Re: Why Does 3.0 Blow Away User Docks?

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From: Paul Lynch
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1992 22:49

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> In article <1fvttnINNbph@transfer.stratus.com>  
> jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Jim Mann) writes:
> > We upgraded our NeXTs to 3.0 over the weekend.  Why does the
> > upgrade blow away the users' docks, preferences about the shelf,
> > which folders and documents were on the shelf, and so forth? 
> 
You put 3.0 apps on the 3.0 Dock; they don't run on 2.x.  That way you can  
swap back without worrying.  If you have a lot of NeXT apps on your dock,  
you will find that the names have changed (2.x: Edit, Terminal, Librarian;  
3.0: Edit.app, Terminal.app, Librarian.app).

Paul
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