Tricks for keeping aliases connected

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The attached 'postcard' application contains some detailed information, and
screen shots, of the SliceWatch time management database application. This
document is designed to enable potential SliceWatch users get a quick look
at the application, before downloading the larger full distribution archive
file.

Golden Micro Solutions




attached is a report/blurb from Adobe regarding Acrobat and its place in
the Grand Scheme. FYI.

Paul Baim

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Overview

In the last decade, personal computer users have come to depend on their
machines for a variety of tasks, nearly all of which culminate in the creation
of documents. These can range from one-page spreadsheets or simple letters to



This document details a large number of known and suspected conflicts
between After Dark 3.0 and other software. A mailing list for 'quick fix'
updaters is being put together by Berkeley Systems - if you own After Dark
3.0, I strongly recommend getting on that list. Details below.

This document appeared in Berkeley System's forum on CompuServe
on Friday, 16 September, at the same time as the After Dark 3.0 Programming
Kit. The disclaimer at the bottom of this document suggests that it was
originally made available on Apple's eWorld.

If you own After Dark 3.0 or are planning to purchase it in the near
future, it is in your interest to download and read this textfile.

Although I maintain the Mac screensaver FAQ (currently being updated to
include details of DarkSide 4.2 and After Dark 3.0), I have not seen
After Dark 3.0. I do not own it. I am not qualified to answer questions



Warning: I waffle on a bit in this message.

This a brief account of my recent experiences with aliases. Hopefully it
will be of use to others. A simple trick allowed me to do a backup-restore
of my hard disk with only a few aliases ending up detached (some because I
forgot to unlock them before starting, others because they ended up
pointing across the new partitions).


How do aliases work?
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As far as I know, an alias encodes its destination in two ways. I won't go
into too many details, since I have only educated guesses on precisely how
it works, but experimentation can verify the following facts: