Apple 640 manual

 M a c i n t o s h P e r f o r m a U s e r ’ s G u i d e I n c l u d e s s e t u p , t r o u b l e s h o o t i n g , a n d h e a l t h - r e l a t e d i n f o rm a t i o n f o r M a c i n t o s h P e r f o r m a 6 4 0 s e r i e s D O S C o m p a t i b l e c o m p u t e r s[...]

K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1995 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in th[...]

iii C ommunic ati ons re g ul ation inf ormati on v ii P re f ace Y o ur DOS-Com pat i bl e Maci n t osh P er f orma Com put er i x 1 Gett i ng Star te d 1 Plu g gi ng in the computer 1 Installi ng an ex pa nsi on car d 3 C onnect ing a monit or 3 C onnect ing the mou se and ke yboar d 6 C onnect ing other equipm ent 8 T ur ni ng th e com puter on [...]

2 Ge tt i ng He l p 1 7 Gettin g ans wers t o y our quest ions 1 8 Ident ifying ob jects on the screen 26 Lear ni ng u seful shortcuts 2 7 3 Con n ect in g Ad d i t io na l Eq ui pmen t 2 9 Where to c onnect addit ional equ ipment 3 0 C onnect ing an App le P lainT alk Microphone 3 1 C onnect ing ex ter nal stereo speakers 3 2 C onnect ing a g ame [...]

6 Con fi gu ri n g the P C En v i ron ment 63 Choos ing sett ing s 6 4 C onf i g uring the PC seri al por ts 65 Sett ing t he monit or 66 Sett ing t he time and date 66 Se tting shared mem ory 6 7 Choos ing shared f olders or v olume s 6 9 Tu rn in g on PC sounds 7 1 C onf i g uring dri v e s C and D 72 Mana ging PC f ile s from t he Mac O S 7 3 Ch[...]

Ap pend i x A H eal th , S af ety , and Mai n t ena nce Ti ps 1 2 1 Health-re l ated informati on about c omputer u se 1 2 1 S af ety i nstr uct i ons 1 26 Handli ng y our computer equ ipment 1 2 7 Cl ea ni n g y our equ ipment 1 3 1 Loc ki n g and unlocking t he mouse 1 3 3 Ap pend i x B Ins ta l l in g an Expa nsi on Car d or Memo r y f or the PC[...]

Co m mu ni c at io ns re g u la ti on i n f orm at i on FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected. Radio and television interference The equ[...]

DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications. Observation des normes—Classe B Cet appareil numérique respecte l[...]

Y our Mac i ntosh P erforma inc lude s hard w are a nd so f tw are that let y ou use DO S and W indow s di rect l y on y our Mac i ntosh c omputer . It contains a hi gh- performance micropr oces s or that ’ s full y compat ib le with t he late st DOS and Wi nd ow s soft w ar e . Y ou can m s imultaneous l y r un Mac intosh operating s y stem (Mac[...]

m share the random-acce s s memory (R AM) in your M ac intosh wit h the PC en v i ronment , or u se a memory m odule (S IMM) e x c lus i v el y for t he PC env i ro n men t m us e the built-i n Mac i ntosh seri al ports with PC so ftw are m acce s s PC CD-R OM di sc s u s ing an App le CD-R OM dri v e m pl ay Sound B laster–c ompatib le s ounds m[...]

Monitor cable (sometimes built into the monitor) Monitor power cord (sometimes built into the monitor) Computer power cord Keyboard Macintosh Performa DOS-compatible computer Monitor Mouse Keyboard cable (permanently attached to the keyboard)[...]

Th e illu strati on on t he f acin g pa g e sho w s all the equipment y ou n eed to set up y our computer and b egin us i ng it. P l ace y our equipment on a stur dy , flat s urf ace n ear a grounded w all outlet. B ef ore fo ll o wing the setup instr ucti ons i n th is chapter , y ou ma y w ant to read “ Ar ra nging Y our Of fi ce ” i n A ppen[...]

When y ou are ready t o b e gin, fo ll o w the se steps: 1P lug the socket end of the computer’s power cord into the recessed power cord socket (marked with the symbol ≤ ) on the back of the computer. 2P lug the other end of the power cord into a three-hole grounded outlet or power strip. Choose a po w er out let t o w hic h you ha v e ea s y a[...]

I ns ta l l i ng an e xp a ns i on card If y ou purchased an y e x pansi on c ards f or your M ac intosh or e x tra mem ory f or use in the PC env i ronment , i nstall the c ards or m emory no w . (F or in struct ions , see Appendix B , “I nstalli ng an Ex pansi on Car d or Memory f or the PC Env i ron ment , ” as w ell a s t he do cumentati on[...]

2C onnect the monitor power cord to the monitor. On s ome monit ors , the cor d i s alread y attac hed. 3P lug in the monitor power cord. Be sure t o plu g the pow er c ord int o a three-ho le gr ounded out let or po w er strip . Monitor power cord Monitor power socket 4 Chapter 1[...]

Con ne ct i ng the mon it or cab le After y ou plu g i n the monit or po wer cor d, you c onn ect the monit or cab le t o the computer ’ s m onit or por t. T o connect t he monit or c able , f o llo w these steps: 1A ttach the monitor cable to the monitor. On s ome monit ors , the c able i s alread y attac hed (as sho wn belo w) . 2A ttach the mo[...]

Co n nect i n g the mou se and k ey boa rd 1P lug the mouse cable into the recessed port on the back of the keyboard. Th e plu g a nd the por t are marked wit h the ◊ ic on (s ymbol) . Th e posit i ons o f th e por t a nd ic on on y our ke yboar d ma y b e dif f erent from t hose p ic tured. B y the w ay: A por t mark ed with t he ◊ ic on is c [...]

2P lug the keyboard cable into the port marked with the ◊ icon on the back of the computer. Som e monit ors ha ve a por t t o whi c h y ou can connect t he ke yboard or m ou se . See t he i nf ormati on that c ame with y our monit or . 3I f you want to adjust the keyboard angle, lower the feet on the keyboard. To adjust the keyboard angle, lower [...]

Co n nect i n g ot h er equ i p men t If y ou are n e w t o the Mac intosh, it ’ s a g ood idea t o get s ome e x perience us i ng y our computer bef ore y ou connect other equipm ent , s uch a s a printer or sc anner . T o lear n b as ic Mac i ntosh s kills , cont inue with the instr ucti ons in thi s c hapter . When y ou ’ re ready t o connec[...]

3C heck to see what’s on your screen. m If y ou see the Macint osh de s kt op , as in the illustrat i on b el o w , y our s y stem so ft wa re has alread y b een i nstalled, and your c omputer i s read y t o use . S kip now t o the secti on “What ’ s Ne x t?” l ater in this c hapter . m If y ou see a bli nki ng que st ion mark , y ou ma y n[...]

P rob lems t u rn i n g y ou r com pu t er on? If y ou don ’ t see a nyt hing on t he screen, check t hese item s t o see if y ou can ident ify the prob lem: m Is the computer plu g ged into a po wer s ource? If it i s plu g ged into a po wer strip , is t he pow er strip p lu g ged in and tur ned on? m Is the computer tur n ed on? Th e pow er -on[...]

W ha t ’ s ne xt? Co ngratu l ati ons! Y ou ’ v e finished setting up y our computer . No w cont inue with one o f the f o llo wi ng steps: m If y ou are n e w t o the Mac intosh, turn to t he n ex t sec ti on, “ Lear ni ng the Bas ic s . ” m If y ou are a n ex perienced Mac intosh u ser , tur n t o Chapter 2 , “Gett i ng Help , ” t o l[...]

Lea r n i ng the bas i cs If y ou are n e w t o the Mac intosh, y ou shoul d begin by l ooking at t he eas y- t o-use pr o gram c alled Perf or ma T ut ori al. Th e tutori al teaches y ou the ba s i c sk ill s y ou ’ll need to u se y our computer . T o star t the tutori al once you are pa st the w el com e sequence , fo ll o w the se steps: 1S li[...]

If y ou don ’ t see the Perf or ma T ut ori al pi cture on y our screen, put the ar ro w on the w or d “ Lear ning ” a nd c li c k (pres s a nd relea se) the mou se butt on. If y ou r un out of room on y our mou se pad or de s k while mo v i ng t he mouse , pi ck up the mouse and p lace it w h ere there ’ s more r oom . (Th e ar ro w on the[...]

T ur n i n g the c om pu t er o f f T o tur n the computer o f f: 1P ress the Power key (marked with a triangle) on the keyboard. Y ou will see a me s s a g e as ki ng w hether y ou w a nt t o shut do wn or c ont inue w ork i ng . 2C lick Shut Down. To tur n the computer on, s imp l y pres s the Po w er k e y ag ai n. Y ou c an als o tur n o f f y [...]

W here t o f i nd a ns we rs When y ou ha ve que stions about u s i ng y our Mac i nt osh, there are se veral pl ace s y ou can look f or a ns wers . In this book Use this book to help you set up your computer and learn about it, or to find solutions to problems with your equipment. See especially the chapters about troubleshooting in the Macintosh[...]

