[WinMac] Re: MacBinary downloads

Leonard Rosenthol(leonardr[at]lazerware.com)
Fri, 9 Apr 1999 08:45:11 -0500

At 7:16 AM -0500 4/9/99, John W. McCarthy wrote:
>Since Stuffit is so ubiquitous (everywhere present) in the Mac World
>(and getting that way in the Wintel world too perhaps) . . .

        And it's about time ;).

>It is possible to have several copies/versions of Stuffit applications
>and utilities (Stuffit Expander, DropStuff w/Expander Enhancer, Stuffit
>Deluxe, Drop Segment).
>
>The Installer for Netscape also comes with its own Stuffit Expander
>version and installer.
>
>Each version can have its own set of preferences.

        Actually, only DropStuff has it's own custom preferences
stored inside itself. All the other use standard preferences files
in the prefs folder - so all copies on the machine would use the same
prefs.

>Also, "Internet Config" can get in on the act. Internet Config can take
>over many different apps preferences unbeknownst to you (if it has been
>set to handle the chores).

        Netscape doesn't support IC :(.

Leonard

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