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From: Russell L. Bryan <rbryan@Mail.trincoll.edu>
Subject: IBM to Mac porting information for TADS authors
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One of the most pleasant features of TADS is the ability to convert TADS
source into executable applications.  As wonderful as this is, I find
that the majority of IBM programmers don't understand a couple of things
about Mac applications.

The only request I want to make of IBM TADS programmers is that, when you
port executable applications to the Mac, you give your adventures a
unique signature.  This is nit-picking, but the finder is especially
sensitive to these signatures when choosing icons and the applications
from which documents originated ( their "creators").

I've had this problem lately by the finder's confusion when it comes to
TADS 1.2 and TADS 2.0 files.  I'd mention this to Michael J. Roberts
personally, but it does seem to be a little nit-picky.  Perhaps it has
something to do that the 2.0 compiler has been CRASHING every time I've
used it -- crashing so badly, in fact, that I can not exit the
application, or even reboot from Macsbug, and unless I completely turn
off the computer (i.e. using the manual switch), the errors continue even
after a clean restart.

Of course, I have no idea how to express this to him in any positive way,
nor do I know where to direct him to find the problem.  If any other Mac
users are having troubles with the compiler or the run-time system, and
are more Mac-literate than I, please bring these troubles to Mike's
attention.

If no one else is having problems, I guess that my Mac IIcx has chosen a
very specific program to revolt against.

-- Russ