Th eG ui de menu i s y our mai n source o f i nf or mati on when y ou ’ re w orking with y our computer in the Mac intosh en v ironment. T he menu is ident ified b y a que sti on mark ( h ) in the upp er -right c or ner of the screen . (If y ou n eed i nstr uct ions on u s i ng DO S or W indow s, see t he manuals t hat c ame wit h the se pro gram[...]

Gett i ng a ns we rs t o y ou r q uest i o ns When y ou ha ve a que stion w hile working wit h y our computer , y ou c an get t he an sw er by c hoos ing M ac intosh G ui de from t he Gui de menu . 1P ull down the Application menu (in the upper-right corner of the screen) and choose Finder to make it the active application program. A c heckmark in [...]

3N otice the three buttons at the top of the window: Topics, Index, and Look For. Mac int osh Gu ide gi v e s y ou three w a ys o f findi ng inf ormati on: m Topics lets y ou choose from a li st o f g eneral s ub jec ts; it is like t he table of contents in a book . m Index lets y ou choose from an alphabetic al list o f more specif ic s ub jects; [...]

2C lick “Setting Options” in the list of topics. When y ou c lic k any t opic area, a li st o f rel ated questi ons app ears on the right si de of th e Maci ntosh Guide wi n dow. 3C lick the question “How do I set the time and date?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instr ucti ons for y ou t o f o[...]

Gett i ng ans wers w i th the In dex bu tt o n 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Index button. An alphabetic al list o f s ubjec ts appears on the lef t s ide o f t he wi ndow . 2S croll through the alphabetical list until the phrase “background pattern” is visible. Y ou c an scro ll thr ou gh the list eit her by dra g ging t he sli de[...]

4C lick the question “How do I change the background pattern?” and then click OK. Or double-click the question. A small window appears with instr ucti ons for y ou t o f o llo w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Mac int osh Gu ide pr o v ide s step-b y-step i nstr ucti ons t o ans wer t he quest i on y ou selected. When y ou h[...]

Gett i ng ans wers w i th the Lo ok Fo r butt on 1 In the Macintosh Guide window, click the Look For button. A small bo x app ears on the lef t s ide o f the wi ndow , where y ou can type tex t. 2 Click the arrow button to activate the text box. 3T ype “sound” in the text box and then click Search. When y ou c lic k Searc h, a li st o f quest i[...]

4C lick the question “How do I change the beep sound?” and then click OK. Or double- click the question. A small window appears with instr ucti ons for y ou t o f o llo w . 5 Read and follow the instructions in the window. Mac int osh Gu ide pr o v ide s step-b y-step i nstr ucti ons t o ans wer t he quest i on y ou selected. When y ou ha v e c[...]

Ti ps f or usi ng Maci n t osh Gu ide Here are a f e w t ips f or us ing Mac i ntosh G ui de e f f ect i v e l y: m Mac int osh Gu ide i s a v ailable onl y when y ou are in the Finder—the de s kt op area where y ou c an see the ic ons o f dis ks , f olders , and file s . (Other pro gram s ma y als o ha ve help a v ailab le in the Gui de menu, ho[...]

Iden t i fy i ng ob ject s on the screen So me ti mes y ou ’ll see a n unf amiliar item on the screen and as k y ourse lf , “What ’ s t hat?” Y ou c an get an ans wer b y us ing a Mac i ntosh f eature know n a s Ba lloon He lp . Ba lloon He lp ex pl ains the functi ons of ic ons , menus , commands , and other items on t he Mac intosh screen[...]

Lea r n i ng use f ul sh o r tc u t s Y ou c an p erf or m ma ny ta s ks in the Finder more qui c kl y if y ou u se ke yboar d or mou se shor tcuts . F or ex ample , i nstead of c lic ki ng an ic on and choos ing Op en from t he File menu, y ou c an simp l y double-c lic k the ic on t o open it. F o llo w these steps t o lear n k e yboar d and mous[...]

3 Read about the shortcuts available for the category you selected. Cli c k the ri ght ar ro w in the lo w er -right c or ner of t he wi ndow t o displ a y the nex t window (if t here is one) . 4W hen you finish reading about the shortcuts for your category, click the Topics button in the lower-left corner to return to the main Macintosh Shortcuts [...]

Th e illu strati on bel o w sho w s a b as ic Mac i ntosh s y stem. Y ou c a n ex pa nd y our computer s y stem b y c onnecting addit ional hard w are (suc h as a pri nter , modem , or ex ter nal stereo speakers) . Mouse Monitor Computer Keyboard Hard disk drive (internal) Floppy disk drive CD-ROM drive V olume buttons Use these buttons to change t[...]

W here t o con n ect add it io nal eq u ip m en t Th e illu strati on on t his pa ge sho ws w h ere equipment shou ld be connected t o y our computer . F or instr ucti ons on connecting addit ional equipm ent s uc h as a printer or sc anner , see the ma nual that c ame with t he equipment. W Modem port [ Printer port Connects your Macintosh to a pr[...]

Co n nect i n g an A pp le P la i nT a l k Mi cro p ho n e Y our computer ha s a sound in put por t , whi c h y ou can u se t o connect an A pple Pl ainT al k Microphone . U se P la i nT al k onl y: Y ou should c onnect onl y the App le P lainT alk Micr ophone . Other model s o f micr ophone will not w ork with y our Macin tosh. To connect t he mic[...]

Co n nect i n g ex t er na l st ereo speak ers Y ou c an take ad v a nta ge o f y our computer ’ s stereo s ound output by attac hing ex ter nall y pow ered (amplified) speak ers . (Onl y e x ter nall y po w ered speakers will w ork with y our Macint osh. ) 1 Assemble the speakers and the cable you need. Y ou need a cab le with stereo minip lu g [...]

5C onnect the speakers together with speaker wires, if necessary. 6 Turn on the computer. Y ou hear the computer ’ s s ound thr ou gh the external sp eakers . N ot e: To contro l the v olum e of y our ex ter nal speakers , use the v olume butt ons on the front o f the computer . If y ou are pl a ying an audio c ompact disc (CD) , y ou ma y al so [...]

Ex pa nd i ng memo r y Y ou c an i nstall additi onal ra ndom-acce s s memory (R AM) in y our computer , wh ic h all o w s you t o work wit h more pr o grams and l ar ger documents . A ddit ional m emory c ome s on memory module s (al so c alled S IMMs) . T he T e c hni ca l I nf ormati on booklet t hat c ame with y our computer de scribe s ho w mu[...]

Y our computer c ame with se v eral app lic ati on pro grams already installed. Y ou c an op en these pr o grams b y c lic ki ng t heir buttons in the Launc her . Th e A pple Ex tras f older on y our hard di s k (and on the M ac int o sh P erf orma C D ) contains additi onal program s , i nc luding t he fo llo wing: m Q ui c kD r aw GX giv e s y ou[...]

I ns ta l l i ng Maci nt os h ap p l ica t io n pr og ram s Y ou ma y w a nt to bu y a nd install additional app lic ati on program s . See t he manuals y ou recei v e with y our program s f or i nstr ucti ons on i nstalli ng and us i ng th em. In m ost c a se s , y ou ’ll install a n appli c ation pr o gram on y our i nter nal har d dis k from f[...]

W o rk i ng w i t h se v era l pr og rams a t a t i me Y ou c an op en as man y app lic ati on pro gram s and des k acce s s orie s as y our co mputer ’ s memory all ow s . All open pro grams are listed in the App lic ati on menu at t he ri ght end of t he menu b ar . T he name of t he acti ve pr o gram (the one y ou ’ re us i ng ri ght now) ha[...]

H id i ng a nd sho w i n g w i ndo w s on the desk t op Y ou c an hide all window s ex cept those o f the act i v e pro gram b y choos ing Hide Others from t he App lic ati on menu . Th e other pro grams remain open ev en thou gh their wi ndow s are hidden. When y ou s witch t o a nother pro gram , its wi ndo w s become v is ible a g ain. If y ou w[...]

39 Installing and Using Application Programs in the Macintosh Environment T o bac k up file s in the Macint osh en v i ronment , c op y the f ile s t o a dis k manuall y or use a Mac i ntosh b ac kup pr ogram . Do not use PC b ac kup pro grams i n the Mac O S . Res t o ri ng the i n f orma ti on on y ou r hard d i sk If informati on on your har d d[...]

Y our DO S-c ompati ble M ac intosh c ome s with standard v ersi ons o f DO S and Wi ndow s already installed. Al so installed is s o ft w are y ou c an use t o w ork i n both t he Mac intosh and PC env i ronments and share data b etw een the tw o en v i ronments . T his s oft w are is descri bed i n thi s c hapter and i n Chapter 6 , “Confi guri[...]

Sw i t c h i ng between the M ac i n t os h an d P C en vi ro n men ts Y ou s witc h between t he Mac O S a nd the PC env i ronment us i ng t he PC Setup contr o l pan el. F ollo w these steps: 1I n the Macintosh environment, choose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu. 2D ouble-click the PC Setup icon to open the control panel. 3 Click Switch [...]

