Contents Contents Part I: Getting Started 1.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual System Or ientation, 1- 1 1 Front Panel, 1- 1 1 Right Side Panel, 1- 12 Rear Panel, 1- 13 Left Side Panel, 1- 14 2.
Contents Part II: Using the Desktop 3.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual 4.
Contents Desk Accessories,4-27 The Control Panel, 4-27 A bout...,4-28 Setup ...,4-28 Advanced Setup Options,4-3 1 Open C PXs ...,4-33 C PX Info, 4-33 Unload C PX...
Falcon030 Owner's Manual Port, 4-40 Color Setup, 4-41 True Color, 4-42 Sound Setup,4-42 Window Colors, 4-42 Configure C PXs, 4-44 Accelerator, 4-45 5.
Contents Expanded Desk Menu, 6-3 Adoptive Menu Bars, 6-3 Foreground and Background Applications, 6-3 More Desktop Control, 6-4 Ease of Use, 6-4 Launching Applications, 6-4 Running an Application in the Foreground, 6-5 Running an Application in the Background, 6-5 Part III: Appendixes, Glossary, and Index A. Pointer Control & Quick Reference, A-I B.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual Erasing the Contents of a Logical Drive, B- l l Extending the System Wide Folder Limit, B-1 2 Marking Bad Sectors, B-13 Organizing and Maintaining your Hard Disk, B- 1 5 Backing Up the Hard Disk, B-1 6 Optimizer Programs, B-1 6 Extended Partition Schemes, B- 16 Other Advanced Hard Disk Utilities Disk Files, B-18 C.
Contents E. Connector Specifications, E-l DSP Connector, E-I SCSI Connector, E-l Serial Port, E-2 Parallel Port, E-3 Monitor Connector, E-4 SCC Connector, E-S Enhanced Joystick, E-8 MIDI Port, E-9 F.
Part I: Getting Started
Part I: Getting Started 1 The Faicon030 Introd uction Congratu lations on the purchase of your Atari computer. The Falcon030 i s a state-of-the-art personal computer, offering uncompromised performance and affordability. Comb i n i ng a fast m icroprocessor architecture with digital signal processing and true-color graphi c s capabil i ties, the Falcon030 i s an ideal p latform for today's appl i cations, such as multimedia, desktop publ i shing, graphic arts, games, and educational software.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual • The Atari M u l t iTOS pre-emptive multitaski ng operat ing environment • A control panel that allows you to customi ze the different features of your desktop • A sophisticated desktop that displays your favorite executable fi les as smart icons, wbich you can l ink to a directory, resource files, and custom setups Options • • 1 6MHz 6888 1 /2 Floating Point Unit ( FP U ) Internal hard d i s k drive Usi ng Th is Man u al Thi s manual i s d i vided i nto several parts, wh
Part f: Getting Started Part I I: Usi ng the Desktop Chapter 3, The GEM-Desktop, teaches you how to do basic tasks on the desktop, such as mov i ng the cursor and working w i th w i ndows. Chapter 4, A Guided Tour of the Desktop, i ntroduces you to all the desktop's menus, commands, and features. T h i s chapter also explains how to customize your desktop envi ronment using the Control Panel and its various CPX modules.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual Appendix E, Connector Specifications, gives speci fications for the v arious ports and connectors on the system. Appendix F, Customer Support, tel l s you where to find more i nformation about your Atari computer and other Atari computer products. Glossary defines common technical terms used in this manual as they relate to your computer. Index helps you locate terms and procedures used or explained i n the manual .
Part I: Getting Started Part and chapter titles are enclosed in quotation marks and/or appear in bold face type (e.g., Chapter 1, The Falcon030, and Part I: Getting Started). Selectable i tems appear i n a different font than standard text. For example, desktop commands, such as Open, Cancel, and OK. Setti ng Up Your System Setting up the Falcon030 i s easy. Use the information in this secti on to set up your system and any peripheral dev ices.
Faicon030 Owner's Manual There is a 9-pin plug w i th two rows of holes on the end of the mouse cord. T h i s ' plug fi ts i nto t h e joyst ick/mouse port i n one di rection o n l y , so y o u don ' t need to worry about making a wrong connection. The mouse connects to the system through the joystick/mouse port, w h i ch i s one of two ports located underneath the keyboard. (The other port underneath the keyboard is a dedicated joystick port .
Part I: Getting Started Starting you r System Now that you've connected the monitor, mouse, and power cord, you ' re ready to start (or boot ) your system. The term boot comes from the word bootstrap. Bootstraps allow you to p u l l on a boot, just l i ke booti ng a computer allows you to start your computer's operating system (more on t h i s later).
