RXBROWN@UALR.BITNET ("MR.FANTASTIC") (10/25/90)
Remember all that information that Apple was collecting from us, (Apple II people) about what we would like to see in a new machine? I wonder what they either did with it or what they are doing with it. Did they already use it on the LC, or do you think there is a new GS in the works? I would love a ROM04 as I am sure most of you would. Just a thought I had.. :) Robert ******************************************************************************** Real: Robert Brown * Profanity is the one language all Academic Computing Services Lab Manager * programmers know best. Bitnet: RXBROWN@UALR * I speak for me, myself, and I!! AOL: ROBPHD * Tires and tax not included,void where Apple //GS the power to be your best. * prohibited. Member FDIC.............. ********************************************************************************
WNSWIS%WSU.DECNET@MSUS1.BITNET (A) (02/13/91)
I am using a Laser 128 with 1 Meg of ram -- I think that it would
be really great if I could get some kind of RAMKEEPER -- (ie a
constant power supply for my ram) so that I could keep prodos, basic
system and my application launcher in the ram to boot from...
But I have looked and found nothing... maybe someone out there is
an electro-wiz or knows of somebody who knows somebody... and could
do me a service.....
Ian
WNSWIS%WSU@MSUS1.bitnet
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------c056hdh@utarlg.uta.edu (Honda Hwang) (04/23/91)
well, this is my first post. can someone tell me what a forked file is? how it is used? and why? I'm not a GS programmer or hacker, so I'm sorry if I sound ignorant.
lucifer@world.std.com (Kevin S Green) (04/24/91)
In article <1991Apr23.064407.25899@cse.uta.edu> c056hdh@utarlg.uta.edu writes: > > well, this is my first post. > > can someone tell me what a forked file is? how it is used? and why? > I'm not a GS programmer or hacker, so I'm sorry if I sound ignorant. Basically it is a disk file that is conceptually viewed in two parts. The first part holds data (or program code), the other holds resources. Resources are similar to program code, but are things like definitions for how a window will look and the like. Of course, there are numerous people here on the net who are infinitely more able to answer your question that I am. The two best are Apple,Inc employees (Andy Nicholas & David Lyons). Both join us here on the net in their spare time and are always very informative. -- Kevin S. Green / lucifer@world.std.com / {xylogics;uunet}!world!lucifer
stadler@Apple.COM (Andy Stadler) (04/24/91)
In article <1991Apr24.001045.10057@world.std.com> lucifer@world.std.com (Kevin S Green) writes: >In article <1991Apr23.064407.25899@cse.uta.edu> c056hdh@utarlg.uta.edu writes: >> >> can someone tell me what a forked file is? how it is used? and why? >> I'm not a GS programmer or hacker, so I'm sorry if I sound ignorant. > >Basically it is a disk file that is conceptually viewed in two parts. >The first part holds data (or program code), the other holds >resources. Resources are similar to program code, but are things like >definitions for how a window will look and the like. > Just to expand on that a bit, I'll mention the common uses of the two forks. The data fork holds one of two things- Program code, in a format strictly defined by the IIGS System Loader; or application-specific data. The data could be a word proc document, or a graphics image, or anything else. Although many of the data fork data formats have been published, these formats are still essentially at the whim of the developer of the application. The resource fork -must- be in one format - the format defined and maintained by the IIGS Resource Manager. A large number of system resource formats have been defined and published, and individual applications may define and use their own resource formats as well. But the freedom of definition extends only to the bounds of each resource - the resource manager is reponsible for the creation, deletion, reading and writing of resources and the structure of the resource fork. What are resources used for? Many items in the toolbox can be defined with data structures in resources; This means a program's appearance and behavior may be modified simply be modifying the resources. For example, you can localize a program simply by editing all the string resources - rather than having to go into the source code and "search and destroy" all strings. And because many resource types are standardized, third party resource editors can be used to edit other programs. Andy Stadler Apple Computer, Inc.
daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Dave Huang) (04/24/91)
In article <1991Apr24.001045.10057@world.std.com> lucifer@world.std.com (Kevin S Green) writes: >Of course, there are numerous people here on the net who are >infinitely more able to answer your question that I am. The two >best are Apple,Inc employees (Andy Nicholas & David Lyons). Both >join us here on the net in their spare time and are always very >informative. Hey guys, don't forget Andy Stadler, one of the HCGS guys! >-- >Kevin S. Green / lucifer@world.std.com / {xylogics;uunet}!world!lucifer -- David Huang | Internet: daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu | "How much is that hamster UUCP: ..!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu!daveh | in the window?" America Online: DrWho29 |
lucifer@world.std.com (Kevin S Green) (04/25/91)
In article <47780@ut-emx.uucp> daveh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Dave Huang) writes: >In article <1991Apr24.001045.10057@world.std.com> lucifer@world.std.com (Kevin S Green) writes: >>Of course, there are numerous people here on the net who are >>infinitely more able to answer your question that I am. The two >>best are Apple,Inc employees (Andy Nicholas & David Lyons). Both >>join us here on the net in their spare time and are always very >>informative. > >Hey guys, don't forget Andy Stadler, one of the HCGS guys! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to slight any of the Apple // team. They are all excellent sources of information and deserve alot of credit for putting up with csa2 nonsense. -- Kevin S. Green / lucifer@world.std.com / {xylogics;uunet}!world!lucifer