Re: System 6.0 bug (feature?)

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From: Bob Hablutzel
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1988 13:17

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> Ran into an interesting problem today.  In my System Folder, I have
> a number of INITs.  I decided I didn't want them on the desktop,
> so I checked off the INVISIBLE bit.  Well, funny thing is that now
> they don't load.  Since when does invisible = nonexistant?
> Comments from Apple?

Yes. Invisible = nonexistant in System 6.0. This is a change from the 
past, and is, I think, in response to viri and their ilk. I have not
seen any mention of this by Apple, but then I don't read documentation...

> Ken

Bob

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From: bob@eecs.nwu.edu (Bob Hablutzel)
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Subject: Re: System 6.0 bug (feature?)
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