Falcon030 Owner's Manual U se the fol lowing steps to boot up from the hard disk: 1 . S w itch on any peripherals attached t o the system . 2. S w i tch on the computer and t h e monitor. While the computer is starting the operating system and checking the system memory, you' l l see the Atari logo on the upper left portion of the screen. You w i l l a l so see a bar displayed across the screen. When the system completes the memory test, the bar starts to shrink.
Part I: Getting Started 1 . With the comp uter turned off, i nsert the work ing copy of the Language d i s k into drive A. 2. S w itch on any perip herals attached to the system. 3. S w itch on the system. Note: If you are booting the computer from the Language disk and the desktop fails to appear, shut down the computer. Make sure the disk is correctly inserted in drive A , and all cables are properly and securely connected. Start the system again.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual sure you have the right cable. 4. Connect the power cable to the power jack on the back of the device. 5. Insert the three-pronged plug i n to a grounded wall outlet or power strip. 6. Set the SCSI !D Sw itch accord i n g to the fol l owing g uidel i nes: a) If the device is a hard disk, it M U ST be set to O. Other hard disks ( i f presen t ) M U ST be s e t i n sequence ( e . g . , 0, 1, 2, 3, etc . ) . N o two hard d isks c a n h a v e the same setting.
Part I: Getting Started System Orientation Thi s gu ide makes frequent references to various system components and features. Taki ng a few m inutes to fam i l i arize yoursel f with the layout of your system w i l l save you time when using your computer and t h i s manual . Fro nt Panel Fol lowing i s an i l l ustration and description o f the features o n the front panel of Figure /-1.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual Mouse port, underneath the keyboard, connects Atari mouse. (The M ouse port i s not v is i ble in Figure I - I . ) R i g ht Side Panel Fol l ow i ng i s a n i l l ustration and descript ion o f the features o n the right side pane l . Figure 1-2. The Right Side Panel -- 1.
Part I: Getting Started Rear Pan e l Fol lowing is an i l lustration and brief description of the features v isible on the rear pane l . DSP Microphone Headphone SCSI II Figure 1-3. Printer Video TV Power Switch Modem LAN Power Jack Reset Button The Rear Panel - Digital S ignal Processing (DSP) port provides an interface to the digital audio chips and the internal DSP for direct input/output of h igh-speed digital signals.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual �- SCS I II port w ith DMA connects SCS I dev ices to the system. -- T V (RF modulator) p l ug allows you to connect the computer to a TV set . - - V i deo port connects a variety of monitor types. -- Pri nter ( parall e l ) port connects printers, scanners, or other parallel devices. �. Modem ( RS232C) port connects a modem or another serial dev ice. -- LAN high-speed LocaITal k-ca1compatible port allows you to network your Fa1con030 w i th other computers.
Part I: Getting Started MIDI Ports Cartridge Slot Joystick Ports MIDI In and MIDI Out{fhru ports connect other MIDI devices to the computer. (For more information on MIDI see the fol lowing Note . ) Cartridge slot accepts program cards, hardware interfaces, etc. The system recognizes the cartridge slot as drive C. Joystick ports (2) connect a joysti c k to the computer.
fJart I: Getting ::5tarted 2 Using Your Computer Learn i ng The Fu ndamentals This section i s designed t o teach you about basic computer-related concepts and technologies. More avanced computer users may w i sh to skip this section and go directly to Part II: Using the Desktop. H ow a Com p uter Wo rks A computer processes i nstructions to perform a task.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual Your computer uses two types of memory, system memory and storage memory. System Mem ory System memory consists of m icroch ips i nside you r computer. The computer uses system memory as a temporary work area in which to load and run program s , and a way of storing i mportant i nformation, so that i t can be accessed quickly. There are two types of system memory, Read Only Memory( ROM) and Random Access Memory ( R A M ) . You cannot write i nformation i n to a ROM storage area.
Part I: Getting Started The Falcon030 is available with an optional internal hard disk, which is ready to work, as soon as you boot up the system. The hard disk is divided into partitions, which appear on the desktop as drive icons (See Desktop Elements in Part II: Using the Desktop, Chapter 3, The GEM-Desktop, for more information on drive icons.) Partitions store information independently although they are not physically separate devices.
Faicon030 Owner's Manual Ope rating Syste m Every computer needs an operating system to carry out even the most basic functions. For example, TOS (your compute r ' s operating syste m ) controls the way your computer handles tasks l ike reading from and wri t i ng to disks, translating mouse movement i nto on-screen cursor movement, and displaying i nformation on the screen . G raph i cs E nv i ro n m e nt Manager The Graphics Env i ronment Manager ( G EM), i s a n i m portant part o f TOS .
