[WinMac] Subject: Re: VPC 2 Upgrade from new VPC 2

Peter Mannheim(pm-fosco[at]dircon.co.uk)
Sat, 15 Aug 1998 20:54:53 +0100

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>I think in VPC-speak he means "map a drive letter to a folder or alias on
>the Mac Desktop." I wonder if the 'on the Mac desktop' part is really
>required.

On checking I find this is correct - the alias doesn't have to be on the
Mac desktop

There are limitations however - Mac files that break the 8.3 limit won't
always copy - I haven't quite figured out why. Sharing a real folder - not
an alias - doesn't let drag-and-drop work though

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