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A-10 ATTACK Demo: is a flight simulator (game) for the Macintosh. Take-off and land your A-10 military fighter plane and battle against the enemy using your onboard weapons.
A-10 Attack Cuba Demo: is the same as above except it has better graphics, improved sound and added military aircraft. In this version you can also fly your A-10 through tunnels, if you are an ace pilot.
~Aaron v1.4.1: an extension that changes the graphical interface (windows, menus, etc.) so that it resembles the upcoming MacOS8, "Copland." A cool feature I like in Aaron, is it replaces the "Window Shade" control panel. The window collapse button is located next to the "Zoom" window button in the title bar.
A/ROSE (extension): "Apple Real-Time Operating System Environment only necessary for certain older Nubus cards which use the MCP (Macintosh Coprocessor Platform) platform and run the Apple Real-Time Operating System (i.e. Apple's short Ethernet card, Token Ring 4.16 NB card, Serial NB card, and Coax/TwinAx NB card).
About Apple Guide: this is the guide file which provides information about Apple Guide. When in the Finder, you can read the contents of this file by selecting About Apple Guide under the question mark icon in the upper right corner of your screen.
Apple Guide: is a system extension that provides functionality for the Apple Guide. Some software comes with Apple Guide documents to help teach the user how to use their programs. When the program is launched, you should be able to access a "Help" feature under the Apple Guide icon, in the menu bar.
About this Macintosh: shows you how much memory your computer has by opening the Apple menu and choosing About this Macintosh. The number next to Total Memory is how much RAM your computer has and how much memory is being used by each application that is running at the present time. Also shows what applications are presently open and how much memory they are using.
Accelerator: a circuit board (throttle) in your computer that you can install to make your Mac faster. Additional hardware to perform some functions faster than is possible in software running on the normal CPU. Examples include graphics accelerators and floating-point accelerators.
Access Priviledges: is when your system folder protection is turned on and you cannot remove a file until you unlock the system folder in the general controls (in the control panels folder). There is also a lock for the Applications folder. This is nice to have if there are multiple users that have access to your computer.
ACCU: Association of C and C++ Users. These are people who create software programs, also known as computer programmers.
Accumulator: in a central processing unit, a register in which intermediate results are stored. Without an accumulator, it would be necessary to write intermediate results to main memory and read them back. Access to main memory is slower than access to the accumulator which usually has direct paths to and from the arithmetic and logic unit (ALU). Modern CPUs usually have many registers, all or many of which can be used as accumulators. For this reason, the term "accumulator" is somewhat archaic. Use of it as a synonym for "register" is a fairly reliable indication that the user has been around for quite a while and/or that the architecture under discussion is quite old. The term in full is almost never used of microprocessor registers, for example, though symbolic names for arithmetic registers beginning in "A" derive from historical use of the term "accumulator" (and not, actually, from "arithmetic"). Confusingly, though, an "A" register name prefix may also stand for "address", as for example on the Motorola 680x0 family.
Acoustic Coupler: A device used to connect a modem to a telephone line via an ordinary handset. The acoustic coupler converts electrical signals from the modem to sound via a loudspeaker, against which the mouthpiece of a telephone handset is placed. The earpiece is placed against a microphone which converts sound to electrical signals which return to the modem. The handset is inserted into a sound-proof box containing the loudspeaker and microphone to avoid interference from ambient noise. Acousitic couplers are now rarely used since most modems have a direct electrical connection to the telephone line. This avoids the signal degradation caused by conversion to and from audio.
Acrobat: a product from Adobe Systems, for manipulating documents stored in Portable Document Format (.pdf). Acrobat provides a platform-independent means of viewing, and printing documents.
Active Window: the window in front (the window or file you are currently reading or typing in).
ActiveX: Microsoft's answer to Java. ActiveX is a stripped down implementation of OLE designed to run over slow Internet links.
Actuator: is the motor that moves the read/write head over the platters. Voice coil actuators are used in better drives; cheaper drives often use a clumsy Step-per-motor based actuator. Stepper motors cannot provide the fine control of a voice coil actuator.
Adaptive Answering: A feature which allows a faxmodem to answer the telephone and decide whether the incoming call is a fax or data call. Most Class 1 faxmodems do this.
