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From: jyp@wucs1.wustl.edu (Jerome Yvon Plun)
Subject: Startup folder (was: System 7.0: Interesting Times)
Message-ID: <1991May17.165336.20301@cec1.wustl.edu>
Keywords: 7.0, Startup Folder
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Organization: Washington University, St. Louis MO
References: <19650@crdgw1.crd.ge.com>
Date: Fri, 17 May 91 16:53:36 GMT

In article <19650@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> leue@galen.crd.ge.com (Bill Leue) writes:
>
>[.. things about Suitcase II..]
>A minor mystery:  does anyone know what the "Startup" folder in the
>System Folder is for?  The few INIT's that I decided to keep all went into
>the "Extensions" folder -- my Startup folder is empty.  I had thought that
>since INIT's were called "Startup Documents" in the System 6.x view by
>name listings, they would go into the Startup folder, but NOOOO.  I'd
>really like to know that kind of files are supposed to go there.
>
>All in all, I'm impressed with System 7.0.  Stay tuned.
>
>-Bill Leue
>leue@crd.ge.com

Every program in the Startup Folder will be launched when you start your
machine.  That includes applications, (ex) DAs, Control Panels, ....
Of course, the best way to use it is to put aliases in the Folder

Jerome

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