Operating System; Graphics Environment Manager; Getting Acquainted W Ith Your Computer; The Screen Display-G E M Desktop - Atari Faicon030 Owner's Manual

Faicon030 Owner's Manual
Ope rating Syste m
Every computer needs an operating system to carry out even the most basic
functions. For example, TOS (your compute r ' s operating syste m ) controls the
way your computer handles tasks l ike reading from and wri t i ng to disks,
translating mouse movement i nto on-screen cursor movement, and displaying
i nformation on the screen .
G raph i cs E nv i ro n m e nt Manager
The Graphics Env i ronment Manager ( G EM), i s a n i m portant part o f TOS . G E M
provides a graph i c i nterface for t h e computer. This a l l o w s a screen display o f
information as graphic i mages ( e . g . , picture icons a n d w i ndow s ) , as wel l a s
letters , numbers, a n d symbols. For i n formation on TOS , see
Desktop.
Getti ng Acquai nted with You r
Computer
After your computer i s run n i n g and displaying the desktop, you ' l l probably
wonder what to do next. U se the i n formation contained i n this section to get
better acquai nted w ith various parts of your computer system.
The Screen D i splay-G E M Desktop
When you start your system, the computer reads the startup i n formation from the
hard d i sk or the startup floppy d i sk and l oads that i nformation i nto R A M .
Afterwards, t h e desktop appears on your screen .
2-4 Using You r Computer
Part II: Using the