t-jacobs@ced.utah.edu (03/30/91)
In article <1991Mar28.162648.18234@opusc.csd.scarolina.edu> jwwalker@opusc.csd.scarolina.edu (Jim Walker) writes: >In article <17322@venera.isi.edu> jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan) writes: >>All it does now is let you group DAs in places other than the system >>subfolders, right? (Actually, DAs in the above sentence can be >>replaced by suitcases, right?) > >>It seems to me that this product is history, realistically. > >Let's say you use the System 7 Finder to move a bunch of fonts, DAs, FKEYs, >etc. into your System. Then you start getting bombs, and you decide to >reinstall your system. Of course you begin by trashing the System >file...but that means you'll have to install all fonts, etc., again. >That's why it's better not to install resources directly into the System. >-- > -- Jim Walker 76367.2271@compuserve.com walker@math.scarolina.edu > In the Alpha stages of 7.0 Apple was putting all "added" resources into a seperate "System Extension" file (not folder) which seemed like a perfect solution. Some how they chose not to go that direction which I think is too bad. With that lost feature you could restore your system much easier as well as backing up your additions or transfering them easier! Apple, want to reconsider on that feature for v7.1????? Tony Jacobs * Center for Engineering Design * U of U * t-jacobs@ced.utah.edu