Re: gates slave lost in apple world

[Mike Pfaiffer <pfaiffer@mbnet.mb.ca>]

Rubywand wrote:
> 
> Supertimer writes ...
> >
>  ....
> >
> > I think the above user has to reinstall MacOS.  Most likely,
> > he must have acidentally dragged some major OS
> > component to the trash.  Unlike Windows 95, a MacOS
> > reinstall will not destroy program links since the Mac, like
> > the IIGS, does not have a rigid registry (I absolutely
> > HATE that registry).  The MacOS way of keeping track
> > of things, like the GS/OS Desktop files, are wonders
> > in contrast.  They dynamically rebuild themselves if
> > deleted or missing.
> 
>      Have done several Win95 re-installs (none, happily, in the last year or so).
> It is definitely a chore. GS System is much easier to deal with.
> 
> Rubywand

	I can relate. At least I didn't have to turn off any virus checkers to
get a proper installation of GS/OS or the Mac/OS. ;-) Come to think of
it OS/2 and Linux install pretty easy too. It may be a personal
prejudice... But, I prefer to run an OS (or several) which actually
works without rebooting or crashing the program every hour. To be fair,
he *was* good with creating computer languages.

				Later
				Mike



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