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From: gary@well.UUCP (Gary J. Albert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: to clipboard or not to clipboard
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Date: Mon, 15-Dec-86 23:18:57 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 15 23:18:57 1986
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In article <1878@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>, mwm@eris.BERKELEY.EDU (Mike (Don't have strength to leave) Meyer) writes:
> 
> ......  The general rule would seem to be: "If
> it deals with IFF format files, make it deal with the clipboard.
> Otherwise, don't bother."
> 
> Anyone got any comments? Why should something like emacs use the
> clipboard, when you can insert any DOS file? Can someone see what good
> it would do?
> 
> 	Thanx,
>