Swi tc h i ng wi t h a ke yboa rd com ma nd Y ou c an set a ke yboar d command, or “hot k e y , ” t o s witch betw een the Mac O S and the PC env i ron ment. T o set the hot k e y , y ou mu st be i n the Mac intosh en v i ronment. (If y ou are in the PC env i ronment , pre s s x -R e tur n. ) m To choose a hot key, open the PC Setup control pan[...]

3 Turn off the Shut Down Warning option in the General Controls panel. If the S hut Do wn W ar ning i s tur n ed on when y ou s witch from t he Mac O S to th e PC en v i ronment , y ou will not b e able t o s witch bac k a g ai n f or a f e w mi n utes . F ad i ng the scr e en T o ha ve t he screen f ade brie fl y b ef ore y ou s witch en v i ron m[...]

Memo r y ma nag emen t ut i l it ies If y ou use a memory mana gement ut ility s uch as EMM3 86 or QEMM , y ou need to c onf i g ure it so t hat it runs with y our DOS-c ompat ib ility hard w are a nd so ftw a re . IMPORTANT A pple C omputer do es not rec ommend us i ng aut omated mem ory conf ig urati on utilitie s with y our DO S-compati b le Mac[...]

W o rk i ng i n the PC en v i ro n men t When y ou s witch t o DO S or W i ndow s , y ou ’ re op erating in a real PC w or ld. Th e flopp y dis k dri v e , mouse , a nd ke yboar d all act a s the y wou ld wit h a standard PC . T h ere are , how e v er , som e is sue s you need t o be a w are of . F l opp y di sk d ri v es an d fl o pp y d i sk s [...]

CD- R OM di scs and d ri v es Y our DO S-c ompati ble M ac intosh all o w s you t o use CD-R OM di sc s that r un on DO S and W indow s . T o eject a CD-R OM di sc in the PC env i ronment , pre s s x - Y . If the CD-R OM disc c annot b e ejected (becau se a f ile is in use or t he CD-R OM di sc i s bei n g shared) , the Mac intosh beeps . Y ou c an[...]

P oi n t in g de v i ce Th e sta ndard M ac intosh po inting de v ice (s uc h as a m ouse or trac k b all) has one button; m ost PC de v ices ha v e t w o . Th e butt on on the Mac i ntosh po inting de v ice beha ve s li k e the lef t button on a PC de v ice . m To s imul ate the right butt on, pres s t he = ke y on the ke ypad. m T o s imul ate pr[...]

PC key Equivalent on Macintosh keyboard F1 through F9 x -1 through 9 F10 x -0 F11 x -(minus) F12 x -(equal) F13 x -[ F14 x -] F15 x - Home x –[keypad] 7 PageUp x –[keypad] 9 End x –[keypad] 1 PageDown x –[keypad] 3 Insert x –[keypad] 0 Del x –[keypad] period U si n g t he Ap p l e Ad ju st ab l e K eyb oar d: If y ou are us ing the A p[...]

F or e x amp le , if y ou u se M as y our L A S TDRIVE v alue , y ou cou ld ha v e up to nin e ex tra dri v e s us i ng dri v e s l abeled E thr ou gh M. A CD-R OM dri v e , if installed, use s E . Eac h additional dri ve letter u ses 1 0 0 byte s o f PC memory . C l ipboa rds Y ou c an ex chang e i nf ormation betw een the PC env i ron ment and th[...]

If y ou don ’ t ha ve a DO S mou se dri ver installed, f ollo w these steps t o cop y and paste inf or mati on us ing DO SC LIP: 1 In the PC environment, issue the keyboard command Shift-Control-C to activate DOSCLIP. A curs or appears i n the center of t he screen. 2 Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the cursor to the upper-left corner [...]

Key Scan code Key Scan code 0 11 ' " 40 1 2 , < 51 2 3 - _ 12 3 4 . > 52 4 5 / ? 53 5 6 ; : 39 6 7 = + 13 7 8 [ { 26 8 9 | 43 9 10 ] } 27 ` ~ 41 + (keypad) 78 tab 15 - (keypad) 74 alt 56 arrow (down) 80 bksp 14 arrow (left) 75 caps 58 arrow (right) 77 center 76 arrow (up) 72 ctrl 29 del 83 pgdn 81 end 79 pgup 73 enter 28 prtsc 55 [...]

Key Scan code Key Scan code F1 59 F7 65 F2 60 F8 66 F3 61 F9 67 F4 62 F10 68 F5 63 F11 87 F6 64 F12 88 A 30 N 49 B 48 O 24 C 46 P 25 D 32 Q 16 E 18 R 19 F 33 S 31 G 34 T 20 H 35 U 22 I 23 V 47 J 36 W 17 K 37 X 45 L 38 Y 21 M 50 Z 44 53 Operating in the PC Environment[...]

Ti ps f or usi ng the Cl i pboard When the PC env i ronment is runni ng , you ha v e three separate c lipboards t o w ork wit h—the Mac O S Clipboard, t he W indow s Clipboard, and the DO S C LIP “ c lipboard. ” T ransl ati on b etw een the c lipboards tak es p l ace each tim e y ou s witch betw een the PC and Mac intosh en v i ron ments . Wh[...]

m When us ing DO SC L I P from wit hin cer tai n applic ati on pro grams , it ma y not be poss ible t o selec t t he tex t us i ng t he mouse . In these c ases , eit her use th e ke yboar d t o selec t y our tex t , or c heck t hat the standard DO S mouse dri v er is no t load ed. m When the PC env i ronment is act i v e , all Macint osh pro grams [...]

If y ou w ant t o use t he I PX prot o col in the PC en v i ronment and y ou ha ve installed MacI PX in the Mac O S , remo v e MacIPX from the C ontrol P an el s fo ld er or selec t App leT al k as y our n etw ork i nterf ace in the MacIPX control pa n el. If y ou w ant t o use t he T CP prot o co l in the PC env i ron ment , remo v e M acT CP from[...]

U si ng Maci n t o s h p er i p hera l d e v ices i n the PC en v i ro nmen t Y ou use t he serial ports of y our Mac intosh ju st li k e the serial ports of an y PC-compat ible c omputer . Th e max imum data tra ns f er rate s uppor ted b y the DO S-c ompati ble har dw are w hen a CO M por t is mapped t o a Mac i ntosh seri al por t is 1 9 ,20 0 b[...]

Th e Epson emu l at or w ork s b y first transl at i n g the DO S tex t to a s imilar Mac int osh f ont , then i nter preting t hat te xt int o a serie s o f Qui c kDra w co mma nds . Some c haracters in the ori ginal DO S charac ter set ma y not ha v e ex act trans lat ions t o a Mac i ntosh f ont. T he use o f a P ostScript f ont is recomm ended [...]

IMPORTANT If y ou try to print a file u s ing a P ostS cript printer dri v er for a non-P ostScript printer , a nd the pref erences are set t o Epson, y our file will not be printed. Instead, the file will be mo v ed t o a fo l der c alled “ S pooler Re jected ” i n the Mac O S . T o print the file , choose t he proper pri nter dri v er i n the[...]

3C hoose Preferences from the File menu. A di alo g box appears . 4C hoose your settings as appropriate. Th e selec t ion y ou make f or “Inter pret non-PostS cript as ” must matc h the type of printer y ou ha ve specif ied i n the PC env i ron ment. If t he setting s are mismatc h ed, y our printer ma y not funct i on. In additi on, th e PC L [...]

U si ng PC peri phera l de v i ces Bec ause o f the R S-422 imp lementat ion of t he Mac intosh, t he f oll owing RS -23 2 s i gnals are not a v ailable t o the PC: m Car rier Detect (CD) m D ata Se t R eady (D SR) m Re que st t o Send (R TS) m Ring Indic at or (RI) Ap pl ic at ions or peripheral de v ice s requiri ng t hese s ignal s w on ’ t wo[...]

This c hapter ex pl ains how t o confi gure t he PC env i ron ment and chan g e PC opti ons us ing the PC Setup c ontr ol panel. Y our Mac i ntosh c ome s with the PC env i ronment already c onfi g ured and read y t o use . R ead thi s c hapter onl y if y ou w ant to c hang e the w a y the PC en v i ronment is set up , or if y ou ha v e reinstalled[...]

Ch o os i ng sett i ng s To c hoose setting s , f ollo w these steps: 1C hoose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu. 2D ouble-click the PC Setup control panel to open it. 3W hen you have specified the settings you want, close the control panel. All sett i ng s e x cept the sett ing f or RAM take e f fec t as s oon as y ou make them . If y ou ch[...]

Co n fi gu ri ng the P C seri a l por ts Y our DO S-c ompati ble M ac intosh s uppor ts tw o seri al ports, C OM1 and C OM2 . Y ou c an as s i gn these ports to an unused M ac intosh printer por t or modem port, t o a tex t file f or later pr oces sing , or to a sett ing o f N one . m To assign a Macintosh serial port to a COM port, make a selectio[...]

Sett i ng the mo n it or Th e monit or connected t o y our Macint osh DO S-compati ble s y stem disp la y s th e en v i ronment (Mac O S or PC) y ou ’ re w orking in. E v en thou gh y ou see onl y on e env i ronment at a tim e , the other en v i ronment c an still be acti ve in th e bac kground. T o set the monit or f or the PC env i ronment: m C[...]

