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Re: Mac file association

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From: Kevin Blair
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 00:00
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On Mon, 03 Aug 1998 00:38:07 +0100, Graham Coles
<graham@scitec.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>As a new mac owner, I'm trying to work out how to associate files with
>applications.  If I transfer an mpeg or .mov file from a pc the system
>doesn't know how to run it.  How can I associate these files with a
>quicktime viewer?

Install Quicktime 3 & turn on the extensions mapping feature. This
will map all popular PC file extensions to the correct Mac types.
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From: BlairK@belfastcitynospam.gov.uk (Kevin Blair)
Subject: Re: Mac file association
Date: 1998/08/03
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