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Irv Kanode)
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Subject: Re: Turning off time slices in S7
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Date: 5 Jun 91 12:47:23 GMT
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> So what do System 7 users do to get "Finder-only" performance for apps that
> need it?  We can still reboot with Finder and 6.0.x, of course, but I don't
> think Apple intends that we keep doing that.  (I can just hear the snickers
> from the DOS/Windows camp:  "How many reboots does it take to run a game on
> a Mac?", etc., etc.)  What is needed is a "Single App Mode" toggle that 
would
> temporarily turn off much of the System 7 overhead and allow only one app
to
> run while still booted under System 7.  I'll bet it wouldn't be an easy 
thing
> to implement, though.
> 

I don't mind the System 7 overhead but I need a way to prevent kids in the 
lower
elementary grades from getting to the desktop by using "multifinder" menu.

Anyone have any ideas?

 

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