Sett i ng sh a red m emo r y Y ou c an i nstall a 7 2-p in SIMM (S i ng le Inli n e Memory Module) on t he DOS- co mpatib ility c ar d in your c omputer to gi v e the c ard up t o 3 2 MB of RAM f or its ex c lu s i v e use . When no memory module i s installed, the c ard u se s a por ti on o f the RAM installed i n y our Macint osh. If y our comput[...]

Cha ng in g the am o u n t o f con v en t io na l m em ory Ma ny DO S and W indow s pro grams requ i re con v enti onal mem ory t o run. At t he same t ime , many de v ice dri vers and T SR (T ermi nate a nd S ta y R es ident) pro grams ma y b e loaded into c on v enti onal memory . If y ou find that y ou do not ha ve enou gh con v ent ional m emor[...]

Ch oo si ng sha red f o l ders or v o l umes Y ou c an set up a Mac O S fo lder , Mac intosh har d di s k, shared di s k, or CD-R OM di sc on a netw ork t o act as a PC dri v e . Sh ari n g a f o lder on y our Mac intosh har d di s k is a c on v enient w ay t o transf er file s betw een the Mac O S a nd the PC en v i ronment , e speci all y if y ou[...]

U s i ng sha re d f o l ders Bec ause t w o operating s y stems ha v e ac ces s to eac h shared fo lder , y ou ma y noti ce a decrea se in p erf orma nce when us i ng t hese f olders f or high-speed PC appli c ation pr o grams s uch a s mult imedia pr o grams , or d uring l ar ge f ile transf ers b etw een t hem. F or optimum performance , pl ace P[...]

T ur n i n g on PC so u nd s To ha ve S ound B la ster and other PC sounds p l a yed t hrou gh the Mac intosh speaker or thr ou gh h eadphones , you need t o specify sett ing s i n both the PC Se tup contro l pa n el and in the Sound contr ol panel. Ch oo s i ng a s ett in g i n the Sou nd pop-up m en u Th e Sound pop-up m enu in the PC Setup contr[...]

Th e Sound B la ster car d installed i n y our DO S-compati ble M ac intosh i s not able t o record s ounds . Th e DO S-compati ble M ac intosh does not fu ll y support Sound B la ster 8-bit , Sound B la ster 2 . 0 , or Sound B laster Pr o dri v ers . If prob lems occur , use t he Sound B la ster 1 6 dri ver t hat c ome s wit h y our c omputer . Co[...]

m To change the drive container for drive C or D, choose Other Drive File from the C: or D: pop-up menu, then locate the new drive container in the dialog box that appears. Th e chan g e take s ef fect t he n ex t time y ou re star t the PC env i ronment. T o ha v e th e chan g e take p lace immedi atel y , c lic k the R e start PC button at t he b[...]

2D ouble-click the container’s disk icon. Th e ic on opens a nd y ou ha ve ac ce s s t o the f iles ins ide it. Y ou c an no w manipulate t hese f ile s a s y ou w ould an y Mac O S file s . Dr iv e c ont ai ne r may be r ead-o nl y: If the PC en v i ronment is runni ng , y ou w on ’ t be able t o add anyt hing t o the dri v e container from th[...]

3 Locate the container in the Finder. 4 Open the container’s Info window and note the container’s size. To open the contain er ’ s I nf o window , select t he contain er ’ s ic on and choose Get Info fr om the F ile menu . 5C lose the Info window by clicking its close box. 6S witch to the PC environment. 7 At the DOS C: prompt, type DIR . N[...]

11 Add the sums from steps 9 and 10. Th e res ultin g s um i s the s ize that t he n e w c ontain er should be . 12 Press x -Return to switch back to the Mac OS. Crea t in g the n ew c on ta i n er No w that y ou know w hat s ize the contain er should be , y ou ’ re read y t o create it. 1 Follow the instructions in “Configuring Drives C and D?[...]

3P ress x -Return to switch back to the Mac OS when copying is finished. 4 In the PC Setup control panel, choose None from the D: pop-up menu. Do ing s o deall ocate s dri v e D . 5C hoose Other Drive File from the C: pop-up menu and select the container you just created. Y our new c ontai n er is no w as s oci ated with dri ve C . 6C lick Restart [...]

U nders ta nd i n g the sta t us l i n e Th e statu s lin e at the bottom o f the contro l panel gi v es y ou me s sa ge s about the status o f the PC hardw are a nd s of tw are . Mes sa ge s can inc lude any o f the f ollo wi ng: m DOS-compatibility card not present Y our computer ’ s s y stem so f tw are did not reco gnize the DOS-c ompat ib il[...]

79 Consult this chapter if you experience problems using the Mac OS. W hen y o u ha v e quest io ns If y ou w ant t o kno w ho w t o do a par ti cul ar tas k i n the Mac O S , ref er t o Macin tosh Guide i n th e Guide ( h ) menu . F or instr ucti ons on us ing Mac int osh Gu ide , see Chapter 2 of t his manual. If y ou ha ve pr oblem s w orki ng i[...]

T ak e y ou r ti m e When y ou see an er ror me ss a g e, y ou don ’ t ha v e t o tak e act i on immedi atel y . Th e me ssa ge sta y s on the screen until y ou c lick t he OK (or R estart) button or tur n of f th e Maci ntosh. To help di a gnose and cor rect the prob lem, g ather as muc h inf or mati on on th e s ituat i on as y ou c an. Th en f[...]

Star t o v er Often y ou c an eliminate a problem s impl y by c learing the c omputer ’ s memory a nd st ar ting o v er . If y ou can, sa v e any open documents b ef ore restarting t he Macint osh . If y our sy stem is fr o zen and do es not re spond to an ything y ou do , or if y ou ha ve a “bomb ” mes sa g e on the screen, sa v i ng ma y no[...]

R ebu i l d y o u r de skt op regu la rl y A proces s know n a s “re buil ding the de s kt op” helps y our Macint osh k eep trac k o f data on y our dis ks . It ’ s a g ood idea to re build t he des kt op of y our dis ks once a mont h or so , e speci all y y our star tup dis ks . (Alt hou gh y ou us uall y us e the hard dis k i n y our comput[...]

So l ut i o ns t o com mon pr obl em s The computer is turned on but the screen is dark. One of t he fo llo wing i s prob abl y the cau se: m Y ou ha ve a screen s a v er pro gram that darkens t he screen when the computer ha s not b een used f or a cer tai n p eriod. Pre s s a k e y or mo v e t he mouse t o tur n of f the screen sa v er . m Th e m[...]

The computer’s clock keeps time inaccurately. Y our computer ha s a c loc k that runs cont inuous l y . When the computer i s tur n ed o f f , a battery k eeps the c loc k r unning . If your c lock begins t o k eep ti me i naccurate l y , ha v e y our App le-authorized serv ice pr o v ider rep l ace the bat ter y . When you start up, a disk icon [...]

A disk icon with an X appears in the middle of the screen, and a floppy disk is ejected from the disk drive. This ic on indic ate s that t he flopp y dis k y ou tried t o start up from is not a star tup dis k. When y ou tur n on y our c omputer , it looks f irst i n the flopp y di s k dri v e f or a di s k containi ng s y stem s of tw are . If the [...]

The Macintosh “hangs” or “freezes” during startup. If the Mac O S is sharing 1 6 MB or more o f mem ory with t he PC en v i ronment , and Dis kli ght o f Norton Ut ilitie s 3 . 1 . 1 is installed, the computer will freeze during startup . T his does not occur with 8 MB or le ss shared memory . R e star t the Mac intosh u s ing one of t he t[...]

Icons do not appear correctly on your screen. Y ou need to re build the de s kt op—a pro ce s s that helps y our Mac intosh k eep trac k o f file s a nd f ol ders on y our hard di s ks . F or instr ucti ons , see “R ebuil d Y our De s kt op R e g ul ar l y” in the sect i on “If Y ou Ha ve T rouble ” earlier in thi s c hapter . If ic ons d[...]

You can’t start an application program or it quits unexpectedly. Or, when you try to open a program, you see a message that not enough memory is available. One of t he fo llo wing i s prob abl y the cau se: m Th e Mac intosh ran out o f memory . Quit t he pro grams t hat y ou ha v e open a nd then op en the pro gram y ou w a nt to use , or restar[...]

A dialog box with a bomb appears. Y our s y stem ha s a s of tw are prob lem. m Note w hat y ou were do i ng w hen the me s sa ge appeared, and write dow n the t ext of the messa ge . m Re star t y our Mac i ntosh . (See “ Start Ov er” in the secti on “If Y ou Ha v e Tr ouble ” earlier in thi s chapter f or i nstr ucti ons . ) Most so ft w [...]

The pointer ( 8 ) doesn’t move when you move the mouse. One of t he fo llo wing s ituat ions is pr ob abl y the c ause . m Y our s y stem ha s a s of tw are prob lem. T ry the f oll owing: Press x -Opti on-Esc t o quit t he applic ati on pro gram i n use w hen the prob lem occur red. If this w orks , you c an sa v e t he do cuments op en in other[...]