Part I: Gettmg �tarted The GEM Desktop i s the starti ng point for almost everyt h i ng you do w ith the computer. The basi c desktop contains two floppy disk icons, four hard disk icons (if you have a hard disk), and a trash can icon on the left edge of the screen, a menu bar at the top of the screen , and a pointer. ( The second floppy icon is for help i n cop y i ng operations.) For more i nformation on the Desktop, see Part II: Using the Desktop.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual Chapter 4, A Guided Tour of the Desktop. LI 1 _____ ____ , - Figure 2-1. The Keyboard The a lphan umeric keys (letters, n umbers, and symbols) have the same function as s i m ilar keys on a typewriter. For example, pressing [S] produces s and pres s ing [ S h i ft ] [S] produces S. Pressing [Caps Lock] toggles (switches back and forth) between upper and lower case letters.
Part I: Gettmg Started The four arrow keys move the cursor i n the d i rection indicated by the arro w . The cursor is a movable graphic screen symbol (often an arrow, block, or vertical l i ne) that marks where the next action takes place. Note: The presence of a text cursor indicates that the computer is ready for you to type something. The numeric keypad is an alternate method for entering numbers and math symbol s, producing the same effect as typing the number or symbol from the keyboard.
Falcon030 Owner's Manual density disk. Disks used for dens it i es or storage beyond thei r rating are not dependable. You can reformat previously used floppy disks. S ince formatting erases all information on a disk, i t is sometimes more effic ient to reformat a floppy disk than to delete all of a floppy disk's files. However, do not format a disk one way and then reformat it a d i fferent way l ater. Caution: Formatting a floppy disk permanently erases all information on the disk.
Part I: Getting Started Caution: If the formatted disk does not have a reported capacity of 1,458,176 bytes (high-density), 726,016 bytes (double-sided), or 357,376 bytes (single-sided), the disk may be defective. If this is the case, try formatting the disk again. If the problem persists, discard the bad disk and use another disk. 6. To return to t h e d e s k top, s e l e c t Cancel. Or repeat t h e form att i n g proc e s s w i th another blank, unformatted floppy dis k .
Pa rt II: Using the Desktop
Part II: Using the Desktop 3 The GEM Desktop Basic Desktop Ski l ls U s i ng the Desktop i s easy. The fol lo w i ng i nformation and tutorials w i l l help fami l i arize you w i th the elements of the desktop. Readers already fami li ar w i th TOS ' s basic desktop app l i c ations may w i sh to skip d i rectly to Chapter 4, A Guided Tour of the Desktop. Most of the basic desktop tasks, such as selecting an i tem, or open i ng a window, etc . , are easiest to accomp l i s h when u sing the mouse.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual Holding the Mouse P lace your hand over the mouse. Gently grasp the mouse between your thumb and outer fingers. If you ' re left-handed, you ' l l probabl y want to rest your m iddle finger on the left mouse button. If you are right handed, your i ndex finger should rest on the left mouse button . I f neither of these positions feel s right, then choose a posi tion that i s comfortable for you. There are several techniques i n v o l ved in u s i ng the mouse.
Part 1/: Using the Desktop Selecting an Icon There are t w o types o f icons: desktop icons a n d w i ndow icons. Desktop i cons incl ude floppy and hard disk drive icons, printer and cartri dge icons, and the trash can icon. W i ndow icons include folder and fi l e icons ( w h i c h can be displayed as e ither text or icons ) . Take a moment to practice selec t i ng an i c o n . Move t h e pointer over t h e drive A icon. Then, click the left mouse button once (thi s is cal led s i ngle-c licking).
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual When you ' ve dragged the objects to the desi red location, release the left mouse button to end the process. You need to drag to perform copy, move, or delete operations. If you drag a fil e icon or icons to a new destination and release the left mouse button, the associated file or files w i l l be copied, moved, or deleted, depending on the operation performed.
Part II: Using the Desktop You can use shift-cl icking to select multiple icons i n d i v iduall y i n stead of hav i ng to select items that are physically grouped together. The selected icons do not have to be in sequence on a l ist, or near each other on the desktop. Both methods of selecting multiple icons can be used on desktop or w i ndow i cons. Using the R ubber-band Box Whenever you drag the pointer, a rubber-band box appears on the screen .
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual 2. Now hold down [ S h i ft] and position the pointer over the drive B icon. Cl ick the left mouse button. Both the drive A and drive B icons are now high l i gh ted . Note: You must hold down [Shift] until all desired icons are selected. Once you release [Shift] , no further icons can be added to the selected group. If you attempt to select an icon after you release [Shift] , all previously selected icons will be deselected. 3.
Part /I: Using the Desktop To use keystroke combinations, hold down the first key l isted and press the second key (or i f three keys are l i sted, hold down the first two keys and press the third key ) . Note: Refer to Appendix A, Pointer Control and Quick Reference,Jor a quick reference chart listing the keystrokes for controlling the pointer. Moving the Pointer with Keystrokes Your screen is d i v ided i nto tiny sections or p i x e l s .
