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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Macintosh Finder
		The Finder is the default application program used on the Mac OS and Mac OS X operating systems that is responsible for the overall user-management of files, disks, network volumes and the launching of other applications.
		The Finder's trash icon took on a more refined appearance, and the Labels feature known from System 6, which allowed the user to assign metadata labels to different files, was extended to let users customize their names and colors.
		Finder 10.0 introduced a highly-customizable toolbar which could be displayed at the top of every Finder window, and the NeXT-derived Column View, which displayed the hierarchy of the file system in a series of left-to-right panes.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Macintosh-Finder (1125 words)

	Macintosh Finder - RecipeFacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Finder also provided a "trash folder": the only way to delete a file was to first drag it to the trash folder, then empty the folder.
		Finder windows were colorized, and the list view was expanded to include "disclosure triangles" which allowed the user to drill down further into the file system without opening more windows.
		Finder 10.0 also eschewed the classic Finder's "spatial" orientation, in which each location on the hard drive opened in its own window, and only one window, in favor of a Windows 98-style browser system.
	www.recipeland.com /facts/Macintosh_Finder (2135 words)

	Macintosh Finder - Definition, explanation
		Finder is the default application program run by the Macintosh operating system that is responsible for the overall user-management of files, disks, network volumes and the launching of other applications.
		The Finder maintains a view of the file system that is rendered using the desktop metaphor - that is, the files and folders are represented as appropriate icons, volumes are displayed on the desktop, and there is a trash can to which files can be dragged to mark them for deletion.
		Finder 8.1, released in early 1998, introduced support for the more efficient HFS+ file system, and was the last major update to the classic Mac OS Finder.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/ma/macintosh_finder.php (1708 words)

	Smart Computing Encyclopedia Entry - Finder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Finder is, in fact, that portion of the Macintosh OS that furnishes it with its famously friendly and intuitively accessible look and feel.
		Because of this, the Finder is in a sense the “soul” of the Macintosh machine because it is the portion of the computer that has distinguished Macintosh in the history of microcomputers.
		Of course, the universality or ubiquity of the Macintosh interface across many specific applications enables the user to learn any particular application with great efficiency, because the applications are in fact so similar and overlapping in their look and feel.
	www.smartcomputing.com /editorial/dictionary/detail.asp?guid=&searchtype=1&DicID=17340&RefType=Encyclopedia (587 words)

	RFC 1740 (rfc1740) - MIME Encapsulation of Macintosh Files - MacMIME
		Because of the complications in storing different parts of a Macintosh file in a non-Macintosh filesystem that only handles consecutive data in one part, it is common to convert the Macintosh file into some other format before transferring it over the network.
		Even though an AppleDouble file includes the original Macintosh filename, it is recommended that a name parameter be included on the Content-Type header of both the header and data parts of the AppleDouble file to give the recipient a hint as to what file is attached.
		For example, both forks of a Macintosh file, the Finder information, and an associated comment are arranged in a single file with a simple structure.
	www.faqs.org /rfcs/rfc1740.html (2187 words)

	Macintosh Finder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Finder 8.0 was the first version to be multithreaded.
		Finder 9 was the last major update to the classic Mac OS Finder.
		Finder 10.3 took on a brushed-metal appearance similar to that of Apple's iTunes jukebox application.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Macintosh_Finder (2357 words)

	GUIdebook > Articles > “Evaluating the Macintosh Finder”
		Macintosh application programs do not work through the Finder; they access the Macintosh hardware by calling the routines in ROM on their own.
		The Finder is built around several key concepts: the desktop metaphor, data as objects, mouse integration, and the shared user interface.
		A hard-disk Macintosh, on the other hand, may have thousands of files, and the lack of separate directories could be a problem.
	www.guidebookgallery.org /articles/evaluatingthemacintoshfinder (2944 words)

	Technical Note TB535: Finder Q&As
		Finder aliases are one aspect of the Macintosh human interface considered "reserved for users." The format is intentionally undefined because it is subject to change, and because alias files should be neither created nor altered by applications.
		Since this Finder event does not return either the name of or an alias to the new alias file, nor is there a Finder event for identifying the currently selected icons, moving the alias file elsewhere will be problematic.
		The Finder team agreed that there'd be no harm in releasing the Rez template they use, because users might want to mess with command keys, menu titles, etc, for their own use.
	developer.apple.com /technotes/tb/tb_535.html (4550 words)

