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File Notification in 2.0 -- Neat application

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From: Tyler Sarna
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 1991 21:26
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In comp.sys.amiga.advocacy, Hazy Dave wrote:

> Amiga has facilities which do the same kind of thing.  One such facility is
> file notification. [under 2.0]
> [...] On the Amiga, an 
> application can not only import a file, but ask the filesystem to send it a
> message if that file ever changes.

Heck, this could make for one hell of a version control
system... totally transparent check-ins. It would require a
daemon to always be running to receive the messages and do the
work, but still... interesting possibilities!

I want my 2.0!

(I know you guys must get tired of this constant 2.0 whining,
but it's your own fault for making it so nifty! :-> )

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     /// Tyler "Ty" Sarna            E-Mail: tsarna@polar.bowdoin.edu 
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