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Falcon030 Owner's Manual
Bottom w i ndows are act i ve , but cannot receive input from the keyboard unless they
are topped. Background processes can run independently, unti l they need i nput
from user ( see
M u ltiTOS allows you to move, res ize, and scro l l bottom w indows w ithout topping
them.
More Desktop Control
M u ltiTOS gi ves you more control over the appearance o f the desktop. I t a l l ow s you
to manipulate w indows in the background, as well as the foreground. You can
move, resize, and scro l l any w i ndow, w i thout changing the foreground appl ication.
Ease of Use
Al though M u l tiTOS i s a versatile and powerful m u ltitasking environment, i t
maintains t h e easy-to-use functions establ i shed by its predecessor TOS . I n case you
need help, MultiTOS contains on-l i ne help menus that contain a w ide variety of
i n formation. To access the on-line help, just press [ He l p J .
Lau nch i ng Applications
To launch a program i n M u l tiTOS double-click on an executable program file i n a
directory folder, or on the desktop. (You can use variations of this method by
i nstal l i ng the application on the desktop. See
Guided Tour of the Desktop.)
program while i t i s running, and open another program.
M u lt iTOS al l ows you to open as many programs as the amount of avail able R A M
w i l l a llow.
6-4
Mu ltiTOS
Running an Application in the Background,
Once you l aunch a program, you can leave the
later in this chapter).
Install Application
in
Chapter 4, A
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