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From: svc@well.UUCP (Leonard Rosenthol)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Apple System 7.0--A New Question
Summary: Now using the Desktop Manager
Message-ID: <12028@well.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jun 89 16:24:36 GMT
References: <1928@aucs.UUCP>
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In article <1928@aucs.UUCP>, peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele) writes:
> I've seen lots of questions and comments about the new system 7.0, but have
> not seen if the new system corrects the obvious problem with the slow
> desktop file updating when copying files to a disk, particularly large
> disks. I hope they've done something to speed things up. Comments?
> 
	What they have done is to replace the current desktop management 
scheme with one very similar to the one used by Appleshare (ie. the Desktop
Manager).  This will not only CONSIDERABLY speed up desktop updating but
will also help matters on larger volumes (like CD-ROM's, etc.).
	They have also provided a series of utilities to developers to make
accessing the Desktop Manager files nice and easy.  Developers will now be
able to do things like FAST (REAL FAST!) file searches using the B-Tree Manager,
read AND write file comments, and other nicities...

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