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From: lad@lad.scs.com (Lawrence A. Deleski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Text file madness on the Mac.
Message-ID: <115@lad.scs.com>
Date: 8 Jan 90 15:02:42 GMT
References: <1998@eric.mpr.ca>
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Organization: Silicon Compiler Systems / Warren, NJ
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From article <1998@eric.mpr.ca>, by hui@joplin.mpr.ca (Michael Hui):
> In article <5900@ncar.ucar.edu> hpoppe@bierstadt.UCAR.EDU (Herb Poppe) writes:
>>A feature of the Versaterm terminal emulation program allows one to set
>>the creator string for the TEXT files it produces. All such files can
>>then be displayed by simply double clicking on them from the desktop.
> Really? What program's creator code should I insert?

The creator of your favorite WP program, or simply TEXT, the default.  At
least 10 different WP/text editing programs can open it without a problem.


> program then assume the file is in its internal format and generate
> interesting results?

Nope, just generates text.  Pretty simple.

Unless, of course, you find text 'interesting'.

I'm at a loss to explain why so many die-hard IBM'ers can't fathom opening a
simple text document.  Craig uses his patened 'seven step process'.  Oh
Jeez-sus.....


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