ADB (Apple Desktop Bus): is a serial interface designed for connecting input devices to the Macintosh computer. Pass-through connectors on each device enable you to chain several devices together. You will note that an ADB port is located in the back of your Macintosh and an ADB cable connects to the keyboard. Some other devices such as joysticks and trackballs have an extra ADB port allowing you to connect multiple input devices.
ADB (Apple Desktop Bus extension): a system extension that describes the cables and jacks used by the keyboard and mouse to the Macintosh.
ADB Port: is a port in the back of your Macintosh in which you connect the mouse cable into. If you have a joystick or trackball, they usually supply an extra ADB port with their device to allow hook up of both devices. Note: Always shutdown your Macintosh before connecting/disconnecting any cables.
Add Alias to AppleMenu: is an AppleScript application that does what it says automatically. (Also see AppleScript for creating your own scripts). I have also added a folder full of AppleScripts, that I have collected/created myself, that are available for downloading from the MacÕs TalkinÕ Dictionary home page https://kz1000b.com/pc/download.html
Additive System: defines the RGB computer color model in which red, green, and blue combine to make white.
Address (networking): 1. email address (jeffsapple%40earthlink.net) 2. Internet address (https://home.earthlink.net/~jeffsapple/) 3. MAC address or I.P. Address: this address of mine is a static address until I register for a domain name it will become a permanent I.P. Address. For example, my latest address was 153.34.150.166 (this address changes everytime I login).
Address Bus: are the connections between the CPU and memory which carry the address from/to which the CPU wishes to read or write. The number of bits of address bus determines the maximum size of memory which the processor can access.
Address Mask ("Subnet Mask"): a bit mask used to identify which bits in an IP address correspond to the network address and subnet portions of the address. This mask is often referred to as the subnet mask because the network portion of the address can be determined by the class inherent in an IP address. The address mask has ones in positions corresponding to the network and subnet numbers and zeros in the host number positions.
Administrative Domain (AD): a collection of hosts and routers, and the interconnecting network(s), managed by a single administrative authority.
Adobe Acrobat Reader: allows you to read .pdf files. A product from Adobe Systems, for manipulating documents stored in Portable Document Format. Acrobat provides a platform-independent means of viewing, and printing documents.
Adobe Premeire: is an application program for editing multimedia files (making movies/animations and soundtracks).
Adobe PhotoDeluxe v1.0: is an application program for editing images and text files. This file comes with the UMAX scanner but doesnÕt have the added features as Adobe PhotoShop.
Adobe PhotoShop: is an application program (Graphics Editor) used to edit images either with a scanner or any pictures you have on hand.
Adobe Systems, Inc.: is a California font foundry and software house. Adobe created the PostScript page description language and wrote the Blue Book, Green Book, Red Book and White Book on it. They also developed PDF.
Adobe Type Manager (ATM): software that produces PostScript outline fonts on screen and paper. There are versions that run under Microsoft Windows and on the Macintosh. ATM is must be loaded at startup in order for Adobe Acrobat and some other applications to function.
Adobe Type 1 Fonts: the PostScript computer font technology developed by Adobe Systems, Inc., which has become standard in the electronic prepress industry.
Adobe Type Reunion v1.2 (control panel): font menu utility, similar to Now WYSIWYG Menus, which groups font families together in hierarchical submenus and shows font names in their respective fonts.
ADSP (extension): AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol. Provided networking protocol under pre-7.0 systems. More specifically, it provided data flow and full duplex data delivery over a network. However, in order for the benefits to be realized, both Macs had to be running this extension.
Administrative Domain (AD): a collection of hosts and routers, and the interconnecting network(s), managed by a single administrative authority.
After Dark (RAM usage depends upon which "module" you are using): a popular screen saver. This control panel has been known to conflict with many things, and can cause quite a few crashes under certain configurations.
After Dark Files: not a control panel, but a folder within the Control Panels folder. This folder holds the modules and support files for After Dark.
AIDS: An Infected Disk Syndrome, this condition is quite often the result of practicing unsafe SEX. An application called Disinfectant 3.6 is available on the Internet as freeware, which will prevent viruses from entering your computers hard disk. What a virus, computers and humans can catch the same disease, although the computer virus is "cureable."
AIFF Recorder: is a shareware application program that records sounds or music to AIFF format.
Aimnet: An Internet access provider for individuals and corporations. They provide dial-up, SLIP, PPP and shell accounts as well as ISDN.
