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	MultiFinder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		MultiFinder was the name of a piece of extension software for the Apple Macintosh, introduced in System Software 5 in 1988 and included with System Software 6.
		MultiFinder was an obvious response to the needs of users, but it had an interesting history.
		While MultiFinder as a separate entity disappeared after System 6, its legacy remained in the System all the way up to Mac OS 9.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MultiFinder (532 words)

	System 6 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		If MultiFinder were selected, the Finder and its functions continued to run when an application was launched.
		The MultiFinder environment allowed users to see past the windows of running applications to view Finder icons such as the Trash, or the windows of other applications running in the background.
		MultiFinder by default ran desk accessories in a special application called DA Handler, since the Finder's heap was not resizable.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/System_Software_6 (1016 words)

	Apple Talks About Multifinder
		MultiFinder saves time normally spent switching between applications by allowing more than one application to be open at once.
		With MultiFinder, cutting and pasting from one application to another is fast and easy, since both can be open at once.
		MultiFinder is an integral part of the Macintosh Operating System, is compatible with most current Macintosh applications, and can be turned off if it doesn't work with an application.
	www.savetz.com /ku/ku/applelink_apple_talks_about_multifinder_september_1987.html (379 words)

	BioMed Central \| Full text \| Meta-analysis discovery of tissue-specific DNA sequence motifs from mammalian gene ...
		Applying MultiFinder to conserved noncoding regions surrounding co-expressed tissue-specific human and mouse genes [31,32] allowed us to discover both previously known and many novel candidate regulatory DNA motifs in all 18 tissue-specific expression clusters that we examined.
		The results of our MultiFinder analysis of the skeletal muscle CRM set, a skeletal muscle expression cluster not filtered according to expression of the mouse orthologs, and each of the 18 expression clusters are shown in Figures 8 and 9.
		MultiFinder is a Perl package that performs motif searches using up to four different profile-based motif finders, and is freely available to academic and non-profit users.
	www.biomedcentral.com /1471-2105/7/229 (10345 words)

	Multifinder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The Macintosh, since System 7.0 (May 1992), uses an operating system that was once called Multifinder, but is now just called Finder.
		At some point, Apple introduced Multifinder, a desktop program that allowed you to have multiple programs running at the same time (this is not multitasking, which is the ability to have two or more programs using the Central Processing Unit, or CPU, at the same time.
		Multifinder (Finder) is the only way that System 7 can run.
	www.sfu.ca /sca/Manuals/147/Macintosh/multifinder.html (306 words)

	Real Window XCMD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		It is MultiFinder aware, shows how to scroll bitmapped graphics documents, and also demonstrates how to support multiple screens on the Mac II.
		The only thing that prevents MultiFinder from switching in this situation is if the frontmost window is of the dBoxProc type, which MultiFinder associates with modal dialog boxes.
		MultiFinder will also switch if we click on a visible window belonging to a different application.
	www.mactech.com /articles/mactech/Vol.05/05.02/RealWindowXCMD/index.html (4693 words)

	Fred's Follies
		I started up in Multifinder, opened both MacWrite and Video Poker, typed a little in MacWrite and then decided to play poker.
		I could mention other problems with Multifinder, but I believe they will not occur after I have upgraded from 1 MB to 2.5 MB.
		If you come across any applications which are not compatible with Multifinder, please let me know.
	www.savetz.com /ku/ku/cranston_fred_s_follies_january_1988.html (263 words)

	MultiFinder definition - isp.webopedia.com - The Glossary for Internet Service Providers
		This is the part of the operating system responsible for managing the desktop -- locating documents and folders and handling the Clipboard and Scrapbook.
		For System 6, and earlier versions of the Mac OS, MultiFinder was optional.
		Since System 7, MultiFinder has replaced the older Finder.
	isp.webopedia.com /TERM/M/MultiFinder.html (98 words)

	MacKiDo/EasterEggs/System6
		This applies to the combined control panels where they are all accessed through one tool.
		Hold down Command and Option while selecting "About Multifinder" from the bottom of the Apple menu.
		Select "About MultiFinder" and leave the dialog box open for an hour or longer.
	www.mackido.com /EasterEggs/SYS-System6.html (148 words)

	Mac Secrets and other useful information:
		Under MULTIFINDER an application is given a block of memory based on its profile.
		If MULTIFINDER cannot get the memory required it will use the SUGGESTED MEMORY SIZE which usually is the minimum required for the application to run correctly.
		You may have lots of memory under MultiFinder but still experience application memory problems unless you correctly customize the applications, for your workload.
	www.smalltalkconsulting.com /papers/otherOlderPapers/anothermacpaper/macSecrets.html (639 words)

	Many Systems for Many Apples
		For a long time, there were multiple, independent versioning schemes in effect for system components: a System Software Release, a System Version, a Finder Version, a MultiFinder Version, a LaserWriter Version, etc. Eventually there were attempts to unify these versions.
		Initially included as a separate piece of software (along with the original Finder), MultiFinder soon became non-optional.
		Note that while the Unix processes ran with preemptive multitasking, the Macintosh MultiFinder still did cooperative multitasking.
	www.kernelthread.com /mac/oshistory/4.html (1096 words)

	[No title]
		DL Davies I was working on a GS MultiFinder for WordPerfect...but it required DL Davies applications to make a few simple shell calls.
		Dave Lyons On MultiFinder, I have little to say except: I personally want to have one, and I don't thinkit Dave Lyons can be done adequately in 6K, and there are a lot of issues that need to be dealt with.
		A2GS As I said before, I was referring to a strictly GS multifinder, I wasn't even A2GS considering a P8 multifinder, I believe getting a GS multifinder to work is A2GS feasible and I truly believe investing time in a P8 type multifinder is a waste A2GS with all the memory probs.
	www.textfiles.com /apple/ADC/adv.900724 (5273 words)

	OS X Code (r,s) - A Mac blog about coders and the code they write. » Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		System 5.x came with Finder 6.0 and the new MultiFinder, which allowed cooperative multitasking.
		MultiFinder was activated with a control panel whose setting took effect with the next restart.
		MultiFinder was no longer an option, but was instead always active.
	www.osxcode.com /index.php?pagename=Articles&article=12 (2327 words)

	MultiFinder Icon Fix
		Presumably MultiFinder was drawing the ugly menu bar icon, or at least patching the Menu Manager to do its dirty work.
		First of all, it would be a lot of work -- I’d probably have to disassemble it, and I neither own a disassembler nor enjoy reading undocumented code.
		Further, its argument is a bitmap, rather than a handle to an icon, which would make it difficult to determine whether or not the bitmap was an application icon.
	www.mactech.com /articles/mactech/Vol.06/06.03/MultifinderIconFix/index.html (1699 words)

	CIS-332 Project: Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Over the years, as computing capabilties increased, Apple modified the operating system to allow multiple applications to run at the same time using a segmentation model.
		MultiFinder accomplished this multiple application environment through cooperative multitasking.
		Unfortunately this has been a crippling factor as more and more stress has been placed on the operating system.
	www.cichone.com /erc/osweb/introf.html (122 words)

	Why System 6 for Mac IIs?
		A: With the introduction of the Mac Plus in 1986, it became economical for people to buy and use Macs running 1 MB of RAM or more.
		MultiFinder effectively replaced the original Mac Finder, because the Finder did not support multitasking.
		With the extra memory installed, applications and files that were 1 MB or larger in and of themselves could be used.
	lowendmac.com /macdan/991213.shtml (1814 words)

	Dr. Dobb's \| To the Macs \| July 22, 2001
		There may finally be a blessed stop to "What would you do with (fill in the blank) Mbyte of memory, anyway?" questions, now that the obvious answer becomes even more so: Fill it with programs and data that work intelligently with one another so as to further enlarge the universe of possible computer users.
		To raise the intelligence of the computing environment, applications must be able to talk to one another, both demo- and autocratically.
		By the way, in case you don't know: with this release of MultiFinder, holding down the Option key when invoking a DA opens it in the foreground application's world rather than MultiFinder's separate desk accessory layer-useful for various parasitic DAs (spelling checkers, macro engines, et al.).
	www.ddj.com /184407920?pgno=6 (8244 words)

	GUIdebook > ... > Macintosh Plus tour > Getting down to work
		The two ways are very much the same, except when you work with MultiFinder you can open more than one application at once.
		When you work with MultiFinder turned off (as you have been so far in this training program), you must quit the application you’re working in before you can open another one.
		Your manual explains more of MultiFinder’s features, including background printing, which lets you print a document while you continue to work with your Macintosh.
	www.guidebookgallery.org /tutorials/macplus1988/gettingdowntowork (2358 words)

