diff -r e998b6392d10 -r eb39a763d88e smalltalk.rc
--- a/smalltalk.rc	Tue Jul 06 17:16:07 1999 +0200
+++ b/smalltalk.rc	Wed Jul 07 14:53:18 1999 +0200
@@ -399,7 +399,9 @@
 Object abortSignal handle:[:ex |
     ex return
 ] do:[
-    Smalltalk fileIn:'settings.stx'.
+    (Smalltalk fileIn:'settings.stx') ifTrue:[
+	'smalltalk.rc [info]: loaded preferences from ''settings.stx''' infoPrintCR.
+    ]
 ]
 !