APPLEVISION Monitor

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Mon May 6 17:04:21 2002

see below ...

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <mythtech_at_mac.com>
To: "Classic Computer" <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: APPLEVISION Monitor


> >However, if you use the Find command (assuming you know the name of the
file,
> >or at least an extension), there's some help there. That's better than I
did
> >with the Apple "finder," whatever that is...
>
> Find file has been included with the Mac OS since I think System 6, maybe
> 7 (either way, for some 10+ years).
>
> Command-F from the finder... or go to the File menu and choose "Find"
> (where, it should logically be... you want to find a "file" go to the
> "file" menu, and choose "find").
>
> But we know you haven't used a Mac since right after the Lisa came out,
> so you probably messed with System 4 or 5 as the latest, which IIRC you
> actually had to run the Find desk accessory manually to search for a file.
>
Until I got that first Performa, I hadn't even looked at a Mac since '88 or
'90. I only used 'em because I had one on my desk and therefore had to.
>
> Granted, the IE warped versions of Windows have that nice "Search" button
> in the folder views, which is a little easier. Is there a find button in
> the windows of OS-X? (Dave? Anyone? Sorry, not a huge X user yet, I can't
> quote all the features off the top of my head yet)
>

It's located on the <START> menu. Take a look sometime.

> -chris
>
> <http://www.mythtech.net>
>
>
Received on Mon May 06 2002 - 17:04:21 BST

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