	GUIdebook > Screenshots > System 4.2
		MultiFinder, new to this edition of Mac OS.
		MultiFinder allows running more than one application at a time, and can be noticed by an icon in top-right corner of the screen.
		Macintosh System 4.2 was the first to introduce optional MultiFinder, allowing for basic task switching between applications (provided that Macintosh had enough memory).
	www.guidebookgallery.org /screenshots/macos42 (190 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Many people have reported frequent crashes when trying to save files in applications under MultiFinder.
		The virus causes problems with the proper display of font styles (the outline style in particular).
		When using Disinfectant to repair WDEF infections, you must use Finder instead of MultiFinder.
	csrc.nist.gov /secalert/ciac/a-fy90/a-09.ciac-wdef-virus (693 words)

	Leica Photography Forum: Viewfinder (auxilary) accuracy and eye placement.
		I'm starting to think some auxilary viewfinders are easier to obtain framing accuracy with than others.
		When I use a 135mm Tanack finder, I find that I'm aiming too high in a larger proportion of photos than when I use the 100mm (longest) setting on my Argus 3-lens multifinder.
		Here's the part where you may think I'm crazy -- I need to use a separate vfdr on my Fuji digital camera because you can't do a good job of following sports action through the evf (electronic viewfinder) while "motor drive" burst shooting.
	www.photo.net /bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00GNez (679 words)

	History of Mac OS at amacgenius.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Memory management also got an overhaul: 32b memory addressing - which allows Macs to use more than 8 MB of RAM - was integrated into the operating system, Virtual Memory - which uses an unused section of hard drive space as substitute memory - was also first implemented in System 7.
		The local dealer may have installation floppies to loan or give you if you wanted to upgrade, but there was little reason to.
		Multifinder, OS 6, was probably the first reason to upgrade a mac OS for its intrinsic features.
	amacgenius.com /2005/11/01/history-of-mac-os/trackback (4574 words)

	The Risks Digest Volume 6: Issue 10
		After rebooting, I found that TOPS Spool worked fine when the system was booted in Finder mode, but behaved erratically when the system was booted in MultiFinder mode.
		using the TOPS Spool desk accessory under MultiFinder causes the background printing task to stop working, but using exactly the same desk accessory, System, drivers, etc. works just fine if the system is booted under the Finder.
		Well, under MultiFinder, desk accessories are normally opened by a mini-application called DA Handler, so that they won't go away if you "Quit" from your current application.
	catless.ncl.ac.uk /Risks/6.10.html (1453 words)

	XBOX 360, Mac? (e2games)
		Under MultiFinder, the Desktop files are always "busy," and Disinfectant is not able to repair them.
		Under System 6 with MultiFinder, the virus infects the System file and the "MultiFinder" file, but it does not spread to new applications.
		We have also experienced many system crashes, problems with MultiFinder under System 6, and incompatibilities with several startup documents on systems infected with INIT 29.
	s9.invisionfree.com /E2_Games/ar/t618.htm (8299 words)

	Construction Estimating Software Manual
		If you are using Macintosh System 6 with MultiFinder and have at least 4 megabytes of available RAM, you'll be able to run both BidMagic and MacNail at the same time.
		NOTE: To switch to MultiFinder from the Finder, choose Set Startup from the Special menu, click on MultiFinder, then restart the computer.
		If you have less than 4 megabytes of RAM or you prefer to use the Finder instead of MultiFinder, you'll need to run BidMagic and MacNail separately.
	www.turtlesoft.com /bidmagic/page385.htm (319 words)

	Wired News: Apple GUI Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		The Mac's ability to cooperatively multitask between several applications at the same time made its debut with MultiFinder, an extension in System Software 5.0.
		Previously, the Mac could run only one program at a time, a real drain on productivity.
		Growing out of Apple programmer Andy Hertzfeld's earlier work on Switcher, MultiFinder's functionality became an underlying feature of System 6 through System 9, and wasn't replaced by true pre-emptive multitasking until Mac OS X arrived in 2001.
	wiredblogs.tripod.com /apple_os/index.album?i=6 (146 words)

	IGM: Ex-Apple WebTV Co-Founder Dead at 39
		Phil Goldman, one of the engineers responsible for Apple's MultiFinder, has died suddenly at the age of 39, the San Jose Mercury reports.
		Apple's MultiFinder enabled Macs to use multiple applications simultaneously, overcoming the single application environment found on early versions of the Mac OS.
		However, he was probably best-known as a co-founder of WebTV in 1995, a company he formed with Steve Perlman and Bruce Leak, also Apple alumni.
	www.insanely-great.com /news.php?id=2907 (351 words)

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