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From: awillis@pro-angmar.UUCP (Albert Willis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: forked files: why the fuss?
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Date: 23 May 89 03:22:08 GMT
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I realize that people who use ProDOS 8 exclusively might be a little miffed
that they won't be able to manipulate forked files, but chalk it up to
progress. Most of the files that will be forked (such as GS applications)
aren't useful under ProDOS 8 anyway. Forked files (and the new Resource
Manager in System 5.0) will enable developers to do some real cool things,
such as giving the user the ability to change how a program works withou
recompiling it. Having icons, cursors, dialogs, etc. will make developer's
lives easier, which means we'll see more IIgs software, which I'm definitely
in favor of.


Albert Willis
                                                 
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