Atari Faicon030 Owner's Manual page 183

Fa/con030 Owner's Manual
modem
lines in order to establish a communication link with other computers and on- l i ne
i nformation networks. Also, the port on the computer for connecting a modem or
other serial device. Modem is a contraction of MOdulatorlDEModulator.
monitor
m o u se
controls the movement of a pointer on the desktop. As you slide the mouse, a small
roller on the bottom tracks the movements. The mouse has two buttons. The left
button is used for most desktop operation s . The right button is used with some
appl ications.
move
To move files or folders from their original l ocations to a different folder
and/or disk .
move bar
window to a new location on the desktop.
MS-DOS
PCs and compatibles. Floppy disks formatted o n your Atari computer are
compatible with PC systems using MS-DOS and 3--inch floppy drives.
Mu ltiTOS
name
The ide n t i fy i n g name of a fi le. A name i s mandatory and can have u p to
eight characters ( letters and numbers) .
N E W D E S K . I N F
NEWDES K . I N F must be i n the root directory of the boot disk i n order for the
computer to read it during booting.
option
A n i tem i n a drop-down menu that enables you to manipulate the desktop
and the elements on it.
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Glossary
A device that enables you to connect your computer directly to telephone
See video display.
A s m a l l , h a n d - m a n i p u l ated d e v i c e c o n nected to your comp uter that
T h e b a r at the top o f a n act i ve w i ndow. Use the move b a r to drag a
M icrosoft Disk Operati n g System. An operating system used with I B M
Atari ' s multitasking operating system.
T h e f i l e t h a t h o l d s y o u r c u s t o m i z e d d e s k t o p d a t a .