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From: moriarty@fluke.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Miniwriter 1.3 'n Multifinder
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Date: Wed, 28-Oct-87 12:03:10 EST
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In article <17927@yale-celray.yale.UUCP> robertj@yale.UUCP writes:
>I'm running Multifinder 1.0b6 on my Mac II, and I've been having
>problems with Miniwriter, David Dunham's excellent text file
>editor DA.
>
>Is there a new version coming out that will run properly under
>Multifinder?  Are there any other text editing DAs that work under
>Multifinder?

MockWrite seems to work quite well under Multifinder -- I've been using it
consistently on Multifinder without problem.

>And when is a Multifinder-compatible version of Suitcase coming out?

Suitcase will not allow you to open or close Font, Fkey or DA files under
Multi-finder, just as it wouldn't under Switcher or Servent.  It mentions
this in the manual.  Whether Brecher can easily fix this, I don't know.

However, Suitcase DOES continue to autoload Fonts, Fkeys and DAs at boot-up
under Multifinder, so it is still quite compatible under Multifinder.  In
fact... when you're under Multifinder and pull down the "About the
Finder..." menu option, it shows you what applications are taking up the
memory, and how much memory each one takes up.  It always shows the System
file as taking up some memory.  Anyone know if the amount of memory the
System file takes up is any greater if you have more DAs and Fonts stored in
the System file, i.e. size of System File is proportional to the amount of
RAM reserved for it in Multifinder?  If it does take up more room, than
Suitcase can save you substantial amounts of memory.

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