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From: jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM (J. Dow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Enviroment
Message-ID: <6179@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Date: 2 Sep 88 07:56:02 GMT
References: <8808232121.AA28517@cory.Berkeley.EDU> <8588@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM (J. Dow)
Organization: Wizardess Designs, Hermosa Beach, Ca
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In article <8588@cup.portal.com> Jeffrey_J_Vanepps@cup.portal.com writes:
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>They're doing an environment on the file system?! I always thought the
>main advantage of something called an "environment" over startup or
>configuration files was that it did NOT have to deal with the SLOW
>file system (i.e. the environment was memory-resident). Even MS-DOG
>saw that!

Temporary measure until it gets done right as an update. The user interface
will remain the same or so the intention goes.

-- 
Sometimes a bird in the hand leaves a sticky deposit.
Perhaps it were best it remain there in the bush with the other one.

{@_@}
	jdow@bix (where else?)		Sometimes the dragon wins. Sometimes
	jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM		the knight. Does the fair maiden ever
	{backbone}!gryphon!jdow		win? Surely both the knight and dragon
					stink. Maybe the maiden should suicide?
					Better yet - she should get an Amiga and					quit playing with dragons and knights.