· The Macintosh fll , ! ' ~ =. vr;- r- - ~ Bill OBrien -- ..=:::. ----·-~:: · --- =.=.-. -~~ 13 t\ N'fi\M COMPUTER 13 0 0 K S THE MACINTOSH Bantam Books of Related Interest Ask your bookseller for the books you have missed THE APPLE lie BOOK by Bill O'Brien BOWKER/BANTAM 1984 COMPLETE SOURCEBOOK OF PERSONAL COMPUTING THE COMMODORE 64 SURVIVAL MANUAL by Winn L. Rosch HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF COMPUSERVE by Charles Bowen and David Peyton THE ILLUSTRATED COMPUTER DICTIONARY by The Editors of Consumer Guide® THE MACINTOSH Bill O'Brien A HARD/SOFT PRESS BOOK BANTAM BOOKS TORONTO • NEW YORK • LONDON • SYDNEY • AUCKLAND THE MACII\'TOSH A Bantam Book I December 1984 Macintosh is a trademark licensed lo Appk Computer, Inc. Througlund the book, the trade names and trademarks of somt companw and Products have been ustd, and no such ustS art inlnukd lo Conllf1 endorsements of or olher affiliations wilh 1M book. Moreover, the nader slwuld not assumt that Appk Computer, Inc. has in mry way aullwrized or endorsed lhis book, which is 1M rrsult oflhe aulhoTs own mtmrh and analysis. All ri8hls mnwd. Copyright Cl 1984 by Hard/Soft, 1nc. Cover art copyrighl C 1984 by Mike Capobianco. Photographs courltsy Applt Computer, Inc. This book may not be rrproduml in wholt or in part, by mimeograph or any other mttlns, wilhoul permission. For information addms: Bantam Books, Inc. ISBN 0-553-34162-6 PublisMd simultamously in 1M United Slates and CanadiJ Bantam Books art publisMJ by Bantam Books, Inc. /Is trademark, consisting of the words "Ban/am Books" and 1M portrayal of a rooster, is Regisltrtd in U.S. Patent and Trademark 0/frce and in other amnlries. Marra Rtgistrada. Bantam Books, Inc., 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, Ntw York 10103. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HL 0987654321 • To Cynthia, for 10 years of loue and support, sometimes when I didn't euen haue the sense to ask. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Any book is a monumental undertaking. Although often only one person's name appears on it, it is usually a joint effort of many hands, many minds, and many talents. This book is no exception. Without the kind assistance of Lisa Van Hom and Rick Jones of Apple Computer I would never have had access to information I needed. Without the support of the manufacturers whose products appear within these pages, you might well be reading just another rehash of the advertising literature. I thank John Schnell, grafician (a latter-day form of optical magician) par excellence, for whispering my name to the folks at Hard/Soft Press. To my editors up there, there's very little I can say. After all, they've read it all. And my deepest appreciation goes to my copy editors there and at· Bantam, who have unquestionably protected the more delicate portions of my anatomy on numerous occasions. Finally, I'd like to express my thanks to Bob, Paul, and Peg, who have allowed me to bruise, bend, dent, and sometimes break my column deadline while I was involved with this book. All told, I sometimes wonder what magnificent act I accomplished that entitled me to be associated with such a great group of people. If I ever find out, I'll let you know what it was. vii CONTENTS 1. Introducing Mac 1 A brief primer on computing. The anatomy of a computer. Hardware vs. software. What every state-of-the-art computer needs. Designing a new machine and how Apple did it. 2. Playing the System 9 What's inside Mac, and how to expand its influence. A concise look at keyboard, mouse, printers, disk drives, modems, and power tools for your computer. Burning in and taking care of your Mac. 3. The Art of Uncrating Macintoshes 24 Beginning the Grand Tour of your Macintosh. Mouse, keyboard, disk drive, speaker, cooling system, and your own personal MacTool. 4. Mac's Back-and More 36 The Grand Tour continues. Battery power, connection ports, MacChain security, and the solution to the riddle of the mysterious Programmer's Tool. Hooking it all together. 5. Power Upl 50 The desktop environment. Icons and pointers. Mouse motions. Pull-down menus. Dialog boxes. Disk procedures. Creating your first new disk. IX CONTENTS X 6. Bombs, Tools, and Fun 73 Unveiling the bomb and the sick Mac. Alert boxes. Windows and how they work. Scrolling and sizing. The Clipboard. Cutting and Pasting. Scrapbook, Alarm Clock, Note Pad, Calculator, Key Caps, and. Puzzle. Mac's dazzling Control Panel. 7. Around Desk and Disk 110 Disks, folders, and files. Keyboard layouts. Duplicating. The Font Mover. Moving icons. Data disks vs. System disks. The Trash. Mac's Heap and how it works. 8. Files, Folders, and Special Tricks 138 The View menu. Directories plain and fancy. Application files and document files. Icon types. Setting startup. Mouseless commands. Disk Copy and disk ejection. Updating your disks. 9. lmagewriting 154 Where to put the printer? Perspectives on paper. Using ribbons and tractors. Controlling the Control Panel. Taking screen snapshots. Printing in the future. 10 . Mac Painting 167 A complete hands-on tutorial for Mac's software secret weapon. The Atkinson connection. Patterns and lines. Icons and pointers. Lassoing and editing. How the keyboard and mouse can work together. Copying, pasting, and sizing. Moving around. Type plain and fancy. Pouring and spraying paint. Fat Bits, Brush Mirrors, and other goodies. Line tools and fancy borders. MacHelp! Saving, printing, and quitting. Rescue from disaster. 11. MacWriting 202 Mac's homegrown word processor, A to Z. What word processors do. The MacWrite environment. Selecting and editing. Search and replace. The ruler: margins, tabs, indentation, spacing, and justification. Headers and footers. Getting