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ASSIGN.SYS Management

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From: Stephen D Carter
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 1989 07:29
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I don't think this is a dumb question, so if you flame me
flame me gently.

I find the 'management' of ASSIGN.SYS files a total and absolute
menace.  The text file is crytpic, and the correlations with
screen, printer, meta fonts a ***** nuisance.

Question:  Is there a product out there, PD - Shareware - or Commercial
that will manage ASSIGN.SYS.

What I mean is a GEM Based program that will allow me to 'move' fonts in
and out of ASSIGN.SYS - constructing a legal file that will work and
will no screw up at Boot time.  For those readers who have seen 
a Mac in action the equivalent (I think) is the FontMover. 

A brief check of GDOS+ from a write up did not seem to help.  My
interpretation of what it did was to allow a choice of ASSIGN.SYS's
at boot time - but the snag is the creation of the ASSIGN.SYS in the
first place.

ANy comments?


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From: stevedc@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Stephen D Carter)
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Subject: ASSIGN.SYS Management
Keywords: Assign sys
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Date: 4 Aug 89 07:29:33 GMT
Organization: University of Sussex
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