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Article #41237Re: System Document "Terminal Numbers": what is it?
From: Ken McLeod
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1989 19:39
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1989 19:39
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In article <2807@tank.uchicago.edu> ra_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes:
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> [found a mysterious "Terminal Numbers" system document in his System Folder]
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>I have no idea where it came from, so I was a bit concerned about viri. It
>has no resource fork, so I assume it's not a virus. I guess the obvious answer
>is that it is data created by some app, but it looks like Apple system docs, so
>I'm curious whether apps customarily create ZSYS/MACS docs with the Mac icon.
Breathe easy-- it's not a virus. The "Terminal Numbers" file is created
by CE Software's "MockTerminal" DA. Several desk accessories seem to create
files with type 'ZSYS' and creator 'MACS', possibly just so they'll have an
automatic Finder icon; who knows.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ccicpg!zardoz!dhw68k!thecloud From: thecloud@dhw68k.cts.com (Ken McLeod) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: System Document "Terminal Numbers": what is it? Message-ID: <22325@dhw68k.cts.com> Date: 21 Apr 89 19:39:57 GMT References: <2807@tank.uchicago.edu> Reply-To: thecloud@dhw68k.cts.com (Ken McLeod) Distribution: usa Organization: Wolfskill & Dowling residence; Anaheim, CA (USA) Lines: 19