Aladdin Systems: the developers of the stuffit file archiving and compression utility for the Macintosh. DropStuff, Stuffit Expander, Installer Maker and other products are also available on the Internet at https://www.aladdinsys.com
Al Unser Jr.: is an arcade style car racing game. The demo is available on the Internet.
Alert Box: a message that appears on your screen; Mac is communicating with you. An alert box is marked with either an exclamation mark or with a red warning hand.
Alert Sounds: an alert sound is the beep you hear when either the Finder gets an error or when a dialog pops up instructing you on what went wrong. To add other sound files to your Alert Sounds. Just open the System Folder and drag a System 7 sound onto the System File.
Algorithm: a procedure or set of rules that can be followed in order to solve a well defined problem.
Alias: a duplicate of a files icon (not the original file). This is a feature of system 7 or later and is indicated by an italicized icon name. Aliases are used to create a shortcut to open that particular file. Make Alias M is located under the File menu.
Alias Menu: is a control panel that allows you to create folders in the menubar. Like using a second, third or forth Apple Menu. This makes it easy to open files that you use often. The files can be accessed in the finder (or from the desktop).
AliasZoo: is an alias management utility. AliasZoo will locate all aliases on a volume, verify that they're functioning properly, and identify those that are not. Any alias in this list can then be renamed, re-connected to a new target, or thrown in the trash. You can even ask AliasZoo to search all your volumes and attempt to automatically re-connect damaged aliases for you.
Allocating More Memory: If you want a program to work with more or larger documents, you can increase the amount of memory it uses or if you want to open more programs at once, you can decrease the memory size of your programs, this also depends on how much RAM you have installed. First you need to quit the application if it is open. Then open the folder in which the application is in, click on the application to highlight it. Then go to the menu bar where it says "File", hold down on the mouse button and drag down to "Get Info" and release the mouse button. A dialog box will appear and at the bottom you will see minimum size, preferred size, and suggested size. In the box preferred size you can adjust this amount of memory. Move the cursor inside this box and click once then change the amount of memory here. Also see Get Info. The "Locked" checkbox is to prevent your computer from changing the memory requirements back to the applications default, when you Rebuild the Desktop.
Alpha Channel: is a special 8-bit gray scale channel that is used for saving a selection.
Alpha 6.0: is a text, programming, html and a hyperlink editor. Which editor did I leave out? Alpha 6.0 does it all, if you know how to use it.
alt.: is the name of the alternative set of newsgroups. There are more alt. newsgroups than any other set because Usenet was set up so anyone could created an alt. group. The result has been thousands of groups, many of them bizarre.
alt key (option key on the Macintosh): 1. The alt shift key on many keyboards, including the IBM PC. On some keyboards and operating systems, (but not the IBM PC) the alt key sets bit 7 of the character generated. 2. The "ð" or "" character key is the command key on a Macintosh; use of this term usually reveals that the speaker hacked PCs before coming to the Mac (see also feature key). Some Mac hackers, confusingly, reserve "alt" for the Option key (and it is so labelled on some Mac II keyboards).
Alta Vista: a World-Wide Web site provided by Digital which features a very fast Web and Usenet search engine.
American Heritage Dictionary: contains common definitions like the WebsterÕs Dictionary. Not many computer definitions here.
America On-Line, Inc. (AOL): a US on-line service provider based in Vienna, Virginia, USA. AOL claims to be the largest and fastest growing provider of on-line services in the world, with the most active subscriber base. AOL offers its three million subscribers electronic mail, interactive newspapers and magazines, conferencing, software libraries, computing support, and on-line classes. In October 1994 AOL made Internet FTP available to its members and in May 1995, full Internet access including World-Wide Web. Files cannot be sent via AOL email to another computer connected directly to the Internet or vice versa. Nor can AOL members access all pages or web sites on the Internet. AOL's main competitors are Prodigy and Compuserve.
AMMS MPEG Decoder (extension): hardware driver for the Apple MPEG Media System Card.
Analog: refers to a system that represents or manipulates data by measuring voltage, providing information in non-discrete values rather than in discrete signals (digital). An electro-mechanical clock with gears represents an analog system.
analogue computer: a machine or electronic circuit designed to work on numerical data represented by some physical quantity (e.g. rotation or displacement) or electrical quantity (e.g. voltage or charge) which varies continuously, in contrast to digital signals which are either 0 or 1. For example, the turning of a wheel or changes in voltage can be used as input.Analogue computers are said to operate in real time and are used for research in design where many different shapes and speeds can be tried out quickly. A computer model of a car suspension allows the designer to see the effects of changing size, stiffness and damping.
