1 0 Macintosh
User's
Handbook
of
the hardware and software comprising the the typical Mac
system.
Chapter
two
is
designed
to
provide step by step instruc-
tions
to
the installation
of
the system. This includes some
of
the
optional peripheral equipment available for the Mac.
Chapter
three describes the
startup
and
use
of
the Mac's
visual operating system.
The
Desktop
and
the
Finder
are de-
scribed in detail. This
chapter
lays
the
basic foundation for the
operation
of
the entire
Mac
system.
Chapter
four contains
an
in
depth
discussion
of
the Mac's
disks
and
disk drive. This
chapter
reviews the various tech-
niques which will optimize the Mac's
data
resources.
Chapters five, six,
and
seven discuss two
important
appli-
cations for the Mac, MacWrite
and
MacPaint. Each chapter
uses one
or
more examples which the
operator
may use for
hands-on learning.
Chapter
eight
is
a discussion
of
Macintosh communica-
tions.
It
describes the means by which the operator may use the
MacTerminal application
to
link the
Mac
to other information
sources.
Chapter
nine
is
designed
to
aid the
operator
in interpret-
ing
abnormal
situations with the Mac.
It
·also discusses more
advanced operating techniques.
We have included
two
appendices in this book. Appendix
A
is
listing
of
the ASCII codes which the Mac recognizes.
Appendix B
is
a list
of
Warning boxes which
the
operator
might encounter during
normal
operation. Interpretations
accompany each
box
to
help identify the conditions which
might cause the warning.
We gratefully acknowledge Alain Rossman
and
Steve
Hoyt
of
Apple's Macintosh department for their help in
obtaining technical information
and
software for us in a timely
manner. We also
thank
the
ComputerLand
store in Mayfield
Heights,
Ohio for their patient assistance.