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	I was playing with a freeware Infocom-game interpreter last night 
(it ran fine) on 1.99m, but realized that it couldn't open files it 
didn't recognize.  I used Resourcer on the executable to get an idea of 
what files it liked, then got info on the appropriate files and changed 
the creator/type (I think it's one of the best features of Executor that 
this information is so easy to change).  But this sparked an idea...

	Would it be possible to give the browser/shell a table which 
correlates 3-character DOS file extensions with 4-character, 
case-sensitive Mac creator/types?  If, for instance, Executor knew that 
the .doc files on my drives were MS Word files, it could display the 
right icons and open them by double-clicking.  As it is, those files open 
correctly if I manually change the type/creator, but it seems as though 
this could be done automatically to add some functionality and 
mac-like-ness (double-clickability and correct icon display).  Thoughts?

Scott Shuchart
shuchart@fas.harvard.edu