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Re: Sharing mac applications on a network

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From: 6600pete
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1989 16:27
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From article <23498@cup.portal.com>, by Armadillo@cup.portal.com (Russ Armadillo Coffman):
> Some Mac apps specifically permit multi-launch - I think PageMaker does
> (assuming you've licensed all users). Many Mac apps write back to themselves
> to save setting and such, thus having multiple users would be a disaster. I'd
> check with each vendor for their app's physical and legal constraints. -R

Just for the record, there is an entire Tech Note from Apple on network
server applications and how to force non net-aware (but net-compatible)
applications to run more than once. I've forgotten what number it is, but
you find out by ftp'ing to apple.com, getting Tech Note 0, and finding out
from that index which Tech Note covers network applications.
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