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Article #18093Re: Finder improvements (really Apple docs gripe)
From: Atul Kacker
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1987 19:50
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1987 19:50
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In article <219@dbase.UUCP> drc@dbase.UUCP (Dennis Cohen) writes: >But they do include this information as a Read Me file with a utility called >TeachText. This has been true on the last few (3 or 4) System Update disks >that I have gotten. Unfortunately, most people just get hold of a new copy >of the system and finder from whereever and copy it onto their disks rather >than getting the upgrade disks and using the Installer. Besides missing out >on useful information, this is a STUPID thing to do with the new variety of >hardware out there as the Installer updates your System properly for the HW >on which you tell it you'll be running (different patches, etc.). > >Dennis Cohen It is possible that some people miss out on stuff by not reading the READ ME file, but sometimes it is STUPID to use the Installer program (a severely brain damaged program in my opinion). Have you ever tried to use the Installer on a single drive Mac Plus ? I gave up after about 45 disk swaps, this on a computer that is user friendly ;-). I had hoped that good programming by Apple would have used the 1 Meg RAM that's in the Plus. Maybe they don't provide single disk machines to their programmers (Do CRAY's come in a single drive configuration ;-)). On a one drive machine it makes a lot more sense to just copy the System and Finder and reinstall the Fonts, DA's etc. -- ----------------------- Atul Kacker UUCP: ...seismo!rochester!ur-tut!akk2
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!rochester!ur-tut!akk2 From: akk2@ur-tut.UUCP (Atul Kacker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Finder improvements (really Apple docs gripe) Message-ID: <2632@ur-tut.UUCP> Date: Thu, 13-Aug-87 15:50:18 EDT Article-I.D.: ur-tut.2632 Posted: Thu Aug 13 15:50:18 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 15-Aug-87 10:05:29 EDT References: <19906@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <4524@nsc.nsc.com> <2606@husc6.UUCP> <451@umbc3.UMD.EDU> <219@dbase.UUCP> Reply-To: akk2@tut.cc.rochester.edu.UUCP (Atul Kacker) Organization: Univ. of Rochester Computing Center Lines: 28