	Tutorial - Transfer an icon to a Macintosh® computer - Axialis Software
		We strongly recommend to use this file format to transfer your icons to Macintosh® because it is compatible with Mac file system which separate each file in two parts called "forks": The data fork and the resource fork.
		To transfer and icon between Windows® and Macintosh®, the easiest method is to use the MacBinary format.
		Before proceeding, be sure the Macintosh® and the Windows® computer are properly connected to the same LAN.
	www.axialis.com /tutorials/tutorial-iw025.html (699 words)

	Apple Macintosh before System 7
		Mini vMac is an excellent Macintosh Plus, SE, and 128K emulator that runs on Mac OS X and earlier, as well as Linux and Windows.
		System 2.1 Finder 5.0 was released on the first HD 20 Startup disk (with Hard Disk 20 1.0 and HD 20 Test 1.0) that shipped with the Hard Disk 20.
		Requires Finder 5.x or 6.x: "Holding down the Option key while you click One-Sided (or if the disk is in a 400K disk drive, holding the Option key down while you press the Return key after you've named it) installs the hierarchical file system on just one side of the disk.
	homepage.mac.com /chinesemac/earlymacs (2542 words)

	Hunny MIME++: BinHex Class Reference
		To use BinHex for converting a Macintosh file to BinHex format, call the member functions setFileName(), setFileType(), setFileCreator(), setFlag1(), setFlag2(), setDataFork(), and setResourceFork() to set the elements to be encoded.
		To use BinHex for converting a Macintosh file from BinHex format, call the member function setBinHexChars() to set the characters of the BinHex file to be converted.
		Most Macintosh files have a creator, which is represented by a signature of four bytes.
	www.hunnysoft.com /mimepp/doc/classmimepp_1_1_bin_hex.html (815 words)

	Macintosh Finder
		The program run by the Macintosh operating system that is responsible for the GUI.
		It was introduced with the very first Macintosh computer, and also existed as part of GS/OS on the Apple IIGS.
		It underwent a complete overhaul with Apple's switch to a UNIX-based OS in Mac OS X.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ma/Macintosh_Finder.html (50 words)

	OSXFAQ - Technical News and Support for Mac OS X
		This is the first version of the popular Finder file attribute manipulation utility for Mac OS X. The product has been rewritten from scratch to take full advantage of Mac OS X's powerful Cocoa programming interface.
		A Better Finder Attributes is a contextual menu plugin for the Macintosh Finder that allows users to change the file date and other attributes of Mac OS X files.
		A Better Finder Attributes is the ideal companion for A Better Finder Rename, which allows users to rename multiple files quickly and effectively.
	www.osxfaq.com /Press/03-12-03/abe-03-12-03.ws (412 words)

	publicspace.net - quality shareware for Macintosh and Windows
		A Better Finder tools are used in the production of blockbuster special effects, the creation and maintenance of countless Macintosh web sites and the publishing of many a print publication.
		One of the most frequent, and most time-consuming tasks that web masters and other users who deal with large numbers of files, are faced with is the renaming of those files.
		A Better Finder Attributes is a Macintosh Finder enhancement that allows users to change the file date and other attributes of Mac OS X files.
	www.publicspace.net /ABetterFinderSeries (615 words)

	Macintosh Servant
		Still, the Macintosh Finder and System were designed to run only one application at a time, with no multitasking support built into the operating system despite proven ability to run multiple applications in a smaller RAM footprint.
		While by no means a completed project, Servant offers an exciting alternative to the Macintosh user experience, from its GUI to its capabilities, at an early period in the evolution of the Macintosh platform.
		You may examine the three technologies, Finder, Switcher, and ResEdit, that were incorporated into Servant, and consider the possibile routes that Macintosh System Software might have taken.
	homepage.mac.com /senorwences/servant_page/servant_servant_intro.html (359 words)

	The Finder Menu
		The Finder, which is the icon located in the top right corner of the screen, is one of the most-used functions of the Macintosh, in addition to being the user's access to the Macintosh system itself.
		The Finder menu (sometimes called the Application Menu offers the functions of Hide [or Show] Finder, Hide Others, Show All, and a list of all of the applications (programs) at that are running at any given moment.
		The Finder - which is the Macintosh system - allows you to move very easily between open applications, copying from here, pasting there, etc. You can have all the running applications open at the same time, one on top of the other, but the topmost one will be the "active" one.
	www.bsu.edu /web/ucspubs/mac/findmenu.html (429 words)

	Setting Up a Specialized Environment
		When a Macintosh user changes a folder's contents (for example, by creating or deleting a file), the Finder on that user's Macintosh immediately updates the folder contents to reflect the change.
		The Finder on other Macintosh clients who are working in the same folder delays up to 10 seconds and then updates the folder contents on the other users' screens to reflect the change.
		Macintosh users can be inconvenienced if they are not shown folder changes in a short period of time.
	www.novell.com /documentation/nw312/nwminenu/data/fm27793.html (1044 words)

