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The
Macintosh operating system employs a simple graphics user interface (GUI)
and is consistent from version to version. There are no built-in
security systems to keep users from deleting and adding files and adding
software. However, some machines may have "At Ease" installed, which
effectively prevents users from installing software.
The desktopThe desktop is consistently at the top of the file heirarchy. There is usually a "Desktop" button you can also click in any "save" or "open" dialog box to go directly to the desktop.Finding File Transfer ProgramsThe programs you'll need for file transfer are NCSA Telnet and Fetch. They are often contained within the Information Access Tools folder, which is usually on the desktop. If it is not on the desktop, the folder is located off the Basic Software, which is on the desktop if it is a cluster machine.Shortcuts to both NCSA Telnet and Fetch are often in the "Apple" pop-up menu on the top right of the screen (MENU:APPLE(icon) -->NCSA Telnet or MENU:APPLE(icon) --> Fetch). If you still cannot locate these files, use the FIND function off the File menu: MENU:File -->Find. Type in telnet or fetch in the dialog box in order to locate these files. Once the computer has located all the files with telnet or fetch in their title, it will provide a clickable list. Double click on the application icon in order to start the program If you still cannot
locate these files, you can download them from:
For more InformationFor more information about file structures, go to the NTTR file systems tutorial at http://www.princeton.edu/~aiteachs/nttr/files/That's it for MacOS; let's move on to UNIX. |
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