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From: isle@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Ken Hancock)
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Subject: Re: Something else you can't do on the Mac
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Date: 4 Jan 90 19:58:59 GMT
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In article <2702@aecom.yu.edu> werner@aecom.yu.edu (Craig Werner) writes:
>
>	I do this a lot.
>	Download a text file.  Now try to display it. On a PC, use type.
>On a Mac, you can't. 
>	
>	A downloaded text file has no associated application.  If you
>double click it, it gives you an error message.

Most terminal programs have a default creator for TEXT files.  Set the
creator to your favorite text editor or even Teach Text and then
you can double-click on your documents.  Simple solution...

Ken


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