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Article #44999Re: Text file madness on the Mac.
From: Lawrence A. Deleski
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1990 15:02
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1990 15:02
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From article <1998@eric.mpr.ca>, by hui@joplin.mpr.ca (Michael Hui):
> In article <5900@ncar.ucar.edu> hpoppe@bierstadt.UCAR.EDU (Herb Poppe) writes:
>>A feature of the Versaterm terminal emulation program allows one to set
>>the creator string for the TEXT files it produces. All such files can
>>then be displayed by simply double clicking on them from the desktop.
> Really? What program's creator code should I insert?
The creator of your favorite WP program, or simply TEXT, the default. At
least 10 different WP/text editing programs can open it without a problem.
> program then assume the file is in its internal format and generate
> interesting results?
Nope, just generates text. Pretty simple.
Unless, of course, you find text 'interesting'.
I'm at a loss to explain why so many die-hard IBM'ers can't fathom opening a
simple text document. Craig uses his patened 'seven step process'. Oh
Jeez-sus.....
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