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  1. Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
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  3. From: REEKES@applelink.apple.com (Jim Reekes)
  4. Subject: Re: Can background-only apps use the Notification Manager?
  5. Sender: news@gallant.apple.com
  6. Message-ID: <REEKES-270193232533@90.10.20.67>
  7. Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 07:22:07 GMT
  8. References: <1993Jan28.133852.593@otago.ac.nz>
  9. Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.
  10. Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.programmer
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  12.  
  13. In article <1993Jan28.133852.593@otago.ac.nz>, stanger@otago.ac.nz (Nigel
  14. Stanger) wrote:
  15. > 
  16. > Can background-only apps use the Notification Manager? The
  17. > article in develop #9 doesn't say, the Process Manager chapter in
  18. > IM6 says almost nothing, and the NM chapter doesn't say one way
  19. > or the other. At a guess, I would say that they can (given that
  20. > things like VBL tasks can use it). Anybody out there know??
  21.  
  22. Yes. In fact the reason for the Notification Manager was created was to
  23. support background only appliations.
  24.  
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  26. Jim Reekes, Polterzeitgeist  |     Macintosh Toolbox Engineering
  27.                              |          Sound Manager Expert
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