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Article #6077Re: Finder Switchin
From: Jim Budler
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1986 01:18
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1986 01:18
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> According to the mini-manual you get with the 800K upgrade, the
> "startup" disk gets switched whenever you launch an *application* on
> another startup disk (page 36). There are some other, more obscure,
> circumstances where this happens as well.
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> It's long been recognized that this is a big pain in the neck, and the
> MacBottom people are the only ones I know of who've done something
> about it. We'd like to use a patch or have this fixed for the new
> Finders, so RAM disks become practical.
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> Does anyone have a fix for Finders 5.2 and above?
>
> Apple, there's gotta be a better approach than the current one.
>
> Ric Ford
>
What needs fixing? Despite the manual, the finder DOESN'T switch when
the startup disk is a Ram Disk, (at least not the RamStart).
--
Jim Budler
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
(408) 749-5806
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