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From: robart@agora.rain.com (Robert Barton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: De-macification of the Amiga (Re: The Amiga's Future)
Keywords: Future, Amiga, etc.
Message-ID: <1991Jun20.111358.759@agora.rain.com>
Date: 20 Jun 91 11:13:58 GMT
References: <61@ryptyde.UUCP> <1991Jun18.125532.3766@NCoast.ORG> <1991Jun19.201632.1386@milton.u.washington.edu>
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In article <1991Jun19.201632.1386@milton.u.washington.edu> stevep@wrq.com (Steve Poole) writes:
>No, aliases are pointers to files, folders, or disks.  For example, I can
>create aliases to Word and leave them on my desktop, in an applications folder,
>and under the Apple menu.  No matter where the real Word application goes,
>the aliases will be treated as if they were the application.  One cool use
>is to put an alias to a file on floppy onto a mounted volume.  When the alias
>is used, the system prompts for the correct volume to be mounted.


  This sounds like "ASSIGN" on the Amiga.