Faicon030 Owner's Manual 4. To close the open window, position the pointer over the small box in the upper left hand corner of the window and press [ A l t] [Insert]. The window closes. Drag g i ng with Keystrokes To drag with keystroke combinations, press [Alt] [ I n sert] combined with any arrow key to drag a selected icon or group of icons i n the d i rection of the arrow. The poi n ter m ust be pos it ioned over the selected icon or group of icons for successful dragging.
Part II: Using the Desktop The Drive Identifier appears in the center of a w i ndow ' s move bar. rt shows the drive letter of the open dri ve, in this case hard d i sk drive C. The File Mask tells you what type of fi les are displayed i n the w i ndow. You can set the File Mask to d i splay all the fil e s in a directory, or you can set up restrictions on the types of fi les displayed.
Falcon030 O wner's Manual Note: !f the drive A icon highlights but the window does not open , the computer has not recognized your click as a double-click, but only as a single-click. Move the pointer to a clear area of the desktop and click once to deselect the icon . Try again, and remember that double clicking can be a bit tricky at first. Just keep practicing. Leave the drive A d i rectory w indow open for now; you w i l l use it in the next exercise .
Part II: Using the Desktop h idden , and the screen d isplays previously h idden items. Note: You can also scroll using the up and down arrow keys to the right of the m.ain keyboard. Try scroll i n g entries continuously by positioning the pointer over the scroll arrow that i ndicates hidden items. Hold down the left mouse button. Note: You can also skip over some o{ a directory ' s contents by dragging the scroll box to a new position in the scroll bar.
Falcon030 Owner's Manual You can i ncrease or decrease the l ine segments of the object by pressing a n umber key on the keypad. Try press i ng the number keys unt i l you find a shape that you l ike. There are other ways of contro l l i n g the L i nes program , w h ich you w i l l l earn about l ater. If you select the Fu l l box agai n . The w indow returns to the most recent size and position. Con t inue to practice s i z i ng the w indow.
Part 11: Using the Desktop Make any w i ndow the top wi ndow by position i ng the pointer anywhere on the w i ndow and c l icking the left mouse button. Open w indows may overlap. I f they do, the top w i ndow is al ways completely displ ayed. Top a part l y hidden, bottom w i ndow by pos i t i on i ng the poi nter anywhere on the w i ndow and clicking the left mouse button . The bottom w indow moves to the front of the other w i ndows .
Falcon030 Owner's Manual Ope n i ng a Pop-up Pop-ups appear as shadowed buttons when closed, and menus when open . To open a pop-up, click o n a shadowed ( pop-up) button with the mouse. A pop up w i l l appear w ith a l i st of selectable items. The currently selected item is indicated by a checkmark . C l icking on any item se lects that item. C l icking once more on the selected item closes the pop-up. When you close a pop-up, the current selection appears on the shadowed button.
Part II: 4 Using the Desktop A Guided Tour of the Desktop The Men u Bar The top edge o f the desktop contai n s the menu bar. The menu headings are Desk, File, View, and Options. To see the commands w i th i n any menu heading, position the pointer over the menu heading. The headi n g h i gh l i ghts and the menu d isplays under the selected heading. When the menu d i splays you can select an option. Options i n black text are active and avai lable for use. Options in light text are i nact i ve .
Fafcon030 Owner's Manual Desk M e n u The Desk menu i s divided i nto sections of selectable menu i tems. The upper section displays the name of the app l i cat ion you are c urrently u s i ng . Selecting this menu i tem displays i nformati on about the app l i c ation. The lower section contains a l i st selectable menu i tems that al low you to access desk accessories, such as the Control Panel . Note: Desk accessories are automatically loaded each time you start up the system.
Part II: Using the Desktop F i l e Me n u The File menu contain s options for opening and c losing d i rectory w indows, selecti ng all displayed fil e s and folders for an operation, deleting a fi l e or fol der, creating a folder, formatting disks, and more. Thi s section explains i n deta i l each Fi l e menu option. Ope n The Open command can be performed on a disk icon, cartridge icon, folder, file, or printer icon. First select the item you w i sh to ope n . Then select Open from the F i l e menu.
Faicon030 Owner 's Manual S h ow I nformation When you h i g h l ight a floppy disk, logical drive, folder, o r fi le icon and select the Show I nfo opt ion , the screen displays information about the h i g h l i ghted i tem. When you select Show I nfo for a floppy disk or logical drive icon, the Disk Information dialog box displays the fol lowing information: Drive 1 0 The dri ve 's letter identifier. Disk Label The name you assi gned to the drive. ( Th is field may be blank .
