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Subject: Re: KS2.0 release
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Date: 6 Jun 91 14:40:18 GMT
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In article <stevek.4964@amiglynx.UUCP>, stevek@amiglynx.UUCP (Steve K) writes:

> Also, I'd like to see a menu option to create an icon alias (hence MAC 7.0).
> I know it can be done by duplicating the existing icon, move it where you want
> it and change the tool path to point back to where it came from, but why not
> make this part of the system under the "Duplicate" command?

System 2 has that feature: you just do MakeLink file1 file2, and it creates a
new "file" pointing back to the first one, same as an alias in System 7.

Barry.