Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!brl-adm!rutgers!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!decwrl!rsts32.dec.com!hunt From: hunt@rsts32.dec.com (Phil Hunt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Finder 5.4a2 questions Message-ID: <7488@decwrl.DEC.COM> Date: Mon, 12-Jan-87 12:26:49 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.7488 Posted: Mon Jan 12 12:26:49 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Jan-87 22:54:57 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.DEC.COM Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 26 Hello, I just got a copy of the Finder V5.4 Alpha 2 with a new system file. I placed it on a floppy and booted it.... Here is what I saw.. 1) The Get Info stuff window has changed. I think it looks alot nicer now but will break comments spacing as it is now 4 shorter lines, rather than 3 long lines. 2) The File menu has a new option 'Get privileges *P'. Could this be the new system in Kernel, User apps in User mode stuff?? If it is, maybe the Get privs lets user tasks run in kernel mode. Otherwise, alot of software will break expecting kernel mode access. But the nice thing is, in user mode, you could recover from an application 'crash', as the application can not mess up much in user mode. 3) The disk access speed seems quicker. This is just subjective, I haven't used floppies for a long time now (I have a Micah AT-20). Anyone else have any comments??? Phil Hunt