on 01/06/02 09:32, Amber Rhea at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Essentially, OS 9 will always try to open a document in the newest >> version >> of the application in question. As far as OS 9 is concerned, having >> multiple versions of the same application is a recipe for trouble. > > If this is the case, then why do multiple versions of Internet Explorer, > iTunes, and BBEdit reside happily on my hard drive?
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