Alan Thompson emitted a stream of electrons translating into this: > oh, and when you change preferences via a gui on os9, where do you > think they are stored ultimately? (in text files - it's just that you > can't see them, which is bad). Wow! I thought of a node ID. Then why can I rename and move System 9 folder, or any file that has been referenced thru an alias wherever? Not a good idea with OS X. And how aliases work there? Does Finder update them or what? -- All you need is love.