User Manuals: Atari Falcon 030 Personal Computer

User Manuals: Atari Falcon 030 Personal Computer

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Atari Falcon 030 Owner's Manual

Atari Falcon 030 Owner's Manual (200 pages)

32-BIT computer

Brand: Atari | Category: Desktop | Size: 3 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Part I: Getting Started
13
1 The Falcon030

15
- Introduction
  15
  - Standard Features
    15
  - Options
    16
- Using this Manual
  16
- Setting up Your System
  19
  - Preparing a Workspace
    19
  - Connecting the Mouse
    19
  - Connecting the Monitor
    20
    
    The Monitor Adapter Block
    20
  - Connecting the Power Cable
    20
- Starting Your System
  21
  - Connecting Peripheral Devices
    23
    
    Connecting a SCSI Device
    23
- System Orientation
  25
  - Front Panel
    25
  - Right Side Panel
    26
  - Left Side Panel
    28
2 Using Your Computer

31
- Learning the Fundamentals
  31
  - How a Computer Works
    31
  - Memory
    31
    
    Storage Memory
    32
    
    System Memory
    32
  - Operating System
    34
  - Graphics Environment Manager
    34
- Getting Acquainted with Your Computer
  34
  - The Screen Display-GEM Desktop
    34
  - The Mouse
    35
    
    How the Mouse Works
    35
  - The Keyboard
    35
  - The Floppy Disk Drive
    37
    
    Formatting a Floppy Disk
    37
    
    Write Protecting a Floppy Disk
    39
- Part 11: Using the Desktop
  41
3 The GEM-Desktop

43
- Basic Desktop Skills
  43
  - Using the Mouse
    43
    
    Holding the Mouse
    44
  - Moving the Pointer
    44
  - Selecting
    44
    
    Selecting an Icon
    45
  - Dragging
    45
    
    Dragging an Icon
    46
  - Selecting Multiple Icons
    46
    
    Using Shift-Clicking
    47
    
    Using the Rubber-Band Box
    47
    
    Combining Rubber-Banding and Shift-Clicking
    48
  - Controlling the Pointer with Keystroke Combinations
    48
    
    Moving the Pointer with Keystrokes
    49
    
    Selecting with Keystrokes
    49
    
    Dragging with Keystrokes
    50
  - Windows
    50
    
    Opening and Closing a Window
    51
    
    Scrolling a Window
    52
    
    Sizing a Window, 3- 1
    53
    
    Moving a Window
    54
    
    The Top Window
    54
    
    Opening a Menu
    55
    
    Opening a Pop-Up
    56
4 A Guided Tour of the Desktop

57
- The Menu Bar
  57
  - Desk Menu
    58
    
    Control Panel
    58
    
    Desktop Info
    58
  - File Menu
    59
    
    Open
    59
    
    Show Information
    60
    
    Create Folder
    62
    
    Delete
    62
    
    Bottom to Top
    63
    
    Close Directory
    63
    
    Close Top Window
    63
    
    Select All Items
    63
    
    Set File Mask
    64
    
    Format Floppy Disk
    65
  - View Menu
    65
    
    Show as Icons or Show as Text
    66
    
    Sorting by Name/Date/Size/Type
    66
    
    Set Color and Style, 4- 1
    67
    
    Size to Fit, 4-1
    67
  - Options Menu
    68
    
    Install Icon
    69
    
    Install Application
    73
    
    Install Devices
    78
    
    Set Preferences
    79
    
    Read .INF File
    80
    
    Desktop Configuration
    81
    
    Save Desktop
    82
- Desk Accessories
  83
- The Control Panel
  83
  - About
    84
  - Setup
    84
  - Advanced Setup Options, 4-3
    87
- Open Cpxs
  89
  - CPX Info
    89
  - Unload CPX
    90
- General Setup
  90
  - Status
    90
  - Audio Feedback
    91
  - Chip Select
    91
  - Sound
    91
  - Keyboard Response
    91
  - Double-Click Response
    92
- Modem Setup
  92
  - Serial Port Selector
    93
  - Baud Rate
    93
  - Parity
    93
  - Flow Control
    94
- Printer Setup
  95
  - Printer Type
    95
  - Color
    95
  - Quality
    96
  - Paper
    96
    
    Port
    96
    
    Color Setup
    97
    
    Sound Setup
    98
    
    True Color
    98
    
    Window Colors
    98
    
    Configure Cpxs
    100
    
    Accelerator
    101
5 Desktop Management

103
- Working with Directories, Folders, and Files
  103
  - Identifying a Directory, Folder, or File
    103
  - Displaying a Directory or Folder
    104
    
    Files and Filenames
    104
    
    Pathnames
    107
  - Opening a File
    108
    
    File Selector
    109
  - Opening a Data File
    112
- File and Folder Management, 5-1
  113
  - Copying Files and Folders
    114
    
    Name Conflict During Copying
    115
  - Moving Files and Folders
    115
  - Renaming Files and Folders
    116
  - Deleting Files and Folders
    116
  - Updating a Directory
    117
6 Multitos

119
- The Advantages of Multitos
  119
- New Features
  120
  - Multitasking
    120
  - Expanded Desk Menu
    121
  - Adoptive Menu Bars
    121
  - Foreground and Background Applications
    121
  - More Desktop Control
    122
  - Ease of Use
    122
- Launching Applications
  122
  - Running an Application in the Background
    123
- Part 111: Appendixes, Glossary, and Index
  125
- Pointer Control & Quick Reference
  127
- Advanced Hard Disk Utilities
  129
  - Parking and Unparking the Readfwrite Heads
    129
  - Parking Drive Heads on All Units
    130
    
    Unparking the Drive Heads
    131
  - Installing and Removing the Hard Disk Driver File
    131
  - Formatting and Partitioning the Hard Disk
    133
    
    Formatting
    133
    
    Partitioning
    135
    
    Selecting a Unit to Partition
    136
    
    Creating a Customized Partitioning Scheme
    137
    
    Selecting a Partitioning Scheme
    137
    
    Selecting a Preset Partitioning Scheme
    139
- Erasing the Contents of a Logical Drive
  139
  - Extending the System Wide Folder Limit, B
    140
  - Marking Bad Sectors
    141
  - Organizing and Maintaining Your Hard Disk, B
    143
    
    Backing up the Hard Disk
    144
    
    Extended Partition Schemes
    144
    
    Optimizer Programs, B
    144
    
    Other Advanced Hard Disk Utilities Disk Files
    146
- Troubleshooting and Maintenance
  147
  - The Computer will Not Start up
    147
  - No Desktop
    148
  - Software Problems
    148
  - Bombs
    149
  - The Hard Disk Drive
    149
    
    Common Problems
    150
    
    Optional Internal Hard Disk
    150
  - Error Messages
    152
  - Preventive Maintenance, C
    159
    
    Caring for the Computer, C
    159
    
    Caring for the Mouse
    159
    
    A Final Note
    160
- Falcon030 Specifications
  163
  - DSP Connector
    167
  - Serial Port
    168
  - Parallel Port
    169
  - Monitor Connector
    170
  - SCC Connector
    171
  - Enhanced Joystick
    172
- Customer Support
  175
- Glossary
  177
- Index
  189

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