Anarchie: is a shareware application, that allows your computer to connect to Archie FTP sites on the Internet.
anchor: an area within the content of a hypertext node which is the source or destination of a link. The anchor may be the whole of the node content. Typically, clicking with the mouse on an anchor area causes the link to be followed and the anchor at the opposite end of the link to be displayed. Anchors are highlighted in some way (either always, or when the mouse is over them), or they may be marked by a special symbol.
Anchor Point: a corner point or a curve (smooth) point that joins two segments of a path.
animation: is the creation of artificial moving images.
annotation: 1. Extra information associated with a particular point in a document or program. May be added either by a compiler or by the programmer. Annotations are not usually essential to the correct function of the program but give hints to improve performance. 2. A new commentary node linked to an existing node. If readers, as well as authors, can annotate nodes, then they can immediately provide feedback if the information is misleading, out of date or plain wrong.
anonymous FTP: is an interactive service provided by many Internet hosts allowing any user to transfer documents, files, programs, and other archived data using File Transfer Protocol. The user logs in using the special user name "ftp" or "anonymous" and his e-mail address as password. He then has access to a special directory hierarchy containing the publically accessible files, typically in a subdirectory called "pub". This is usually a separate area from files used by local users. A good freeware program for the Macintosh is a program called "Fetch."
anti-aliasing: is a technique used on a gray-scale or colour bitmap display to make diagonal edges appear smoother by setting pixels to intermediate colours near the edge according to where the edge crosses them. The most common example is where black characters are to be displayed on a white background. Without anti-aliasing, the diagonal edges of, say an upper case "A" character appear as a jagged edges or "staircases" which may be noticable on a low resolution display. If the display is capable of showing intermediate greys then anti-aliasing can be applied. This colours a pixel black if it is completely within the black area, or white if it is complete white, or an intermediate shade of gray determined by the proportions of the pixel which overlap the black and white areas.
anti-virus software: are programs to detect and remove computer viruses.
Apple Built-In Ethernet: used by Open Transport/Classic AppleTalk to allow access to the built-in Ethernet port on your Mac. Depending upon your system version prior to updating to 7.5.3, this extension could be called either of the above names; although they are quite different in code, they perform essentially the same function.
AppleCD Audio Player Guide: provides step-by-step instructions for using the AppleCD Audio Player. You can access the AppleCD Audio Player Guide from the Guide (question mark) menu, after you install and open AppleCD Audio Player.
AppleCD Player: is located in the Apple Extras folder on your hard disk. You can also find control strip modules (3rd party shareware) to place in your Apple Control Strip, that comes with system 7.5.3, to quickly access the audio CD from the control strip on your desktop. As a shortcut to the AppleCD Player, an Alias has been put it in the Apple Menu for you by Apple Computer.
Apple CD-ROM: the driver software for any installed Apple CD-ROM drive.
Apple CD Speed Switch: from System 7.1. Allows you to switch between "standard" or "faster" speed. It is integrated into CD Software 5.0.
Apple Color Printer: enables your computer to print documents on an Apple Color Printer.
Apple Color SW Pro CMM: is a system extension that contains color-matching information used by ColorSync 2.0 to maintain consistent color between documents.
Apple Customer Relations: 800-776-2333 If you wish to have Apple literature, information, features, product benefits faxed to you; or you have recently purchased Apple products and some items are missing or damaged please call the above listed number. Please have the following information ready; hardware type, CPU, etc., the serial number of the unit, a date of purchase (is it in warranty?).
Apple DocViewer: is an on-line documentation application. It provides a standard way for Apple to distribute documentation to developers in an electronic form and provides a quick on-screen reference for browsing through multiple documents.
Apple Ethernet Built-in: if youÕre not using Ethernet you can remove this extension or disable it.
Apple Ethernet CS, Apple Ethernet LC, Apple Ethernet NB: these Ethernet drivers are necessary only if you have a IIcs, LC, or NuBus Mac using the corresponding Ethernet expansion card.
Apple Events Manager: used by programmers and is incorporated into AppleScript with System 7.5 and above.
Apple File Exchange: (PC Exchange) this was actually an application, rather than a control panel. PC Exchange replaces Apple File Exchange and allows your Macintosh to open PC files.
