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alright im a mac newbie (1st mac i got 1/18/06) and i've been pondering this question since i got my mac. what the heck is the difference between an alias and just making a duplicate?? (in OS 9)
an alias is just a shortcut, like a "frontdoor", to a file, or app (or whatever).
a dupe, well, is a copy, and a waste of resources, space...no need for, say, 2 copies of every app, or file.
aliases are the way to go...
"At first, there was Nothing. Then Nothing inverted itself and became Something.
And that is what you all are: inverted Nothings...with potential" (Sun Ra)
An alias is a reference to the same file — if you open the alias, you are actually opening the original file. If you create a duplicate, you're taking the contents of the original file at that time and putting them into a new file — the two files can then be edited separately.
Chuck ___ "Instead of either 'multi-talented' or 'multitalented' use 'bisexual'."
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