At 16:34 -0500 01/31/2002, Erik Sandbergen wrote:
>>Yeah, but buddy is for only pc
>
>>> No it's not. I have a perfectly workable version running under 8.5.1
>/ classic/ X.1 right now...
>
>I think he meant to refer to Budzip/BudUnzip, which are Win only,, and not
>Buddy itself...
Ah! Yes, that is sadly true. But then on X I imagine one could create
an AppleScript that tars and zips at will. Of course this does not
help with earlier Mac versions. Sigh.
I sure do hope Director for X will let us talk to the UNIX subsystem.
Imagine being able to monitor processes, copy files, create
directories, etc. all through calls right from Director.
My my my.
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