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From: barmar@think.COM (Barry Margolin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Installer 2.5 glitches
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Date: Mon, 23-Nov-87 15:09:45 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 23 15:09:45 1987
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In article <34318@sun.uucp> chuq@sun.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
>This may sound like a silly question, but why does anyone use the installer
>at all?

>The installers nice, but why bother?

I can think of two reasons:

1. You don't always know what resources have been added to your system
file.  Remember the days before INIT 31, when applications like JClock
would stick INIT resources into the system file for you?

2. The Installer is good for less experienced users, who could not be
expected to copy all the fonts, DAs, etc. by themselves.

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Barry Margolin
Thinking Machines Corp.

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