Part II: Using the Desktop Path The top l i ne l ists the complete path of the fi le or folder. I f the path is too long to d isplay on the l i ne , you can use the scroll arrows to reveal the hidden part of the pathname. Name The name of the fo lder o r fi l e . The text i nsert i o n c u rsor appe ars t o the right of the name. To change the name of a fi le or folder, press [ Esc ) to c lear the name l ine. Type i n the n e w name, using eight characters or less.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual You m ust set the parameters of the search by typing in the name of the fi l e for which you are searching. You can also type i n part of a fi lename, and Search matches the typed characters. For example, if you w i sh to search for al l files w ith the extension . DOC, type a period, then type DOC. Search opens the wi ndow contai n i ng the first . DOC file it finds and asks you if it should conti nue the search.
Part If: Using the Desktop Note: Certain characters cannot be used within a folder name or extension. For a list of illegal characters, see Files and Filenames in Chapter 5, Desktop Management. C lose Di rectory The C lose D i rectory command c loses the top level of the active w indow. For example, l et ' s say the top w indow i s a folder w i ndow, and that folder res ides i n the m a i n d i rectory of drive C .
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual Note: If the File Mask is are selected. *.* (show all items), then all items , including allfolders , Set F i l e Mas k The Set F i le Mask command allows you to choose the fi le type t o be di spl ayed i n the active w i ndow. When you select t h i s command, the Set File Mask d ialog box appears. You must fi l l in the file type parameters, both file name and fi le extension.
Part 1/: Using the Desktop Format Floppy Disk Formatting prepares floppy d i sk s to accept data. You can format disks as e i ther single-sided , double-sided, or h igh-dens ity. U sed disks can be reformatted. A l l disks formatted w i th TOS are compatible w ith M S-DOS version 3 . 2 or l ater. To format a floppy d i sk, insert the disk i nto a floppy disk drive. Select the floppy disk icon, then select Format.
Faicon030 Owner's Manual S h ow as Icons or Show as Text The same d i rectory, with entries displayed both as icons and as text , is shown in the fol lowing example. III! C : \* . * 4 7 8202 bytes used in 4 7 i teMs . 0 AUTO 0 c.x ESPRIT U U D GOOS .svs OJ Figure HOX 0 � - MJNSTALL 1� 4 - 1. jrtl 0r; C : \* . * 16 bytes us ed in ., iteAs . WTn 10-0'-U ;PX 1 9 - 04-3.1 ;SPRIT 1 9- 0 4 - 3.1 iDDS SVS 10-10-3.
Part II: Using the Desktop Folders as a group are always l i sted first, fol lowed by files ( E xcept w i th the N o Sort Option). You c a n sort y o u r fil e s a n d folders i n t h e fol lo w i ng way s : Sort b y N a m e Displays files and folders alphabetically. S o rt by Date D i sp l ays fi l e s and fol ders chronolog i c a l l y . The most rece n t l y created o r rev ised fil e o r folder appears first. Sort by Type L i sts fil e s alphabeticall y accord i ng to thei r e xten s i on type.
Faicon030 Owner's Manual To mod i fy your desktop environment, fol low these steps: 1 . H ig h l i gh t the Desktop box . 2. Position the pointer over the solid black Style square and cl ick once. 3. To select a color, pos ition your po inter over the desi red color on the color palette and c l i ck once. The color d i splays in the Pre v i e w B o x . ( I f you are u s i n g a monochrome mon i tor, pos ition your pointer anywhere on the black �ection of the color palette and cI ick once . ) 4.
Part II: Using the Desktop I n stal l I co n I nstal l Icon al lows you to choose the shape of your w i ndow and desktop icon s . The DES K ICON. R S C fi le o n your C drive o r floppy startup disk contains a collection of icon shapes. You access this fi le through In stal l Icon. Choose from a variety of icons to create an interesti ng and entertai n i ng desktop. You can a l so use I n stall Icon to c hange a floppy d i s k ' s or logical dri ve ' s icon identi fier and icon labe l .
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual U se the fol l owing steps to assign an i con shape to a group of desktop items: 1 . From t h e desktop, u s e rubber-banding and/or sh ift-cl icking t o h ig h l ight t h e group o f desktop items. 2. Se lect I nsta l l Icon from the Options menu. The I n stal l Desk top Icon d i alog box d i splays. The drive identifier, icon label, and currently assigned icon shape of the first selected desktop item appears in the d ialog box. 3.
Part II: Using the Desktop 1 . Open the w i ndow con taining the desired w i ndow i tems. H i g h l ight a single d i splayed window item or use rubber-banding to highlight a group of d i splayed w i ndow items. 2. Select I nsta l l Icon from the Options menu. The Instal l Window Icons dialog box displays. The name of the first selected desktop item appears in the dialog box.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual To assign an icon shape to a spec i fic file extension, fol l ow these steps: 1 . With a w i n d ow ope n , s e l e c t I n sta l l I c o n fro m the O p t i o n s m e n u . S e l e c t the Window box from the d i alog box. The I n stal l Window Icons dialog box displays. 2. Type *. followed by the extension ( for example, * . FNT). 3. U se the scro l l arrows to d i splay the desired icon shape.