Typing on the keyboard produces nothing on the screen. One of t he fo llo wing i s prob abl y the cau se: m Som e s y stem s o ft w are feature s are tur ned on that af fec t the w ay t he ke ybo ard works . U se th e Eas y A cces s cont rol pa nel to tu r n of f St ic ky K e y s, S lo w K e ys , a nd Mouse K e ys . m Th ere is a s o ft w are probl[...]

You can’t open a document, or you see a message that an application program can’t be found. Th e Mac intosh E as y O p en contr o l pan el i s not installed. T his i s a contr o l pan el t hat y ou c a n use t o op en do cuments when y ou don ’ t ha v e the pro gram that created them. R einstall the contro l panel from t he M ac int osh P e r[...]

You experience problems using a DOS document. If y ou can ’ t open a DOS document u s ing a Mac i ntosh pr o gram, try t he f ollo wi ng: m Op en the do cument fr om within the pro gram b y c hoos ing Op en in the pro gram ’ s F ile menu . m U se the PC Ex c hang e c ontro l pan el t o sp ecify w hi ch M ac intosh pr o gram will open the do cum[...]

The Mac OS is running out of memory even though you aren’t running any PC programs. When shari ng m emory wit h the PC en v i ronment , the Mac i ntosh all ocate s a por ti on o f its memory t o the PC env i ronment. Bec ause o f thi s , the Mac O S ma y not b e able t o l oad all y our s y stem ex tens ions , includin g the PC Setup control pa n[...]

R epa i r i ng a da ma ged di sk If y ou see a mes sa g e repor ting t hat a di s k is dama ged or un readable , you ma y need to repair the dis k. T ry thes e su gges t i o ns fi rst If y ou can ’ t star t up from a har d dis k or y ou don ’ t see the hard di s k ic on on the des ktop , tr y the follo w i ng: m If the hard di s k is inter nal,[...]

Star t i ng up f r o m a C D- R OM d i sc T o test , repai r , or i niti alize a hard di s k, or t o i nstall s y stem so ftw are on a hard dis k, y ou need t o star t up y our c omputer from another dis k. Y ou c a n star t up y our computer us i ng t he M ac int o sh P erf orma C D that c ame with y our computer . Th e procedure f or star ting up[...]

If y ou se e th e Maci n t o sh d esk t op 1P ress the Open/Close button of your CD-ROM drive to open the CD-ROM tray. 2P lace the Macintosh Performa CD disc in the tray with the disc label facing up. Mak e s ure the disc i s l yi ng fl at in the tra y . 3P ush the tray in, or press the Open/Close button, to close the tray. If the Mac intosh P erf [...]

P rob lems star ti ng up fr om the C D? If y ou ’ v e fo llo w ed the steps in th e pre v i ous sec t ions and the Mac i ntosh Pe rf orma CD icon doe s not appear on your screen, f oll o w t hese steps: 1I nsert the CD into the tray. 2C hoose Restart from the Special menu. 3I mmediately press and hold down the Command ( x ), Shift, Option, and De[...]

Checki ng f or dama ge on y ou r i n t er na l ha rd di sk Y ou c an chec k f or damag e on your inter nal hard di s k with the Inter nal HD F ormat pro gram, w hich i s on th e M ac i nt o s h P erf orma C D that c ame with y our computer . Y ou c a n use Inter nal HD Format at any t ime t o chec k f or dama ged bl oc ks (segments o f the hard di [...]

Ho w t o repai r a hard d i sk or f l op p y di sk Y ou c an repai r som e types o f dis k damag e by u s ing t he Dis k First Aid pro gram, whi c h is on t he M ac int os h P e rf orma C D that c ame wit h y our computer . 1 Start up your computer from the Macintosh Performa CD . See “ S tar ting Up Fr om a CD-R OM Di sc ” earlier in thi s sec[...]

4C lick Repair to begin testing and repairing the disk. If y ou w a nt to te st and repai r a nother dis k, c lick its i con and then c lic k R epair . 5W hen testing and repair are done, choose Quit from the File menu. If Di sk Fi rst Ai d c a n no t c or rect the pro b lem m T ry repairi ng the di s k ag ai n. Som et ime s repeating t he pro ce s[...]

I n it ia l iz i ng a har d d i sk Th e har d dis k i nsi de y our computer w as initi alized (formatted f or use) at the f act ory , so y ou shouldn ’ t need to initi alize it. Y ou need t o i niti alize a hard di s k onl y if m y ou purchase an uniniti alized har d dis k from another ma nuf acturer m y our hard dis k is dama g ed Y ou initi ali[...]

I ns ta l l i ng or rei nsta l l i ng Mac OS s y st em so ftw a re Sy stem so f tw are is t he set of pr ogram s and other file s t hat y our c omputer use s to star t itself up , keep trac k of y our file s , a nd r un the appli c at ion pr o grams y ou use . S y stem s of tw are is k ept i n the S y stem F o lder. When y ou tur n on y our compute[...]

Ho w t o i nsta l l or rei nsta l l Mac OS s y st em so f tw a re Y ou c an i nstall or reinstall s y stem s of tw are b y f o llo wi ng t he i nstr uct ions in the M ac int os h P e rf orma C D booklet that c ame wit h y our computer . If y ou ’ v e used A pple B ackup t o bac k up the c ontents of y our hard di s k, y ou c an use A pp le R est [...]

W hen y o u ha v e quest io ns R ead thi s c hapter w hen you ha v e questi ons about us ing the PC en v i ronment on y our Macint osh. If y ou ha ve que stions about u sing DO S or DOS app lic ati on program s , see y our DOS manual or t he ma nual s that c ame with y our pro grams . WARNING If y ou ha ve a pr oblem wit h y our DOS-c ompatib ility[...]

When you try to switch to DOS, the screen is blank or has no synchronization. If the monit or has nev er w ork ed in DOS , it is most like l y not able t o s ynchr onize proper l y to t he DOS v ideo s i gnal. R ef er t o the informati on in the T e c hni ca l I nf ormati on booklet on m onit or specif ic ati ons and v ideo mode s , a nd ch eck wit[...]

When you switch to the PC environment, you see this message: “Non-system disk or disk error. Replace and strike any key when ready.” Th e DO S-compati bility har d w are c an ’ t find DOS . Sw itch t o th e Mac O S by pre ss i ng x -R etur n, op en the PC Setup contr o l pan el , and make s ure dri v e C is as si gn ed t o a dri v e container[...]

You switch to the PC environment and don’t know how to switch back to the Mac OS. Press x -R etur n at any t ime t o s witch t o the Mac O S . Inserting a DOS-format disk in the Mac OS displays an initialization message. Ma ci nt osh PC Ex c hang e ma y not be i nstalled. I n the Mac O S , l ook in the C ontro l P an el s f o lder f or the Mac in[...]

The PC Setup icon has a red slash through it at startup. If PC Setup doesn ’ t ha v e enou gh memory t o alloc ate t o t he PC env i ron ment at star tup tim e , it will tur n itself o f f . Ch ec k the Memory c ontro l pan el f or dis k c ac he a nd RAM di s k size s; the dis k c ache shoul d be set no hi gher than 1 28K, and the RAM dis k shoul[...]

The Mac OS is running out of memory even though you aren’t running any PC programs. When shari ng m emory wit h the PC en v i ronment , the Mac i ntosh all ocate s a por ti on o f its memory t o the PC env i ronment. Bec ause o f thi s , the Mac O S ma y not b e able t o l oad all y our s y stem ex tens ions , includin g the PC Setup control pa n[...]

When you start up certain software in the PC environment, your monitor shows a jumbled image and the display appears to “roll.” A pro gram that writes direct l y t o the hard w are (e sp ec iall y a g ame) ma y c ause the A pple 1 3", 1 4", and 1 6" monit ors to l ose v ideo s ync hroniz ati on at pr ogram star tup . Call t he pr[...]

Re i nsta l l i ng Mac OS so f twa re Yo u’ ll install sev eral ex tensi ons and contr ol panels in y our S y stem F ol der . 1 Start up your Macintosh while holding down the Shift key. This star ts the Mac intosh wit h e xtens ions tur ned of f . 2I nsert the floppy disk named DOS Compatibility Installer Disk (for Mac OS Environment) into the fl[...]

Creat ing a dr i v e c on ta i ner A dri v e container is a file on a M ac intosh har d di s k that acts a s a har d dri v e f or the PC env i ronment. Y ou create a dri v e contain er us i ng t he PC Setup control pa n el. 1 Open the PC Setup control panel. 2C hoose New Drive File from the C: pop-up menu. A di alo g box appears . 113 Troubleshooti[...]

3C hoose a location for the drive container. Th e dri v e contain er c an b e on a n y har d dis k attached to t he Mac intosh . A t least 40 MB o f free space is rec ommended. It ’ s best t o locate t he container at the root le v el of y our hard di s k (not in a ny f olders or s ubf olders) s o that y ou c a n find it eas ily . 4T ype a name f[...]

