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Re: How to improve the Mac (was Re: Text file madness on the Mac.)

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From: Mike Liveright
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 1990 18:57
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Agreed, we users can improve the Mac by sugesting that APPLE include software
within their system that helps us. In this case, that of "reading" and editing
TEXT files, I suggest another way, assuming that one is willing to purchase
an add on product, "HANDOFF", (214) 727-2329 , to make this convienient is to:

1) Get a text editor, Ill call it TED, PD if needed, or consider using which 
ever editor you like, as we have been reminded, most/all mac editors 
will read and write text.

2) Active "HANDOFF", and then once, every time a new applications's TEXT 
only file is double clicked, tell HANDOFF that it should be read by the 
text editor, TED.

From that time all such documents will be re-directed to the "TED".

p.s. I have suggested that the authors make it possible to have all files of
a type, "TEXT" to be re-directed to a program if the file's application 
doesnt exist, and they are "considering" it.

Disclamer: I am not associated with anyone relevant and just am a user.
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From: mliverig@Verity.COM (Mike Liveright)
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Subject: Re: How to improve the Mac (was Re: Text file madness on the Mac.)
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