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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.bhp.com.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!solace!nntp.uio.no!news.cais.net!news1.erols.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!taurus!adnline306.adnc.com!user From: dke@adnc.com (David K. Every) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.acorn.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.powerpc.advocacy,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FIVE GOOD REASONS WHY IBM'S ARE BETTER THAN MACS Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 07:27:15 +0100 Organization: Jostens Learning Lines: 19 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <dke-1804960727150001@adnline306.adnc.com> References: <4ke9k9$17v@masala.cc.uh.edu> <abrazel-1104961204470001@dial29.ppp.iastate.edu> <4kpik2$1h7e@rex.cadvision.com> <abrazel-1604961011350001@dial25.ppp.iastate.edu> <4l15rk$luq@yama.mcc.ac.uk> <dhassell-1604961912250001@m055-446-a-d1.tc.tufts.edu> <317545a9.42222736@news.earthlink.net> <aknight-1704962145500001@dial18.trip.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 205.216.159.50 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.advocacy:46353 comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy:124437 comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy:22491 comp.os.msdos.misc:53711 comp.os.os2.advocacy:195044 comp.sys.acorn.advocacy:8555 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:100780 comp.sys.next.advocacy:34929 comp.sys.powerpc.advocacy:2942 comp.unix.advocacy:19747 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:17720 > 1) Do you know what a CNTL resource is? A WDEF? MBAR? CODE? > 2) What programs might use the data fork and for what? > 3) What is the programmer's call to get the next event (talk about a clue)? > 4) Why does the Mac have enabler files? > 5) What is the folder called that the System is in (At least he'll get 20%)? > > This is one step lower-level than what I posted earlier. Can you get > this, or do I resort to setting up an AppleTalk network? I'm still giving > you a chance to show us you've actually used a Macintosh. Oh...oh... I know!?!?! Can I answer ;-) 3a) WHat is the difference between GetNextEvent() and WaitNextEvent()? (Oh come on, even with the big hint you gave him he would still not have gotten it ;-) -- David K. Every | The future of Windoze is on Macs Today! Sr. Software Engineer | MS - where did you want to go yesterday?