Part II: Using the Desktop Drag and posi tion the desired fi les over the printer icon. I f you have a printer properly connected to your system, the information from the fi le is sent to the printer. ( Some fi les may print onl y coded or incomplete information . ) After insta l l ing a printer icon, use Save Desktop t o save the installation. The next t i me you switch on your system, the printer icon appears on you r desktop.
Fa/con030 Owner 's Manual Sometimes you need to give the program additional i n formation, such as what to do with a data file. This additional i n formation is cal led an argument. Most programs provide ways for the user to input arguments, such as an Open File command in a word processing program.
Part If: Using the Desktop Choose the file type most common l y used by the appl ication. After l i n k i n g the appl i cation with the document type, the l inked appl ication automatical l y opens when you open the document. Note: You must pay particular attention to assigning correct default directories and parameters to an application when linking a document type to an application. This is especially true when you open the application ji'om its icon on the desktop .
Fa/con030 Owner 's Manual Note: When installing multiple applications, selecting Skip causes Install Application to skip over the application identified on the Application name line. All the current settings are retained. Sel ecting a Default Directory Every program that work s with support i ng fi les ( e . g . , resource files or help fi les) needs a way to look for those fi les. Desktop Confi gurations tel l s your computer which directory should be the default.
Part If: Using the Desktop Check your program ' s documentation to determ i ne the program ' s default path, and make sure all of your data files reside in the correct d i rectory. Al ways try Full Path first. Then if necessary, experiment with other combi nations until you fi nd one that works with your appl ication.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual Fol low these instructions to install an application to autoboot or to return an application to normal stat u s : 1 . H i g h l ight t h e icon o r name of t h e app l i cation you w i s h t o i nstal l t o autoboot. Select I n sta l l A p p l i ca t i o n from t h e Options men u . The I n s t a l l A p p l i c a t i o n d i a l o g box displays. 2. S e l e c t the B o o t S t a t u s : A u t o b o x .
Part II: Using the Desktop The Save Desktop command saves your desktop configuration i n a file cal led NEWDES K .l N F. This file stores i n formation about wh ich icons have been i nstal led and the location of each icon on the desktop. See Save Desktop i n this c hapter. Remove Desktop Icon If you w ish to remove an icon from the desktop, fol low these steps: 1 . H ighl ight the icon you wish to remove. 2. Select Remove Desktop Icon from the Options menu. The icon d i sappears from the desktop.
Fa/con030 Owner 's Manual The Set Preferences dialog box offers a ful l range of screen-color options for several types of mon itors. U s i ng the Set Preferences Dial og box al l ows you to choose a m u l t i tude of screen-colors and resolutions. Proper use of the settings described below w i l l a l l ow you to get the best d i sp l ay on your monitor. N u m be r of C o l o rs Le t s you c h oose between severa l d i ffere n t screen - c o l o r options.
Part II: Using the Desktop Foll ow these steps to use the Read . l N F F i l e command: 1 . Select Read . I N F F i l e from the Option me n u . The Select an INF File d i al og box displays. 2. D i s p l a y and h i g h l i gh t the a l tern ate desk top i n formation fi l e . Select OK, or press [Return ] . The new information is read into your computer. Note : IlYou wish to save the current NEWDESK.lNF file hefore using the READ .INF command, simply change the name of the current file NEWDESK.
Fa/con030 Owner 's Manual Use the Define S i ngle Keystroke up and down arrows to scro l l through the menu commands and the i r keystroke assignments. To change the keystroke of a displ ayed menu command, type in the desired keystroke . To c lear a l l menu command keystroke assignments, select Clear A l l . After m a k i n g changes t o t h e Desktop Configuration dialog b o x , select OK to confirm your choices.
Part II: Using the Desktop I f you show w indow items as text, you may want to narrow the w i ndows to show only the i tem ' s name and extension. If you leave the wi ndows open when you save the desktop, those w indows w i l l open t o the same s i ze and pos ition the next time you switc h o n the computer. The w i ndow which i s i n the foreground when you save the desktop w i l l be the foreground w i ndow the next time you switch on the computer.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual To select an option, pos i t ion the poi nter over the Options menu. Then c l ick the mouse button. The Options menu displ ays. Move the poi nter until the desired option highl ights . C l ick the mouse button to select the h ighl ighted option . Whenever you open a Control Panel o r CPX w i ndow , you are usual ly given the fol lowing options : S ave, O K , or Cance l . C l i c k i ng on the close w i ndow box is the same as selecting OK and then c losi ng the Control Panel .