Apple Guide: is Apple's integrated help system and is the (?) located in the top right corner of the menubar. If you are not using Apple Guide you can remove it...Actually, only the Apple Guide extension takes up system RAM; the individual modules, called "mixins," are documents. But for those of us who just want to keep things neat, you can remove all of them: NOTE: There is a known bug in Apple Guide. If you are having trouble with Apple Guide functioning properly, make sure you don't have mixins installed for items that are not on your computer. Some examples of this: having the "PowerBook Guide Additions" on a desktop Mac; "Speech Guide Additions" on a Mac not running PlainTalk; AV-related mixins on a non-AV Mac. To solve the problem, just remove the offending mixins. (Thanks to Bob LeVitus and Chris Breen for this tip). Another quick tip to find these documents/related files is by using the Search KZ900 application (F).
Apple HD SC Setup: is an application program that is used to reformat your Hard Disk.
Apple ISDN Telephone Tool: for use with the Apple ISDN NuBus Card. This version is part of the Telephone Manager 1.1.1 update.
Apple Macintosh 24AC: used by the Radius Display Card 24AC.
Apple Menu: the menu bar in the upper left corner of the screen with the apple logo. This is where you'll find the aliases to the original files and folders to most of your applications, CD player, folders, control panels, etc.
Apple Menu Items: aliases of original items placed in this folder will appear under the Apple Menu or in the system folder under Apple Menu Items. The items in this folder are sorted alphabetically; to reorganize the order items appear in the menu, place characters such as spaces, periods, etc. at the beginning of names. If you are using a startup manager/utility which supports Apple Menu Items, you may also have a folder called "Apple Menu Items (Disabled)." This folder is located in the System Folder.
Apple Menu Options 1.1.2: is a control panel that creates the sub-folders in the Apple Menu. You can turn the submenus available in the Apple menu (for recently used documents, programs and servers) on or off. You can also set the number of items that will appear in the menus.vWhen you install 7.5.3 or System 7.5.2 Update 2.0, your preferences for this control panel are reset. You will have to manually reset them, by opening this control panel.
Apple Modem Tool: used with ClarisWorks to access a network connection or to dial a phone number. Use the vt102 tool to login to your local library. Here you can access the library catalog to find and reserve books and materials. Also, some libraries have Internet access and other great learning features.
Apple Multimedia Tuner: is a system extension includes a set of software enhancements that improve the performance and reliability of some software applications and multimedia titles that utilize Apple's QuickTime and Sound Manager software on Macintosh computers running system software versions 6.0.7, through 7.5. This extension is not required unless you have a tv connected to your Macintosh.
Apple Photo Access: this is part of the CD-ROM software which allows you to view Kodak PhotoCD's. This system extension also requires Foreign File Access to function.
Apple Product & Support Information: 800-505-0171 Apple Assurance gives you access to Apple's automated product information system, which provides you with recorded information on most Apple products, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Articles with answers to many commonly asked questions and troubleshooting information are also available. You can have product specifications or support information sent directly to your fax device; just call from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. The information you request will be sent to your fax device within minutes. The fax service is also available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Apple Remote Access (ARA): you can send a fax while the ARA Answer Calls option is selected in the Remote Access Setup control panel. However, you will not be able to receive faxes while the ARA Answer Calls option is selected in the Remote Access Setup control panel. You must decide to either set the computer to answer ARA calls OR receive faxes.
AppleScript: is located in the Apple Extras folder on your Hard Disk, it allows for "scripting" of operating system functions. Many scripts are provided with your Mac, or you can program your own scripts if you have the patience to learn the language. Apple Events Manager now built into this.
To use the Record button; press the record button and go through the motions. For example, open AppleScript, then press the record button, open the Hard Disk, open the Applications folder, open ClarisWorks folder, open ClarisWorks application, then go back to the finder and close all windows (option-click on the close box). Then return to AppleScript by clicking on its window to make it active. Press the Stop button. Now go back to ClarisWorks and quit the application. Return to AppleScript and press run. You will now see windows being opened and ClarisWorks application startup, then see all of the windows close. Remember to quit ClarisWorks before you record this example, otherwise youÕll get an error. All of your actions have been automatically recorded. Try it, itÕs cool! ClarisWorks it is available at https://www.claris.com/ if you donÕt have it.
AppleScriptª: provides you with the ability to automate repetitive tasks within scriptable applications.
