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Re: New Finder Feature???

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From: Reid Ellis
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1985 06:59
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One reason for Apple's deciding to insist on everyone using folders may be
that they are going to have a true hiearchial file structure (like a tree)
which demands that every file be 'under' the root directory (in Unix "/").
They could make the desktop a strange folder; ie "/DeskTop".  This would
allow both tree-structured directories AND allow people who don't care about
tree-structure to move their files anywhere they bloody well please.
   The only problem with this might be files from different disks being on the
desktop.  Maybe for each disk you could have a DeskTop directory and thus any
files on the DeskTop are *really* in the DeskTop folder of that disk. Although
it may appear that files from different disks are in the same folder this way,
the two [or more?] different DeskTops would just be transparent overlays.
   Speaking of disks, has anyone else heard a rumour about September bringing
Quad-density double-sided drives?  [Wow, 1.6 Meg per disk.  3.2 Meg online if
you have two drives!]
-- 
Reid Ellis	"Confounded poslfit" - justin@utcs
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Subject: Re: New Finder Feature???
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Date: Wed, 27-Mar-85 01:59:35 EST
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