Assig ni ng RA M to the P C en v i ro n ment Th e PC en v i ronment needs memory t o op erate . Y ou c an pro v ide m emory with a S IMM (S i ng le Inli n e Memory Module) installed on the DOS- co mpatib ility c ar d in your c omputer , or by a s s i gni ng RAM t o the PC en v i ronment from y our Mac intosh . If a mem ory module i s installed on t[...]

Re i nsta l l i ng PC so ftwa re Y ou b egin by installing the Micr os o ft M S-DO S op erating s ystem inc luded with y our computer . Y ou can als o i nstall Micros oft W i ndow s , if y ou wish. 1 In the Mac OS, open the PC Setup control panel and click Switch to PC. Th e Mac i ntosh de s k t op dis appears , and y ou see a me s sa ge about a mi[...]

In sta l l i ng add it i o na l PC so ftw a re Y our DOS-c ompat ib le computer c ome s with additi onal s o f tw are utilit ie s that y ou ma y w ant to install. T he fo llo wing table de scrib e s the funct i on of eac h pro gram. F or more inf or mation on u sing t hese pr ogram s , see Chapter 5 , “ O p er ati ng i n th e PC E nv i ron men t.[...]

Rep lac i ng the CONF IG.S Y S and A UT OE X EC . B A T fi les Y our DOS-c ompat ib le so ft w are i nc ludes alter nati ve v ers ions o f the C ON F IG .S Y S and A UTOE XEC .B A T file s that let y ou select fr om a v ariety of DO S mem ory-manag ement opti ons . Eac h t ime y ou star t DOS , y ou will see a menu t hat as ks if y ou w a nt t o op[...]

If y ou do not i ntend to u se s o ft w are t hat requires e x panded memory (EM S) , make the follo w i ng cha nge: DEVICE=C:DOSEMM386.EXE NOEMS RAM=D000-EFFF If y ou do i ntend to u se s o ft w are that use s ex panded memory , or y ou ’ re uns ure w hat y ou may need in the future , make t he f oll o wing c ha ng e: DEVICE=C:DOSEMM386.EXE [...]

By pas si ng the CON FI G .S Y S and A UT O EX EC . B A T fi le s at star tu p T o b ypas s the CONF IG .S Y S a nd A UT OE XEC .B A T file s duri ng t he star tup proces s , pre s s and hold do wn the F5 k e y ( x -5 on non-ex tended ke yboar ds) af ter t he memory te sting i s complete . R ei nsta l l i n g Sou nd B la st er so ftw a re To instal[...]

F or y our ow n sa f ety and that o f y our equipment , fo llo w all the instr ucti ons in thi s c hapter . K eep these instr uct i ons a v ailable f or ref erence by y ou a nd others . Heal th-rel a t ed i nf or ma t io n abo ut c o m put er use Musc le sorenes s, e ye f ati gue, and other disc omf or ts and i njurie s somet ime s as soci ated wit[...]

Mu scu lo ske le ta l di sc om f or t A s with an y act i v ity that inv ol v e s s itt ing f or lon g periods o f tim e , us i ng a co mputer can mak e y our musc les s ore and stif f . T o mi nimize these e f f ects , set up y our work en v ironment care full y , us ing t he gui delines t hat f o llo w , and take frequent breaks t o rest t i red [...]

E y e fa t ig u e E y e f ati g ue c a n o ccur w hen e ver t he e y e s are f o cused on a nearby ob ject f or a lo ng time . This prob lem occurs b ec au se the e ye mu sc les mu st w ork har der t o vi ew a n ob ject that ’ s c loser t han about 20 f eet (6 meters) . I mproper li ghting c an hasten t he de v e lopm ent of e ye f ati gue . Alt [...]

Y ou ma y ha v e to rai se y our c hair so y our f orearms and ha nds are at the proper ang le t o the ke yboar d. If thi s mak e s it impos s ib le t o re st y our feet fl at on the floor , y ou c a n use a f ootrest wit h ad ju stable hei ght a nd tilt t o mak e up f or an y g ap b etw een the fl oor and your f eet. Or y ou ma y lo w er th e des [...]

A v o id i ng f at ig ue m Chang e y our seated posit i on, stand up , or stretch w h enev er y ou start to f eel tired. Frequent shor t breaks are helpful in reducing f ati gue . m Us e a light t ouch w h en typing or u s ing a mou se and keep y our hands a nd fingers relax ed. m Som e computer u sers may de ve lop di scomf or t i n their ha nds ,[...]

Saf ety i nst ruc t io ns F or y our ow n sa f ety and that o f y our equipment , alw a y s take t he f oll owing prec aut ions . T ur n o f f the c omputer comp letel y and disc onnect the po w er plu g (b y pulling th e plu g , not the cor d) if any o f the f oll o wing c onditi ons e x ists: m the po w er cor d or plu g become s fra y ed or othe[...]

Ha nd l i ng y ou r com pu t er eq u i pmen t Fo llo w the se gu i delin e s f or handli n g y our c omputer and its components: m When setting up y our computer , pl ace c omponents on a sturd y , fl at s urf ace , and care full y f oll o w all setup instr ucti ons . m When connectin g or disc onnect ing a c able , al w a y s hol d the c ab le b y[...]

Han d l i ng the mon it or F o llo w these pr oced ures f or handli ng a monit or: m T ur n do wn t he screen bri ghtnes s contro l if y ou lea v e the computer turn ed on f or extended periods . If the bri ghtnes s is not tur n ed do wn, t he imag e on the screen cou ld “burn i n ” and damag e the screen. Y ou can als o use a “ screen sa v e[...]

Han d l i ng fl opp y di sk s E ject i ng a d i sk F or instr ucti ons on ejecting a fl opp y dis k, a CD-R OM di sc , or a remo v able medi a di s k from the Mac O S , see the “Dis ks ” t opi c o f Mac i ntosh G ui de , a v a ilable i n th e Guide ( h ) menu . F or instr ucti ons on ejecting di s ks in the PC env i ronment , see “E ject i ng[...]

If y ou can ’ t e ject a fl opp y d i sk If y ou can ’ t eject a fl opp y dis k i n the us ual w a y , try the f oll o wi ng in order: m Hold d ow n th e x a nd S hift k e y s a nd pres s the numb er 1 ke y on your ke yboar d t o eject a di s k in the i nter nal di s k dri v e . m T ur n o f f the c omputer . If the dis k isn ’ t ejected, the[...]

C lea n i ng y ou r equ i p men t Fo llo w the se g eneral r ule s w hen c leani ng t he outsi de o f y our c omputer and its components: m U se a damp , so ft , lint-free c l oth t o c lean the computer ’ s ex terior . A v oi d getti ng moistur e i n a ny o p en i ng s . m Don ’ t use aeros ol spra y s , so l vents , or abras i v es . Cl ean i[...]

2 Turn the mouse upside down and turn the plastic ring on the bottom counterclockwise to disengage it. If y ou ha ve an o lder mou se , you ma y n eed to pre ss t he pl ast ic rin g (rather than tur n it) to di seng a g e it. If the mou se is l o ck ed, see t he n ex t sect ion, “ Lo c king and Unlockin g the Mouse , ” f or instr ucti ons on ho[...]

8P ut the ball and the ring back in place. Y our mouse shoul d r oll sm oothl y acros s your m ouse pad or de s k . If it doesn ’ t , repeat these instr ucti ons c arefull y . L ock i ng a nd u n loc k i ng the mo use Som e mou se de v ice s can be lock ed s o that t he ball c a n ’ t b e remo ved. A loc king mou se ha s a small ho le on the pl[...]

T o unloc k the mou se , f o llo w these steps: 1I nsert a straightened paper clip into the hole on the plastic ring. 2P ress down on the paper clip while you turn the ring counterclockwise. T ur n the ring a v ery shor t distance . When the reces sed area on the ring i s lin ed up with the rece s sed area s ur rounding t he ri ng , the mouse i s u[...]

Ex pansi on c ards are printed circuit boards t hat c an b e installed i n y our co mputer to gi v e it speci al c apabilitie s, s uch a s enhanced v ideo , n etw orki ng and communic ati ons , a nd additi onal proces sin g po w er . Y ou can install a n ex pans ion c ard b y fo ll o wing the instr ucti ons that c ame with t he car d, or by f oll o[...]

If y our computer does not alread y ha ve a S IMM i nstalled on the DO S-c ompati bility c ard, y ou c an add a SIMM t hat pro v ide s up t o 32 me g ab yte s (MB) o f RAM f or the ex c lus i v e use o f y our PC . T h e S IMM that y our car d u ses i s the same type of S IMM that y our c omputer use s . Fo ll o w the instr ucti ons in thi s app en[...]

m a v ideo-in sl ot f or a ca rd t hat bring s s ignal s into t he computer from a vi deo c as sette recor der (VCR) , la serdi sc pl a yer , v ideo c amera, or s imilar equipm ent N ot e: T his appendix contains i nstr uct ions f or i nstalling a c ommunic ati on c ar d and a SIMM . T o i nstall a v ideo i nput car d or a TV tun er c ard, f oll o [...]