AppleScriptLib: is an extension required to use and edit AppleScript scripts. Provides native support for AppleScript on PowerPC-based computers.
AppleShare (v3.6.1): only necessary for access to networked volumes, if you're not on a network, you don't need it. If you are on a network, you only need it if you want to access other computers and file sharing must be turned on. This version of the AppleShare extension is incompatible with Connectix SpeedDoubler 1.1 and earlier, and could possibly be incompatible with other "copy accelerators." The bug only affects file transfers over an Ethernet connection.
AppleSystem Profiler: is an application program created by Apple Computer Inc. that scans your extensions and control panels folders and tells you which are from Apple and which are third-party extensions.
AppleTalk: you can specify AppleTalk settings (such as connection port and zone) for use with AppleÕs Open Transport networking. When you install Open Transport, the Network and MacTCP control panels are replaced with the AppleTalk and TCP/IP control panels. A proprietary local area network protocol developed by Apple Computer, Inc. for communication between Apple products (e.g. Macintosh) and other computers. This protocol is independent of the network layer on which it runs. Current implementations exist for Localtalk, a 235 kilobyte per second local area network and Ethertalk, a 10 megabyte per second local area network.
Apple Talk (v1.1): used to specify AppleTalk settings under Open Transport. PCI PowerMacs might have a different physical Ethernet address after installing System 7.5.3, since 7.5.3 corrects a bug that causes an incorrect address to be used when TCP/IP addresses are obtained using BootP, DHCP, or RARP. Fortunately, Open Transport makes it much easier for a user to determine their physical Ethernet address, choose Get Info in either Appletalk or TCP/IP control panel.
AppleTalk-DECnet Tool: used on cross-platform (Mac/PC) networks.
Appletalk Filing Protocol (AFP): in the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase "intelligent agent" it implies some kind of automatic process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
AppleTalk ImageWriter: enables your computer to print documents on an ImageWriter or networked ImageWriter II.
AppleTalk-LAT Tool: used on cross-platform (Mac/PC) networks.
AppleTalk Network: a Local Area Network (LAN) that lets everyone in a group connect their Macintoshes and other types of computers. Information such as documents, email and applications can be shared across the network.
AppleTalk Service: you can specify AppleTalk settings (such as connection port and zone) for use with AppleÕs Open Transport networking. When you install Open Transport, the Network and MacTCP control panels are replaced with the AppleTalk and TCP/IP control panels. Works on all Mac OSbased computers that support Open Transport.
AppleTalk Switch: is a control strip module that switches AppleTalk on/off from the Control Strip.
Apple TrueType Fonts: the computer font technology developed by Apple Computer, Inc., which is characterized by a single-file display and output scheme.
Apple User Assistance: 800-SOS-APPL (767-2775) Apple Assurance offers an array of service and support options and comes with every Apple product. Apple Assurance includes "up and running" support for as long as you own your Apple product. Trained staff members are ready to help you with the successful use of your Apple product, including: installation and set-up; compatibility with Apple hardware and software products; referrals for support of third-party products; hardware and software troubleshooting for Apple products; and available service options. User Assistance is open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pacific time, Monday through Friday. Hours for support may vary according to Apple product.
Apple Video Player: an application program that provides software to use your VCR and TV Tuner with the Macintosh.
AppleVision (v1.0.4): if you have a 1710AV monitor and a PCI Mac, you must use v1.0.4 and the Monitors & Sound control panel. 1.0.2 is not compatible with PCI Macs running 7.5.3. If you have a non-PCI Mac, you must use 1.0.2, the Sound control panel, and the Monitors control panel. To update to version 1.0.4, you must first install 1.0.2, which is available from Apple's ftp sites, before you update to System 7.5.3.
AppleVision Guide Additions: adds step-by-step instructions to Macintosh Guide about how to use AppleVision displays with your computer.
AppleVision Setup: actually an application. On a PCI Mac, after upgrading to System 7.5.3, this "control panel" should be eliminated (if not, you can trash it manually). All of its functionality will be incorporated into the Monitors & Sound control panel. Also, if you hit the buttons on the front of the AppleVision 1710AV, the Monitors & Sound CP should appear.
Application: same as software program or software application (see application program).
Application Folder: stores most of the software programs that are added to the Mac. To find an application quickly, you can add aliases to the Apple menu.
Application menu: same as the Finder on system 7.0 or later. You can switch from one program to another by choosing names from the application menu. GoMac is a third party control panel that allows you to do the same thing with other added features.
