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From: goldman@Apple.COM (Phil Goldman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: multifinder w/1 Meg
Message-ID: <9334@apple.Apple.Com>
Date: 5 May 88 20:09:13 GMT
References: <2941@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu> <618@amethyst.ma.arizona.edu>
Reply-To: goldman@apple.UUCP (Phil Goldman)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
Lines: 49
Keywords: MultiFinder, Switcher

In article <618@amethyst.ma.arizona.edu> getchell@obsidian.ma.arizona.edu.UUCP (David Getchell) writes:
>In article <2941@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu> jkwan@cory.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP 
>                                       (Joe C. Kwan) writes:
>>
>>I think I read on this newsnet some time ago that there exists a prog which
>>will allow the user to run multiple applications using multi-finder with
>>the added goodie that Finder doesn't have to be running as one of these
>>applications...
>>
>I think that the program that you want in Andy Hertzfield's SWITCHER.  It
>will allow you to run multiple programs without the finder.  It doesn't
>do background printing or multitasking, however.  I believe that it is PD,
>and if so, I will e-mail you a copy in a day or two.  It's at home. :^)
>
>I also vaugely remember hearing about a way to coax MultiFinder to run without
>the finder, but I am not sure.  Switcher is smaller, anyway and will leave
>more of your 1 meg available for applications.
>


MultiFinder with a small Finder substitute use less memory on a 1 meg MacPlus
than does Switcher.  In addition Switcher will not work on a Mac II very well
or with later systems.

A few months ago I posted a small Finder subsitute called FemtoFinder.  If
there is any interest I can re-post.

-Phil Goldman
Apple Computer
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