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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
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Subject: Re: De-macification of the Amiga (Re: The Amiga's Future)
Keywords: Future, Amiga, etc.
Message-ID: <1991Jun21.041446.25575@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 21 Jun 91 04:14:46 GMT
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In article <1991Jun21.021339.11214@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> s902113@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Luke Mewburn) writes:
>robart@agora.rain.com (Robert Barton) writes:
>
>>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.
>
>  Actually, aliases are _MUCH_ more powerful. Assign can _only_ be used for
>folders or volumes, _not_ files. But, one good use (using ASSIGN) on the
>Amiga is to make assignments starting with a ".", so when listed in a file
>requester which handles assign-ed paths, they appear at the top. I do this
>on Music programs (MED3.1, ST clones, etc), to find my songs directory
>really fast...
>  Getting back to the point, the mac idea of an Apple Menu in system seven
>is great - a bit like a 'dock', but not wasteful of desktop space. (I know
>that wasn't the idea in pre-sys. 7 days, but that is the Apple Menu's most
>powerful feature, IMHO, in sys 7)...

	It is very lucky for us then that WB2.0 has the ability
to make symbolic links. 8-)
	-- Ethan

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