Part II: Using the Desktop Gene r a l Setup Acce l erator Sound Setup Figure 4-2 . The Control Panel Date and Time The computer uses the date and time to mark i ndiv idual fi les with the date and time they were created or rev i sed. This feature is usefu l when you want to determ ine which fi le was most recently changed or created. You can use 1 2/24 Hour Time to set the Control Panel cloc k to 1 2 or 24 hour time.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual To change between 1 2 and 24 hour t i me , position the poi nter over the selection box to the left of the word Time. Click the mouse button. B oth the 1 2 and 24 hour selection boxes display. Move the pointer until the desired box is highl ighted. C l ick the mouse button agai n . CPX Mover and Reload CPXs Only active CPXs are loaded during startup. A l l active CPXs appear in the main Control Panel Window.
Part Jr' Using the Desktop 3 . Select the desired CPX by positioning your pointer over the name of the CPX and cl icking, The CPX high l ights, and the appropriate operation appears i n the Move box , Note: You can select multiple CPXs for the move CPXs operation. Use shift clicking or rubber banding to highlight more than one CPX. If you use rubber handing, the ruhher band box lVill not actually appear, but it still works the same way. 4. Select the operation by clicking in the Move box.
Fafcon030 Owner 's Manual Your Atari computer has to know how much RAM to reserve for CPX basic i n formation. When you set the M i nimum N u mber of S lots, you are telling the computer to reserve enough RAM to be able to store basic i n formation for that number of CPXs. I f the number of active CPXs at startup time exceeds the M i n imum N umber of Slots, your computer reserves enough RAM for that number of CPXs. You can select from 5 to 99 s lots.
Part ll: Using the Desktop Ope n C PXs . . . You can open a CPX by first highl igh ting the CPX on the Control Panel main w i ndow, and then selecting Open CPXs from the Control Panel Opt ions menu. You can also open a CPX by dou b l e cl icking on i t s box in the Control Panel m a i n w i ndow. C PX I nfo . . . When you highl ight a CPX and then select CPX I n fo from the Control Panel Options menu, the CPX I n fo w i ndow di splays.
Falcon030 Owner's Manual U n load C P X . . . Un load CPX does not change the status of the CPX to i nact i ve. I t simply removes a CPX from the CPX l i st on the Control Panel main w i ndow. You can use Reload CPX to p lace the CPX back on the l i st. Note: You cannot unload a resident CPX. C PXs This section provides a general description of the CPXs that come w i th your Atari computer.
Part II: Using the Desktop Audio Feedback The computer has two kinds of audio feedback, a c l ick signali ng each keystroke and a bel l signa l i ng keyboard or mouse errors. To control audio feedback, select the key top button or the bell button. A gray i m age means that the sound has been turned off. A c lear i mage means that sound is turned on. C hip Select The Chip Select feature allows you to choose among the B l i tter and/or Cache options . C l ick on t he status box below Chip S e l e c t .
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual The lower s l ider controls the speed at which the keys repeat. Move the s l ider to the left to make the keys repeat faster. Drag the s l ider to the desired position, then re lease the mouse button. Test the new settings by turning the sound on, i f req u i red, and pre s s i ng [ Space B ar] . You should hear a c l i ck each time you press the space bar. Li sten to the c l icks to j udge the repeti tion speed of the keyboard.
Part 1/: Using the Desktop Serial Port Selecto r The Serial Port Selector allows you to te l l the computer which of the avai lable serial ports to recogn i ze as active. Select the port you are u s i ng for the connected modem. Baud Rate B aud rate is the speed at which data i s transmitted. Baud, the standard u n i t measure of tran smission speed, i s the number of signal elements per second . The fastest rate avai l able to you i s 1 9,200 baud; the sl owest is 50 baud.
Faicon030 Owner's Manual To set the parity, position the pointer over the shaded Par i ty box . Cl i c k once and a pop-up appears. Use the pointer to highlight the desired parity. Click the mouse button to select the h i g h l ighted option. Bits/C har Each character i s stored i n memory a s o n e byte. Usual ly a byte i s made u p o f e ight bits.
Part 1/: Using the Desktop P rinter Setup Any program may access the printer configurations set b y the Printer Setup CPX. For example, the Print Screen option under the Options menu uses the pri nter setup information. Other u t il ities or applications may not. Check the manuals supplied with your programs to see i f a program can use the printer setup i nformation. Note: You cannot configure an A tari SLM laser printer with the Install Printer dialog box.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual Pixels/Li ne Only dot matrix graphics pri nters use t h e Pixel s/L i ne option . Pixel means pict ure e lement. On dot matrix printers, a pixcl is a dot. Dot matrix pri nters print a certain number of pixels per l i ne when pri n t i ng in graph ics mode . If you have an Atari dot matrix graph ics printer, select 1 280. If you have an Epson , or Epson-compatible dot matrix graph ics pri nter, select 960. Both values assume an eight-inch pri nted l i ne.
