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From: torrie@cs.stanford.edu (Evan Torrie)
Subject: Re: De-macification of the Amiga (Re: The Amiga's Future)
Message-ID: <1991Jun22.213406.13336@neon.Stanford.EDU>
Sender: torrie@neon.Stanford.EDU (Evan James Torrie)
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University, Ca , USA
References: <1991Jun22.173103.6857@neon.Stanford.EDU> <13310@uwm.edu>
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1991 21:34:06 GMT
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gblock@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Gregory R Block) writes:

>I did.  And I thought I said a GOOD shell.  MPW sucks.

  I assume there are lots of good points to back up that assertion.

>How many users know to just use resedit to change the resource so that
>all files can be "dropped in"???  And would the program accept it???
>Both unknowns.

  I would guess most power users will find out as soon as they start
using System 7, if they bother to look at the Hints and Tips in various
magazines, online forums etc.  ResEdit has always been one of the
primary tools in any power user's repertoire.
  You can add the resource to any program, since every program has an
FREF.  

>>   Everything's B&W with you, isn't it?  Perhaps there's some medley in 
>> the middle.

>That's like striving to be average instead of excellent, isn't it?

  I don't think so.  In fact, if you look at many of the great ideas, they're
great because they combine two or more disparate approaches into a single
combination which has the good features of both, but eliminates the bad.

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