[comp.sys.amiga] 'opt=a' April Fool's joke

erd@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Ethan R. Dicks) (04/05/88)

[ Was the line eater fooled on April 1st too? ]


Well, what is so absurd about the concept?  Is it not possible to have
a process running at a higher priority than the Workbench and to intercept
IDCMP messages from the menu selections?  How about a version of the window
opener (using _menu_ OPEN, not double click) which would even provide default
icons?  It would not have to be fast, but only work.  I only use the Workbench
for organizing my drawers, not for normal use.  Having default icons would
make reorganizing directories and moving files from floppy to RAM: and back to
floppy much easier.  I am even willing to write it, as long as I get some hints
and encouragement, and no one proves that it is blatently stupid to try.

( Like many others, I too, fell for this joke )

-ethan
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