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SAM Conflict [m]
Keywords: incompatibilities, inits, extensions, control panels, software
Written By: Peter Harrison
Date: 2/26/93
Last Updated: 6/2/93
Symantec's SAM is a popular anti-virus software Extension. There are two issues to be aware of when using
SAM.
Because Solo saves to both the data and resource fork of its files, users need to instruct SAM to allow Solo to
save to the resource fork by clicking the Remember button in the SAM Alert dialog box. Be sure that the SAM
Intercept Control Panel Alert Preferences have been set with the Display Remember button option On. The
Alert will now longer be posted once SAM has remembered the Exception.
SAM slows launching of most applications because it scans the resource fork for viruses. In a quick test, we
found the following startup times on a Mac IIx of some typical products. Times are measured in seconds
required to open the application and a new document:
Product/Version
SAM Off
SAM On
Solo 1.2
10
20
Aldus Persuasion 2.1
15
25
Claris MacDraw Pro 1.5
20
30
Microsoft Word 5.1
16
20
Microsoft Excel 4.0
13
15
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