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Re: Suitecase and Finder 5.5

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From: Eric Olson
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1987 15:40
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In article <3924@well.UUCP> mo@well.UUCP (Maurice Weitman) writes:
>chow@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow) writes:
>=
>=I've been using Suitecase with System 4.1 and Finder 5.5 for about two weeks
>=now, and things have been working fine.  Until recently, I have had less
>=than 31 DAs in my DAs file.
>=
>=Recently, however, I added the 32nd (or was it the 31st) DA to my "DAs" file
>=and I've noticed something strange:  The finder now thinks I'm running off
>=some sort of network.  For example, the File menu now has "Get Previledges" in
>=it.  Does anyone know whats going on?
>=
>Christopher, while I can't tell you what's going on, I can tell
>you that I doubt if it's Suitcase or 31 or 32 DAs, since I've got
>40 DAs with no such problems.
>

This is just a guess:  DA's are supposed to not have their slot number hard-
coded into them (they're supposed to figure out which one they are at runtime).
Some very old DAs didn't do this, and if they're installed in a slot other
than the one they were compiled for, they fail (these DAs typically came
with their own installers).  Try removing the DAs that seem (or you remember
to be) the oldest until the problem goes away.  Then reinstall until it comes
back.  Then don't use that DA, or find a newer version.

Most DA installers (probably all) don't check for this problem.

-Eric


Eric K. Olson		olson@endor.harvard.edu		harvard!endor!olson
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Subject: Re: Suitecase and Finder 5.5
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