Re: Of course we can trust Apple for our next OS!

[geordie@chapman.com (Geordie Korper)]

In article <kindall-1304982356070001@192.168.0.100>,
kindall@mail.manual.com (Jerry Kindall) wrote:

:In article <Pine.SGI.3.91r.980413221602.25421A-100000@freenet>, "Greg J.
:Buchner" <buchner@freenet.msp.mn.us> wrote:
:
:> On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Howard S Shubs wrote:
:> 
:> > Now, you might say that if I -have- a shortcut in the Start menu, moving
:> > the file will break it, but if the OS has any intelligence to it, it'll
:> > -fix- the known shortcuts to a file.  Granted, the MacOS doesn't do -that-
:> > either, but it should.  
:> 
:> OK, what are you doing wrong that MacOS doesn't do that...I just went and
:> renamed AND moved a file an application that I had an alias to in the Apple
:> menu and the alias stayed connected.  MacOS DOES do that.
:
:MacOS doesn't need to "fix" the shortcuts (aliases) because they don't get
:broken in the first place.

That is almost completely true. I can however break them by copying
everything off and then reformatting (not erasing which will still
maintain the name) the drive and then copying the files back. Of course if
you change the name to the orginal name it will start working again unless
you also rearrange the directory structure before trying to use the alias.



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<sarcasm>Personally I think this is unacceptable. Aliases should never
fail. Apple should build radio transmitters into every mac sold that
transmit the path of all aliases to a huge server at Apple and they should
have uniquely encoded IDs that allow the original file to be located no
matter what. Even if the file is placed on a computer in a sealed room
with rf shielding and no electricity the moment the computer is plugged in
and has the ability to transmit the required information it should back up
all the aliases to the Apple server. If it cannot do that then it should
use a built in infrared transmitter or modulation of the powerlines to
route the data through another mac that can then forward it to Apple. 

The trash can should also be removed because it can prevent a file from
being found when someone erases it from the hard drive. Aliases should
also have revision control so that you can track all possible revisons of
the file that the alias points to and there should be a 5 second video
clip made anythime the hard drives directory is modified so in the worst
case situation Apple's crack team of alias locators can identify the
person who modified the file system and "encourage" the witnesses
assistance in locating the file. This is the kind of attention to detail
that will make me feel that we can trust Apple for our NeXT OS</sarcasm>

Geordie Korper     geordie@chapman.com
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