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Resource files and accessories

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From: Neil Forsyth
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 1989 09:41
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Recently Ken Badertscher (Atari) mentioned his auto/accessory environment
setting utility that would allow resource file to reside all in one folder.

Well I might find this useful, but what I would really like to do is get all
my accessories loaded from a folder. That would make the 'root of the boot'
nice and tidy.

Question: Is there anything wrong with auto folder programs renaming
accessories? I wrote a program that does so and have no problems. I would
just like to know the morals of doing so. In fact since GEM programs will
be autobootable in the new TOS this could be important.

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From: neil@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Forsyth)
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Subject: Resource files and accessories
Keywords: where you can put 'em, new TOS
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Date: 3 Apr 89 09:41:25 GMT
Organization: Computer Science, Heriot-Watt U., Scotland
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