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What now?
Scenic route (for first-time users)
Now you're ready to begin using your computer. If this is the first time you've used a
computer (or at least an Acorn computer) take the following route:
1 Use the rest of this guide to get used to the RISC OS desktop, and to learn how to
2 Try using some more of the programs supplied with your computer – they're
3 Ask your supplier what other applications are available to suit your purposes.
If you want to stop for the moment, you can just switch off at the ON/OFF switch (
and then switch off the monitor and any other peripherals too). Later on, when you've
been using your computer a while, you'll find that it's better to follow the instructions
in Switching off the computer on page 61.
Motorway route (for the more experienced)
If you're familiar with computers, mice, discs and so on, and you want to start doing
something right away, start by trying out some of the computer's own applications.
For example, play a tune with !Maestro (this will sound even better if you listen
through a pair of 'personal stereo' headphones – see Headphones on page 86:
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Don't despair if the above description sounds like it's written in a foreign language –
just take the scenic route instead, and you'll pick up the jargon as you go.
use the computer efficiently. You'll need to know the basics explained here,
whatever you use the computer for later, although you can probably do without
this guide after a couple of weeks.
described in the RISC OS 3 User and Applications Guide.
Check in the RISC OS 3 User and Applications Guide if you need more
detailed information on a particular topic or technique.
Click on the hard disc drive icon.
Double-click Select on the App2 directory.
Double-click on the Tunes directory.
Double-click on Fanfare (for example).
Click Menu (middle mouse button) over
Fanfare's window to display a menu. Click
Select on the Play option to start. Choose
Play again to stop!
Switching on
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