Console Window; The Toolchests; Figure 2-22 Cd Player Icon; Figure 2-23 The Minimized Console Window - Silicon Graphics IRIS Indigo Owner's Manual

Chapter 2: Getting Started
Figure 2-22
CD Player Icon
Figure 2-23 The
Minimized Console
Window
Figure 2-24

The Toolchests

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By default, several icons (small pictures) appear on the desktop: a folder icon
representing your home directory, a dumpster icon, and icons for peripherals you have
installed.
The peripheral icons show the current state of the devices they represent. For example, if
you place a music CD into the compact disc player, the icon changes to display a few
musical notes. (See Figure 2-22.) When you double-click the icon, it opens CD Manager,
a utility that lets you play and record from a compact disc.

Console Window

The small box next to the stack of toolchests is the console window. It looks like a small
box because it has been minimized. Many of the error messages that the system generates
appear in this window. You can open it to its full size by clicking on it with the left mouse
button.
Clicking on the console brings up the IRIX
For information on IRIX commands, from the Help toolchest, choose "On-line Books."
Select IRIS Essentials and look for "Using IRIX Commands."
The Toolchests
The stack of toolchests in the top left hand corner of the screen provides a listing of most
of the system functions and programs. Under the System toolchest is the System
Manager, which provides hardware information about your workstation. From the Help
toolchest you can access the library of online documentation and online help.
To pop up a menu, move the cursor over a label on a toolchest, and then press the left or
right mouse button.
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shell where you can type IRIX commands.