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From: lippin@skippy (The Apathist)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: ejecting disks using Com-Shift-[1 or 2]
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Date: Fri, 13-Nov-87 21:45:39 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 13 21:45:39 1987
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Recently takahash@bnrmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi) said:
>As far as I'm aware, Cmd-Shift-1 and Cmd-Shift-2 have always worked this
>way.  They will eject a disk under normal conditions, but if you get
>into a 'Please insert disk <name>' dialog, the two FKEYS no longer work
>until the disk swaps are finished.

I think I've used them during the disk switch dialog, and they worked.
It's certainly better that way.

Is there some "intelligent" way that the OS decides which disk to kick
out?  It's certainly not keep-the-most-recently-used-disk, which would
be the obvious choice.  If there isn't, why isn't there?

					--Tom Lippincott
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	"Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards,
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