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Re: Microsoft cuts corners, actually

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From: Eric Schlegel
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1988 22:23
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In article <9872@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> earleh@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Earle R. Horton) writes:
>When Apple changes things, it is very hard to determine from the
>documentation whether they are merely changing a "reserved" part of
>the operating system, or whether they are encroaching into areas that
>actually have belonged to application programmers.

For example? It's always seemed to me that Apple is fairly good about
documenting what an application programmer can do and what he or she shouldn't
touch. What specific instances have you seen to the contrary?

eric
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Eric Schlegel                 |  DISCLAIMER: I'm just a poor college student,
eric.schlegel@dartmouth.edu   |  which means I'm not responsible for what I
                              |  say and I can't pay you if you sue me anyway.
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From: erics@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Eric Schlegel)
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Subject: Re: Microsoft cuts corners, actually
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Date: 19 Aug 88 22:23:05 GMT
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