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(Smail3.1.29.1 #3) id m0tw7bX-0007qBC; Mon, 11 Mar 96 06:25 MST Received: from ns.magicnet.net (pm5-04.magicnet.net [206.104.207.133]) by magicnet.magicnet.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id IAA20052 for <executor@ardi.com>; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:25:35 -0500 Message-Id: <199603111325.IAA20052@magicnet.magicnet.net> X-Sender: jabbott@mailhost.magicnet.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:25:35 -0600 To: executor@ardi.com From: Jon Abbott <jabbott@magicnet.net> Subject: Re: Installers Sender: owner-executor@ardi.com Precedence: bulk At 02:43 PM 3/9/96 -0800, you wrote: >It's not wierd at all. On my Mac, most of the installers will quit all >running applications (including the FINDER) before they begin to install. >This is true with some versions of Apple Installers and all of the Vice >Installers. Somehow any program that will try to quit all other programs >will not work. In that case, would it be possible to implement a "program shutdown" spoofing of some sort? I know this may be a crazy idea but if it works that would be great! >Steve > >BTW If you wondering what the Finder is... "This file, along with the >System file, provides the information your Macintosh needs to operate." >from Apple's balloon help It's what the Browser tries to imitate. >MS-DOSish, it's like the COMMAND.COM and the System is like the MSDOS.SYS >and IO.SYS. Regards, +------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Jon Abbott | "..I pronounce Linux as Linux" -Linus Torvalds | | Orlando,FL | I'm a dedicated Quake junkie even at 3 fps... | +------------+------------------------------------------------+ | For the future in PC Gaming, please be sure to check out: | | ftp://quake.best.com/pub/idsoftware/quake/ | | It contains the Quake Test Version, and much much more! | +----------------------------------+--------------------------+ | http://www.magicnet.net/~jabbott | jabbott@magicnet.net | +----------------------------------+--------------------------+