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Re: GUPP1.03 docs



In article <Pine.SGI.3.91.960725152606.6186A-100000@umbc7.umbc.edu>,
Robert Rivkin  <rrivkin@umbc.edu> wrote:
>"   GUPP.placebo is just that-- something that uses the same amount
>of memory, but does nothing. Why is it included? Some people reported
>problems after installing GUPP, which may be caused just by installing
>another program. To use properly to see if GUPP is the cause of any
>problems, put both GUPP and GUPP.placebo in your system.setup folder,
>but only activate _one_ at a time." [continues below]

>I take this to mean that only one should be activated at any given time.  
>Or does this mean that I should activate one, reboot, then activate the 
>other, then reboot?

   Only one should be activated at a time. 

>                                     "They must also be next to each
>other in the catalog (NOT what the Finder displays in alphabetical
>order, but what you can see from Basic's CAT, ProTERM's file listing,
>or the like)."

>I used ProSEL to accomplish this, since they were not next to each other 
>when I checked.  Is there any order in particular in which they should 
>reside in the system.setup ?

   "Next to" each other is sufficient. [And which one comes first
is irrelevant if only one is activated.]

Nathan Mates
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