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Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11

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In article <here-5D029A.07152521042016@news.individual.net>, android
<here@there.was> wrote:
> In article <slrnnhfou9.2pvo.g.kreme@amelia.local>,
>  Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> > In message <here-BF13F5.08203220042016@news.individual.net> android 
> > <here@there.was> wrote:
> > > Back to System 9 and earlier then you had to change the file creator in 
> > > a third party app to get a file to open in the proper program. It just 
> > > wouldn't open on a double click otherwise! Going through the different 
> > > folders to find the app to be used for that dragging and dropping could 
> > > be a PITA...
> > 
> > 1) There is no such thing as System 9.
> 
> There sure was, sort of. :-p

Mac OS 9. The naming changed to "Mac OS" after System 7.x.



> > 2) There was never a requirement to use a third party app to change
> > which app opened a file.
> 
> Care to enlighten me how it was done then. Drag 'n drop doesn't count, 
> we're talking click and play. ;-/

Mac OS X has a contextual menu item "Open With" where you can selected
with app to open a selected file with, including Classic apps on Macs
that can run Classic environment. I can't remember (and can't be
bothered rebooting to find out) if that option was also in Mac OS 9.

There is an add-on for Mac OS 9 (and possibly 8) called A-Dock that
gave you a Mac OS X-like Dock, but I can't remember if the apps you put
on that worked with drag 'n' drop. If it does, then that saves you
needing to go through folders (assuming you put the appropriate app in
the Dock or it's already running of course).

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more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Micky <NONONObobbyburns1111@gmail.com> - 2016-04-17 01:39 -0400
  Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-17 06:13 -0400
  Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2016-04-17 16:02 +0000
    Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Michael Vilain <mev94303y@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-17 09:45 -0700
      Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-04-17 16:54 +0000
      Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Micky <NONONObobbyburns1111@gmail.com> - 2016-04-17 14:23 -0400
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        Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2016-04-18 04:32 +0000
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              Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 christian160321@ghanart.org (Christian) - 2016-04-20 07:02 +0200
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 android <here@there.was> - 2016-04-20 08:20 +0200
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 christian160321@ghanart.org (Christian) - 2016-04-20 11:14 +0200
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 android <here@there.was> - 2016-04-20 13:00 +0200
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-20 11:37 -0400
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 android <here@there.was> - 2016-04-21 07:15 +0200
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-21 15:30 -0400
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 android <here@there.was> - 2016-04-22 06:55 +0200
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-04-20 20:13 +0000
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 android <here@there.was> - 2016-04-21 07:15 +0200
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-04-21 18:31 +1200
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 android <here@there.was> - 2016-04-21 11:21 +0200
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              Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Paul Magnussen <magiconinc@earthlink.net> - 2016-04-20 11:14 -0700
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-20 14:19 -0400
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Paul Magnussen <magiconinc@earthlink.net> - 2016-04-20 12:39 -0700
            Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-04-20 20:11 +0000
              Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Paul Magnussen <magiconinc@earthlink.net> - 2016-04-20 14:55 -0700
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2016-04-21 15:11 +0000
                Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 android <here@there.was> - 2016-04-21 18:19 +0200
            Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-04-20 16:32 -0700
          Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Paul Magnussen <magiconinc@earthlink.net> - 2016-04-19 19:07 -0700
      Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-04-17 21:25 +0000
        Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-04-17 17:33 -0400
          Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-04-17 23:34 +0000
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              Re: more help with friend's mac, v10.4.11 JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-04-17 20:42 -0400
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