	Macintosh in 198
		The Finder's user interface is far superior to that of the "MS-DOS Executive" used in Microsoft's Windows 1.x and 2.x or even the Program Manager / File Manager of Windows 3.x.
		Finder windows can be dragged around the screen by "grabbing" the title bar with the mouse.
		I guess this is the Macintosh equivalent of the BSOD.
	toastytech.com /guis/macos1.html (557 words)

	Pure Mac: Disk & File Utilities - Software for Macintosh
		The Macintosh Finder uses these properties to associate documents to their applications.
		A Better Finder Rename is a powerful Macintosh Finder enhancement that transforms the tedious and time-consuming task of renaming multiple files into a simple matter of seconds.
		Grapple is a string finder for the Mac that is both friendly and intuitive to use.
	www.pure-mac.com /diskfile.html (5923 words)

	billpalmer.net: Macintosh users, you've never had it so good
		Because the Finder isn't just the system of files and folders that constitute the interface you use to anything at all on the Macintosh, anytime you're not using a specific piece of software.
		Because in stating that I want the Finder to go begin to away, what I'm talking about is the exact opposite of the geekified so-called "replacements" that only serve to make the whole Mac experience several whole number multiples more complicated for the average user.
		Keep the Finder intact, keep it the same as it is now, but continue carrying out the path that we invariably embarked upon way back when the beta-test version of MacOS X first shipped, and we geeks all went crazy because the "About this Mac" window could suddenly be accessed from any application.
	billpalmer.net /com000228.html (1652 words)

	Macintosh in UITS STCs: Getting started
		That icon represents the "Finder." When the Finder icon is visible, you can access items on the hard drive, place things in the Trash, and access desktop menus.
		When the Finder is active (you see the Mac OS logo in the upper right corner) you have access to Mac OS Help an excellent source of information about using programs and managing files.
		Telnet and Fetch for Macintosh" (http://www.indiana.edu/~uitspubs/b042/) and " Pine mail and Shakespeare" (http://www.indiana.edu/~uitspubs/b075/"), at the UCS Support Center (IMU M084) and select STCs.
	www.indiana.edu /~uitspubs/b141 (3231 words)

	Macintosh Guide: Inside Macintosh: The Startup Process
		Different Macintosh models are turned on (and off) in different ways; but all Macintoshes have a power switch (or button) on the front or rear of the case.
		The Finder is the application with which you interact with the operating system; you use it to find, open, copy, move, and delete files.
		The first thing the finder does is mount any storage devices that are connected to the computer and check their desktop files.
	www.yale.edu /acsca/macguide/System/Startup.html (1525 words)

	Macintosh - General tools - Finder utilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A file's BNDL resource controls what icon the Finder uses for the file and what other...
		This is a finder tool for saving sets of finder windows to call them back later.
		This program lets you use the Macintosh Finder to copy files directly to a tape volume.
	mactucows.terra.com.br /general_finder_pop.html (234 words)

	Finder - Rethunk - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
		I for one would welcome a Finder facelift like this, as I've been bored and annoyed with the desktop for a while now.
		Editing the finder like this kills interface consistency and provides users again with some 10 ways to do the same thing, one of Windows' most apparent problems.
		in my opinion all finder needs is a method of maybe splitting colum view horizontally to allow for easier file movements, and be able to hold a folder open.
	www.tuaw.com /2005/08/29/finder-rethunk (2030 words)

	System 1.1 / Finder 1.1g (Macintosh System Software) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Finder 1.1g was released as part of the Macintosh System Software 0.1 release.
		The Finder added the Mountain scene, the About box, and the Clean Up command.
		By increasing the memory buffer in the Finder, fewer disk swaps occurred.
	www.mac512.com /system11.htm (156 words)

	[comp.unix.machten] MachTen & CodeBuilder FAQ
		On one hand, MachTen brings UNIX applications and technology to the Macintosh desktop; on the other hand, it provides a vehicle for Macintosh users to access those larger functional capabilities and communications protocols that are fundamentally developed by the workstation community.
		A Macintosh running MachTen or CodeBuilder appears simultaneously as a traditional UNIX system with multiple windows and a Berkeley command line interface, and as a traditional Macintosh system with a Finder interface.
		With MachTen on your Macintosh, it is possible, for example, to store all Macintosh applications on the hard disk of a remote UNIX workstation and mount those applications on your Mac desktop with NFS.
	www.cs.uu.nl /wais/html/na-dir/macintosh/machten-faq.html (14321 words)

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