Open i ng the c om pu t er 1S hut down your computer by choosing Shut Down from the Special menu. Y ou can als o pres s the P o w er k e y on the ke yboar d. 2U nplug all the cables except the power cord from your computer. Lea v ing t he pow er c ord p lug ged in h elps protec t the c omputer from dama ge c aused b y elec trostat i c disc harg e .[...]

5I f there are security screws on the vertical plate on the back of the computer, remove them with a Phillips screwdriver. 6U nplug the power cord from your computer. 7S wing the handle out from its storage position. Then grasp the handle and gently but firmly pull it toward you. Th e v er ti c al pl ate and the logi c boar d t o w hic h it ’ s a[...]

I ns ta l l i ng a c om mu n i cat io n car d 1I f your communication card has ports for connecting equipment, remove the plastic access cover from the vertical plate. 2 Remove the communication card from its static-proof bag. Hol d the c ard b y its ed g e s t o a v o id t ouching any c onn ect ors on the c ar d. 3 Locate the slot on the logic boa[...]

4A lign the card over the communication slot. 5P ress down on the card until the connector is solidly in place. Don ’ t for ce the c ar d. If y ou meet re si stance , pull the c ar d out and try a g ai n. T o see if the c ar d is pr operl y connected, lif t it g ent l y . If it re s i sts and sta y s i n pl ace , it ’ s connected. I ns ta l l i[...]

Re mo vi ng a SI MM If y our computer has a S IMM already installed on the DO S-c ompati bility c ar d, f ollo w these steps t o remo v e it. 1P ull the metal clips at either end of the SIMM away from the SIMM. Us e your fi nger n ai ls . 2R otate the SIMM until it is at a slight angle. Rotate the SIMM away from its vertical position to disengage i[...]

3G ently pull the SIMM out of its slot. Hol d the S IMM only b y its si de s . Don ’ t t ouc h the connect ors alon g the bott om ed g e . Handle the SIMM by the sides only, so that you don’t touch the connectors along the bottom edge. Pull the SIMM out of the SIMM slot. (It comes out at a slight angle.) 143 Installing an Expansion Card or Memo[...]

In sta l l i ng a SI MM 1 Remove the SIMM from its static-proof bag. Handle the SIMM b y its edg es . A v oi d t ouc hi n g the connect ors . 2I nsert the SIMM into the SIMM slot on the DOS-compatibility card assembly, as shown in the illustration. (Your SIMM may have components on one or both sides, as shown.) The SIMM fits into the slot only one [...]

3R otate the SIMM gently to the back until you feel it snap into place. The plastic pin on the SIMM slot should engage the hole in the SIMM. Be sure that the metal clips snap into place. Rotate the SIMM back until it snaps into place. 145 Installing an Expansion Card or Memory for the PC Environment[...]

C l o s i ng the c om put er 1S lip the base of the logic board into the guide rails inside the computer case and swing the handle back into its storage position. Make sure the logic board slides into the guides that are on both sides of the computer’s interior. Swing the handle up, into its storage position. 146 Appendix B[...]

2P ress the reset button on the logic board, and then slide the logic board back into the computer. N ot e: Wh en y ou pre s s the re set butt on, s ome o f y our computer ’ s s of tw are settin g s will c hang e . Y ou ma y w a nt to open the contr o l pan el s f or the date a nd tim e , k e yboar d, and mouse t o make s ure that the y are set t[...]

4S lip the three hooks at the base of the back panel into the grooves in the computer case. 5S wing the back panel up and snap it into place. 6P lug the cables back into the computer. 7 Reconnect the power cord. Y our computer is no w ready t o tur n on and use . WARNING Ne v er tur n on your c omputer unle s s all o f its inter nal a nd ex ter nal[...]

149 Y our computer k e yboar d contains cer tai n sp ec ial k e y s that typewriter ke yboar ds don ’ t ha v e . Many o f the se k e y s allo w y ou t o gi v e commands t o the co mputer without us i ng t he mouse . F or e x amp le , i n many app lic ati on programs, pr es s i ng th e x (Command) ke y at the same t ime a s the Q k e y lets y ou q[...]

Special keys on Apple keyboards (c ontinued) Control key In combination with other keys, this key provides shortcuts or modifies other actions. Delete key Use to delete selected material, or the character to the left of the insertion point. Enter key In a dialog box, pressing Enter is the same as clicking the outlined button. In some programs, pres[...]

T y pi ng speci a l cha r ac t ers a nd s y m bo l s In the Mac O S , y ou can type a v ariety of inter nat ional and other speci al s ymbol s and charac ters (inc luding c haracters wit h di acriti c al marks , s uch a s accents) b y pres s ing c ombinati ons of k e y s . Th e K e y Caps pr o gram, w hi ch i s i nstalled with y our s y stem so ft [...]

I f y ou s e e r e c tan g le s: If y ou see rectan gle s i nstead of di acrit ic al marks on some of th e pi ct ures o f ke y s in K e y Caps , try pres sing Opti on- x to se e th e di acriti c al marks . How e v er , you onl y n eed to u se the O pti on ke y (not O pti on- x ) in comb ination wit h the other k e y s t o type letters with di acrit[...]

Th e DO S-compati bility c ard insi de y our computer s uppor ts netw ork dri v ers th at conf or m to N o v ell ’ s Op en D ata-Link I nterf ace (ODI) . This app endix contains instr ucti ons f or i nstalli ng s uch netw ork manag ement so f tw are . It co v ers m installi ng NetW are c lient s o ft w are m in stallin g No v ell ’ s L A N W or[...]

In addit ion, y ou need t o kno w the Eth er n et frame type i n use on y our ne tw ork se gment. Y ou must c hoose the appropriate fram e type i n Step 1 1 be lo w. If y ou are not cer tai n w hic h one t o selec t , a s k y our netw ork administrat or bef ore you be gin the i nstallat ion . 1I nsert the NetWare Client for DOS WSDOS_1 disk into th[...]

12 Use the arrow keys to choose the appropriate frame type for the Novell server you will be using. 13 Press Return. Then press Esc to continue. 14 Press Return to copy the MACODI.COM driver to the NetWare subdirectory. 15 Following the instructions on the screen, insert the NetWare Client for DOS WSDOS_1 disk again. 16 If you wish to add files and[...]

Co nser vi ng memo r y During NetW are c lient installat ion, y ou add the li ne CALL C:NWCLIENTSTARTNET.BAT t o the beginni ng o f the A UT OE XEC .B A T file . T his c ommand then loads f our programs i n to DOS memo ry —LS L.COM, M A CODI .COM, I PXODI .CO M, and VLM .E XE (in this or der) . T o c onserv e memory in the lo wer DO S regi on, [...]

I ns ta l l i ng No v el l ’ s LA N W or kpl ac e f or DOS T CP /I P so f tw a re IMPORTANT Y ou must not ha ve M acT CP i nstalled when y ou run DOS T CP/IP so ft wa re; the tw o will confli ct wit h one a nother . Y ou can use t he I PX and TCP pr ot oco ls at t he same t ime in the PC en v i ronment or in the Mac O S , or y ou can use one prot[...]

m If y ou are on a n etw ork with a s ubnet mas k, y ou n eed the IP addres s f or that ma s k; f or e x amp le: m 25 5 . 0 . 0 . 0 f or c lient Cl as s A IP addres se s (those betw een 0 . 0 . 0 . 1 and 12 7. 25 5 . 25 5 .254 ) m 25 5 . 25 5 . 0 . 0 f or c lient Cl as s B IP addres se s (those betw een 1 28 . 0 . 0 . 1 a nd 19 1. 2 5 5 .25 5 .254)[...]

I ns ta l l i ng NetMana ge ’ s Cha me leon T CP /I P so ft w are IMPORTANT Y ou must not ha ve M acT CP i nstalled when y ou run DOS T CP/IP so ft wa re; the tw o will confli ct wit h one a nother . Y ou can use t he I PX and TCP pr ot oco ls at t he same t ime in the PC en v i ronment or in the Mac O S , or y ou can use one prot o co l in the P[...]

T o i nstall Chame leon from W indow s: 1I n the Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu. 2 Type A:SETUP . Fo llo w the on-screen instr ucti ons a nd prompts . Near the end of t he in stall ation, y ou will be as ked t o respond t o a serie s o f di alo g bo x e s . R e spond as fo llow s : ADD I N T E RF A C E Click OK. IN TE RN E T ADDRES[...]

10 Modify the NET.CFG file. A samp le modif ied f ile is sho wn belo w . N ote the additi on of the Prot o co l statements in the Lin k Dri v er sect ion and the additi on of the Prot o co l T CP/I P sect i on. The frame typ es and IP addres ses u sed in your en v i ron ment ma y b e dif f erent fr om thi s e x ample . Link Driver MACODI Protocol I[...]

R esta r t i ng Wi ndo w s 1 Restart the PC environment. 2 Start Windows. Y ou see the Chameleon group windo w . T e st i ng the i ns ta l la t io n If y ou will b e us ing a direct connect i on t o a domain name server , y ou c a n test the installat ion b y us ing t he Pi ng app lic ati on pro gram. 1D ouble-click the Custom icon in the Chameleon[...]