Application program: a piece of software that performs a specific function on your computer. For example, ClarisWorks is an application program that allows you to do Word Processing, Graphics, Databases, Communications and Spreadsheets. HyperCard Player is an application that allows you to run HyperCard stacks. Each application has its own creator (so the Finder knows what to run when you double click on it) that it gives its documents.
Apptab: is a control panel which improves on the tab switching feature found in MS Windows, allowing you to see a dialogue window of all open programs and select one using the keyboard or mouse.
Archive: is a disk catalog utility available exclusively for the Mac OS. It can quickly catalog your disks. It can find your files and tell you which disk they are on. It can give you information about your files. It can even launch your files.
Argument <programming> : the same as a parameter---a variable or value passed to a function.
ArnoldÕs MIDI Player: is an application program that plays MIDI files. This application allows you to play your own music with more than 100 musical instruments to choose from. Arrange Backgrounder: an extension installed by CE Software's Web Arranger.
ArtValve: allows AOL users to avoid the long "downloading art" periods.
ASCII (text): an acronym stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, pronounced "askee," This code assigns binary (on/off) values to the 7-bit capability of the computer. The 8th bit is for special characters or characters with diacritical marks, to signal the end of the character, or for functions such as a parity bit to check for errors. ASCII is the standard code used to send data and other binary information, such as through a telephone modem. ASCII Code (American Standard Code for Information Interchange): a system of binary signals representing computer characters as bytes.
ASFU Fixer: a third party INIT from GDT Technologies which disabled the DMA serial driver originally found on PowerMac and Quadra AV machines, reverting to the unused non-DMA serial driver in the ROMs of those machines. Apparently, the newer DMA driver was incompatible with GDT's PowerPrint and the StyleWriter printer. Also needed by a few other products because they were incompatible with the DMA serial driver and GeoPort architecture. However, applications which used the standard GeoPort architecture of these machines could encounter problems of their own when using the "patched" driver. The SerialDMA extension (now a part of System 7.5.3) eliminated the need for this extension.
Aspect Ratio: the aspect ratio of a monitor is measured in pixels high. For instance, the AppleColor 13" monitor has an aspect ratio of 640x480 pixels or 72 dpi (dots per inch). A monitor displaying a higher ratio on the same monitor does not mean a sharper picture, but it does make your desktop work space larger and all of the objects and text smaller. ItÕs just like using a camera and zooming out to a wider angle.
Assistant Toolbox: a set of routines for the PowerBook File Assistant which allow file synchronization, better battery management, and easier mobile computing. It provides support for a persistent RAM disk (normally, you would lose your RAM disk when the computer is shut down) and deferred printing when a printer is not available (if you are using the LaserWriter driver). It provides better cursor visibility on passive-matrix displays. It allows AppleTalk to be activated without restarting the computer. It also works with PCI Macs to enable deferred printing when a printer is not available (again, only if you are using the LaserWriter driver). This extension may conflict with the LaserWriter Select 310 printer software to block printing. A solution is to turn off background printing in the Chooser.
Asynchronous: often abbreviated "asynch." Refers to communications mode in which each character is balanced individually with timing or framing information (e.g., with a stop bit), as opposed to synchronous communication, in which a group of characters is given the timing.
AT Commands: are commands or a language allowing you to comunicate with your modem (now they have us talking to machines, hehe). Modems speak to computers using their own language. The AT command is used for attention. DT is used for tone dial. Note that each modem manufacturer has a different language code for that specific modem. See your Modem Instructions Manual for your modem language codes. These commands also allow you to set advanced commands such as, error control, data compression, and high-speed connections. Basic AT Commands... Command Function Notes ATA Answer phone ATDT n Tone Dial n = number to dial, use commas for pauses. ATDP n Pulse Dial n = number to dial, use commas for pauses. ATHn Hook H0 hangs up, H1 answers phone. ATMn Speaker M0 turns off, M1 turns on. ATZ Reset Sets modem to power-on settings. AT+++ Command Returns modem to command state. ATO Online Returns to on-line (opposite of +++). ATS0= n Answer Rings Sets # of rings to answer phone. ATS7= n Wait Time Time to wait for remote modem. ________________________________________________________________________________
At Ease: allows you to set up your computer so that users can only use certain applications, folders, documents. It also prevents them from accessing and reconfiguring the system.
