[comp.binaries.mac] Macintosh Technical Notes - 218 New High-Level File Manager Calls

bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) (01/09/89)

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This Technical Note describes some new  high-level  File  Manager  calls
that make dealing with the Hierarchical File System (HFS) easier.

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