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Re: Mysterious System files

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From: Simon Slavin
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 00:00
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In article <19980410030732138870@thebeast.demon.co.uk>,
listbox@thebeast.demon.co.uk (Steve Rogers) wrote:

> Can someone please explain what the following items do?
> 
> 1) the Text Encoding Converter, and its folder of Text Encodings -
> should I keep none, all, or just Western, Unicode & Symbol?

Something Cyberdog uses to handle other script systems.
Keep them all unless you're short of space, then delete Chinese,
Japanese and Korean -- they're the biggest ones.

> 2) SOMObjects?

Library used by AppleScript, I think.  Keep it.

> 3) System AV?

AudioVisual library installed onto Macs with AV hardware.

> 4) Display Library [installed by Command & Conquer]?

It's how C&C draws stuff on the screen.

> 5) Type Libraries folder [installed by M$ Office]?

No idea.  Microsoft on Macs is random and evil.

Simon.
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