At Ease 7.5 Layer Patch: When "Show Desktop when in background" is not checked in the General Controls control panel, the System software "hides" the Finder when another application is in the foreground. At Ease, on the other hand, tries to stay visible in the background when an application is launched. When both of these circumstances occur at the same time (using At Ease with the "Show Desktop" box unchecked), the Process Manager in the System software can't decide whether to "hide" At Ease or not and crashes. This patch fixes this problem.
At Ease Items: this folder, stored in the System Folder, contains all the user info and preference files for At Ease.
At Ease Startup: extension which causes the computer to startup in At Ease instead of the Finder.
ATM (Adobe Type Manager) 3.9: allows Type1 fonts to display smoothly. Also required for Acrobat/Acrobat Reader to function. For your information, there is a conflict between ATM 3.8.3 and Suitcase 2.x.
ATM GX: Makes your Type 1 fonts look sharp and clear at any point sizeÑboth on your screen and on paper. Improves the output of QuickDraw printers, such as the ImageWriter and StyleWriter series.
Audio: a signal that can be heard, such as through a speaker.
Audio CD Access: this is part of the CD-ROM software which allows you to play audio CDs through your internal or external CD-ROM drive. It requires the AppleCD Audio Player or equivalent to control the CD. Also, requires Foreign File Access to function.
AudioVision: part of the AudioVision 14" monitor software package and only used with AV model Macs. Only needed on pre-7.5 systems.
Audio Volume Extension: on 5200, 5300, 6200, and 6300 series Macs, this file replaces/fixes problems with the Internal Modem Sound extension (actually, a newer version of the IMS extension is incorporated into the Audio Volume extension). Allows modem sounds to be played through the Mac's own speakers (or external speakers). Also loads a new sound driver which fixes a bug with poor sound quality on sounds played from the hard drive or CD-ROM's.
Aurora v4.1: is a third-party control panel (cdev) used to customize the look (in color) of your desktop, menu bar, windows, etc.
AutoBoot: is a Control Panel which will restart your Macintosh after a System Error or a Freeze-Up has occurred. AutoBoot ensures maximal availability of unattended Macs.
Automated Tasks: is a folder that comes with the Mac OS 7.5 and contain AppleScript scripts that perform tasks in the Finder. To run a script (and perform its task), you can either choose the script from the Apple menu or activate the script in the Automated Tasks folder. The Automated Tasks folder is located in the AppleScript folder (inside the Apple Extras folder) on your hard disk. Note: You must have AppleScript installed to enable any Automated tasks to function.
Automatic Picture Replacemnt (APR): a system developed by Scitex America for automatically subltituting high-resolution digital images in place of low-resolution placeholder images.
AutoMenus Pro: is a control panel that offers a large selection of custom-ization features, giving you control of how you want your menus to operate.
Auto Power On/Off: shuts down the Mac after a specified idle time, reboots after a power failure, and/or allows you to have the Mac shut down or start up at a certain time(s). According to Apple, works with IIsi, IIvx, IIvi, Color Classic (& CCII), LC 630, LC 520, LC 550, Quadra 630, Quadra 840AV, and all subsequent models (except for PB 500 models) up until the PCI Macs. However, many PowerMac owners claim that it doesn't work on their machines. It doesnÕt work on the Performa 6290 either.
AutoRemounter (v7.5.3): only used for PowerBooks. Allows remounting of AppleShare server volumes after waking from sleep. Turns off "losing network services" alert that shows up when your PowerBook goes to sleep. For all PowerBooks except 100, 140, 145, 145B, and 170.
AV: stands for Audio Video/Audio Visual/AudioVision.
AV Guide Additions: adds step-by-step instructions to Macintosh Guide about how to use AV monitors with your computer.
AV/PPC Serial Extension: installed by the Global Village modem software on older systems. Used on pre-7.1.3 systems to enhance the serial port to allow the higher connect speeds which the Teleports were capable of supporting.
AV Serial: it is supposed to have fixed (a) difficulties when printing with the LaserWriter Select 310 printer; (b) a possible system error when both the serial port and an AppleTalk network connection are being used heavily; and (c) a possible system crash when simultaneously receiving a fax and transferring files over a network.
AV Setup: an extension used by Sound & Displays control panel included in the second release of System 7.5.2 and used to control AppleVision displays.
AVI to QuickTime: is an application program for converting AVI to QuickTime movies.
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