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Mar. 23rd, 2002 08:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
strredwolfI just had an intresting idea on describing how Macs store files. I call it "the fisherman concept."
Imagine a fisherman. He's got his waiders, his tacklebox, his rod and reel, his bucket of worms. Nice image, eh?
The tacklebox, you know, has a label, seperate compartments, and a bottom general area. Mac files are like that -- a label for the filename and what type and who made the file; seperate compartments for the resources (code and graphical UI elements, the "resource fork"); and a general area for generic info (the "data fork").
Most everyone else's files are like the bucket of worms with a small label slapped on the handle.
Imagine a fisherman. He's got his waiders, his tacklebox, his rod and reel, his bucket of worms. Nice image, eh?
The tacklebox, you know, has a label, seperate compartments, and a bottom general area. Mac files are like that -- a label for the filename and what type and who made the file; seperate compartments for the resources (code and graphical UI elements, the "resource fork"); and a general area for generic info (the "data fork").
Most everyone else's files are like the bucket of worms with a small label slapped on the handle.
