Apple Macintosh 6500 - Manual (Page 66)

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Installing applications from a CD-ROM disc
To install an application program on your internal hard disk from a CD-ROM
disc, insert and open the CD-ROM disc. Then look for a ReadMe file or
follow the instructions that came with the disc to install the application. (For
instructions on using a CD-ROM disc, see “Inserting a CD-ROM Disc” in
Chapter 5 and the “CD-ROM Discs” topic area of Macintosh Guide (or Mac
OS Guide), available in the Guide (h) menu.)
IMPORTANT Never copy an entire CD-ROM disc to your hard disk by dragging
the CD-ROM disc icon to your hard disk. If you do, you may inadvertently
copy duplicate system software files onto your hard disk and take up hard disk
space with unnecessary files.
Note: Many applications that come on CD-ROM discs require you to have the
CD-ROM disc in the drive whenever you use the application even though
you’ve installed the application on your computer’s hard disk and opened the
copy on the hard disk.
Working with several applications at a time
You can open as many application programs and desk accessories (mini-
applications that you usually open through the Apple menu) as your
computer’s memory allows.
All open applications are listed in the Application menu at the right end of
the menu bar. You can find out which application is active and which other
applications are open by opening the Application menu. The name of the
active application (the one you’re using right now) has a checkmark next to it,
and its icon appears in the menu bar.
The Finder icon
Commands to hide or
display open windows
Programs that are open
A checkmark
indicates the
active program.