I ns ta l l i ng Wi ndo w s f o r W or kg ro ups To s uppor t netw orki ng wit h y our DO S-compati bility har dw are , y ou need to in stall s of tw are that s uppor ts OD I (Op en Data-L i n k I nterf ace) dri v ers . Fo ll o w these steps: 1 Install Windows for Workgroups 3.1.1, electing to not install the networking software. 2 Follow the instr[...]

If y our computer is u s i ng a VG A dri ver , and y our Ai r Serie s s o ft w are is v ersi on 3 . 0 , y ou n eed t o mak e the f o llo wi ng c ha ng e . (T hese instr uct ions as sum e that y ou ha ve W i ndow s i nstalled i n the C:WIN DO W S direct ory . If Wi ndow s is e lse where , typ e the actual W indow s locat i on. ) 1M ake sure the Air[...]

T o i nstall Air Series fr om W i ndow s: 1 In the Program Manager, open the File menu and choose Run. 2 Type A:SETUP . F o llo w the i nstr uct ions y ou see on the screen. 3W hen the installation asks you to select the Ethernet card manufacturer and type, choose anything. No te the name of t he adapter y ou selec t (f or ex amp le , 3C om i s 3C[...]

7 Restart the PC environment. 8 Log into the network and start Windows. Y ou should no w see t he Ai r Series gr oup window . T e st i ng the i ns ta l la t io n T o test t he installati on: 1D ouble-click the Air Telnet icon to open it. An Op en T e lnet Ses si on di al o g bo x app ears . 2D ouble-click the name of your domain name server. Y ou s[...]

I ns ta l l i ng Mosa ic IMPORTANT Y ou must not ha ve M acT CP i nstalled when y ou run DOS T CP/IP so ft wa re; the tw o will confli ct wit h one a nother . Y ou can use t he I PX and TCP pr ot oco ls at t he same t ime in the PC en v i ronment or in the Mac O S , or y ou can use one prot o co l in the PC en v i ronment and the other prot ocol in[...]

6I n the New Program Object dialog box, select Program Item. 7 Fill in the Program Item Properties dialog box as follows: De scripti on: Mosai c Co mm a nd Li n e: C: MO S A ICMOS AIC .EXE W orki ng Direct ory: C:M O S AI C 8 Click OK. A Mosai c ic on appears i n the W in3 2 Appl ic ations gr oup window . 9C opy the C:MOSAICMOSAIC.INI director[...]

x -5, for bypassing CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files when starting PC environment 120 x -Control-Alt–[keypad] period, for restarting PC environment 46, 110 x -Control–Power key, for restarting computer in Macintosh environment 81, 152 x -Option, for rebuilding desktop 82 x -Option-Esc, for quitting program in trouble 81, 152 x -Return, for swi[...]

application programs, Macintosh 36–38 activating 13 active, identifying 13, 37 additional, on hard disk 35 can’t be found 92 compatibility with system software 88, 91 disk repair (Disk First Aid) 100–101 disk test, for internal hard disk (internal HD format) 99 help with 15 how to quit when system freezes 81 installing 36 memory problems with[...]

171 Index C cables checking keyboard 91 checking mouse 90 connecting monitor 5 connecting mouse and keyboard 6–7 custom, for serial ports 61 and safety concerns 127 cable television, TV tuner expansion card for 32 capital letters 149, 150 Caps Lock key 149 card. See expansion card carpal tunnel syndrome 122 case cleaning 131 closing 146–148 ins[...]

commands assigning to function keys 150 shortcuts for 27–28, 149, 150 x -Shift-1, for ejecting floppy disk in Macintosh environment 130 communication card 135–141, 146–148 access cover for 32 installation warning 137 opening computer for 138–139 slot for 137, 140 compatibility problems. See specific programs; troubleshooting in Macintosh en[...]

diacritical marks, typing, in Macintosh environment 152 dialog boxes 81 dial-up service, using with Chameleon TCP/IP software 162 dimmed icons 37 discs. See audio CDs; Macintosh Performa CD Disk First Aid program 100–101 disk icons with blinking question mark 9, 84, 103 for hard disk 9, 13, 86 with X in center 85 Disklight, compatibility problems[...]

Enter key 150 Epson print drivers, limitations of 58, 60 erasing drive file in PC environment 69 floppy disks by initializing 87 hard disk by initializing 102 selected material 150 ergonomics 121–125 error messages. See troubleshooting in Macintosh environment; troubleshooting in PC environment Escape key 150 expanded memory 44–45, 118–119. S[...]

restarting PC environment from 46, 49 Sound Blaster Software Installation 120 troubleshooting, in Macintosh environment 87 troubleshooting, in PC environment 46 using, in PC environment 46 folders as drive letters in PC environment 49–50 sharing, between environments 69–70, 117 format, document, troubleshooting problems with 70 FORMAT command a[...]

headphone jack 29 sound output port 30 headphones, listening to PC sounds in 71–72 health concerns 121–125. See also safety instructions avoiding fatigue 125 cumulative stress disorders (CTDs) 122 electromagnetic emissions 125 eye fatigue 123 musculoskeletal discomfort 122 office arrangement and 123–124 repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) 121, [...]

installing system software 111–116 DOS-compatibility software 111–117 Macintosh (Mac OS) 103–104, 112 Internal HD Format program 99, 102 IPX networking protocol, requirements for 55–56 J joystick connecting 33 port for 30 K keyboard handling guidelines for 128 installing 6–7 in PC environment 48–49 troubleshooting 91 keyboard cable 6 ch[...]

Macintosh PC Exchange control panel 92, 93 installing 112 PC drives and 72–73 Macintosh Performa CD 38. See also CD-ROM drive Apple Backup program 39 Apple Extras folder 15, 35 Apple Restore program 39 Disk First Aid program 100–101 Internal HD Format program 99, 102 starting up from 96–98 using 39 Macintosh peripheral devices in PC environme[...]

monitor cable 5 monitor port 30 Mosaic software 167–168 mouse cleaning 131–133 holding 12 installing 6–7 locking 133 moving 12–13 moving arrow with 12–13 position of 12 shortcuts with 27–28 troubleshooting 12–13, 90 troubleshooting, in PC environment 55 unlocking 134 using, in PC environment 48 mouse button 12 simulating, in PC enviro[...]

P PageUp and PageDown keys in PC environment 49 partitions, creating, in PC drives 72 pasting information between environments 50–55 installing software for 117 PC Clipboard extensions 112 “PC Clipboard requires additional system services” message 109 PC drives. See also PC environment changing size of drive files for 74–77 configuring 72?[...]

performance in PC environment games, multimedia, and MIDI programs 56 network 56 printing, in Windows 58 shared folders and 70 troubleshooting 107 Performa Tutorial, starting 12–13 peripheral devices Macintosh, in PC environment 57–60 PC 61 PICT files, copying and pasting, between environments 50, 54–55 installing software for 117 plugging in[...]

R radio and television interference vii RAM (random-access memory). See memory; random-access memory (RAM); Single Inline Memory Modules (SIMMs) random-access memory (RAM). See also memory; Single Inline Memory Modules (SIMMs) adding 34 required for QuickDraw GX and PowerTalk programs 35 Read Me files in Apple Extras folder 15 rebooting, see restar[...]

SCSI devices ID numbers on 95 terminating chain of 95 troubleshooting 84, 86, 95 SCSI port 30 security lock port 30 serial ports in PC environment 57, 61 configuring 65 service and support adding memory 34 DOS-compatibility card 105 for hard disk initialization failure 102 installing expansion card 137 sources of 15 startup problems 85 setting up c[...]

standby power button (on/off switch) 2, 30 starting PC environment 43 automatically 43–44 bypassing CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files when 120 from floppy disk 46, 49 starting up 8–9. See also restarting Macintosh from CD-ROM drive 96–98 general troubleshooting 10 Macintosh environment, troubleshooting 83–87 PC environment, troubleshooting [...]

title bar (windows) 13 tone, computer startup 2 Topics button (Macintosh Guide window) 19–20 trackball, using, in PC environment 48 transferring files between environments 69–70 installing software for 117 Trash icon 13 troubleshooting. See also Guide menu; health concerns; safety instructions; troubleshooting in Macintosh environment; troubles[...]

troubleshooting in PC environment 105–120. See also troubleshooting blank screen 106 controlling audio CDs 47 crashing when using Harvard Graphics 68 date and time 66 DOS-compatibility software can’t be found 106–107 frozen system 106, 110, 111 “function not supported on this computer” message 65 game program performance 56 memory managem[...]

V VCR, video input card for 30 ventilation 127, 128 very low frequency (VLF) emissions 125 VGA monitor 56 videocassette recorder, video input card for 30 video drivers for PC environment, reinstalling 120 video input card 32 installing 137 video-in slot 137 Video Monitor program 36 virtual memory 88 volume buttons 29 volume, controlling 29, 33 volu[...]

The Apple Publishing System This Apple manual was written, edited, and produced on a desktop publishing system using Apple Macintosh computers and QuarkXPress. Technical illustrations were drawn in Adobe ™ Illustrator; screen shots were created and modified with system software, ExposurePro, Aldus SuperPaint, and Adobe Photoshop. Proof pages were[...]