Part II: Using the Desktop Note: For most serial printers, XonlXoffflow control is set to On. This setting enables the printer to signal the computer to temporarily stop sending data so it can print data it has already received. (See RS232 Configuration earlier in this chapter. ) Color Set u p Depending on your moni tor type and the screen resolution you have selected, u p to 256 colors canbe used for dra w i ng at one t ime on you r screen.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual select and use the new palette u n t i l you s w i tch off the syste m , Cancel to e x i t the Color Setup CPX and return to the Control Panel menu ( no changes are saved) , o r Reload t o d i splay t h e most recently saved defaults. Note: If you are setting colors while in the True Color mode, you wil/ notice a blending effe ct as you move the R , C , and B control hars.
Part II: Using the Desktop Even though the color palette contains thousands of colors, the number of available colors depends on the selected resolution of the d i splay (on certai n mode l s ) and w hether the display ' s output is color or duochrome. Refer to the hardware appendices for the exact reso l ution(s) and color(s) your computer is capable of d i splaying. You can choose several options (e.g., border, text, and fi l l ) for each w i ndow e lement.
Falcon030 Owner 's Manual start the computer, the most recently Saved colors and/or patterns appear., Select Cancel to exit W i ndow Colors and return to the Control Panel men u (no changes are saved). Config u re C PXs Configure C P X s a l l o w s y o u to change t h e name, choose t h e d i splayed text and icon color, and change the RAM resident status of CPXs. To configure a CPX, you m ust first d i splay the name of the desired CPX in the name l i ne .
Part /I: Using the Desktop Accel erator The Accelerator CPX a l lows you to adjust the speed at which the on-screen pointer responds to the movement of your mouse. The Accelerator also contains a screen saver. There are three mouse Accelerator settings: Off, Fast, and S uper Fast. Choose Off i f you d o not w i sh to increase the response speed o f the pointer. Select Fast o r select S u per Fast to i ncrease the pointer response speed.
Part II: Using the Desktop 5 Desktop Management Wo rki ng with D i rectori es , Fo lders , and Fi les Directories and folders provide a way t o group files together for organization and storage. Maintain i ng an organized folder and directory structure helps you locate files and creates an efficient working environment, both for you and for your computer. A collection of information grouped together i s cal led a fi le. A program or application fi l e contains i nstructions for the computer.
Fa/con030 Owner 's Manual When you open a folder, the fol de r ' s name is added to the move bar. If you opened a fol der cal led LETTERS that resided in the root directory of drive A, the move bar would display the fol lowing: A :\LETTE RS\* . * D i s p l ay i n g a D i recto ry o r Folder You can view the contents of a directory o r folder by opening the icon, displaying i ts contents.
Part II: Using the Desktop Filenames and Extensions Files are identified by filenames. You can (must ) name the files you create, and you can change the names of ex isting files. The filename i s made up of two parts: the name and an optional three-character extension. In the following example, the name is S A M PLE and the extension i s .PRG. SAM P L E . P RG 1 1 1 1 extension (optional ; a period ( .
Fa/con030 O wner 's Manual Some files must have specific extensions. For example, the .PRG extension tel l s your computer that the file i s a n executable G E M application. If you remove the extension .PRG from the filename, the computer w i l l not recognize the fi le as an application. Appl ications often use a specific fi le extension. This extension i s automatically assigned to any file the appl ication creates. For example, word processors often use . DOC or .TXT as an extension for documents.
Part II: Using the Desktop Note : When you sort files by type, they are arranged alphabetically by their extensions. Path nam es A path name tell s the computer where to find a fi le or folder. Path names begin w ith the appropriate drive identifier, and then l i st each appl icable folder, starting with the folder residing i n the root directory (e.g., A :\ or B :\ etc . ) and ending w ith the folder that contains the fi l e or folder.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual The w i ndow now di splays the contents of the SALES folder. One of the i tems in the di splayed d i rectory is a folder called WESTERN. When that fol der is opened, the name of the folder is added to the path name. Now the pathname looks l ike this: A:\SALES\WESTERN\ *. * In the displayed directory of the WESTERN folder you find the fi le you are look i ng for, cal led JULY_6. DOC.
Part II: Using the Desktop ( Other methods of opening a program fi le are explained in the Instal l Application section under Options menu in the previous chapter. ) File Selecto r The File Selector is a spec ial dialog box that can only be accessed from within a program. You will use the File Selector for loading and savi ng fi les. Many appl ications programs use the File Selector dialog box ( see Figure 5 - 1 ). FILE SELECTOR Dirottory: f : \EASYDRRW\lI . 6E1L_________ Se l ec t i Dn : ., � _____ .
Fa/con030 Owner 's Manual If the directory contains more fi les than it can display in the window at one time, scroll the w indow to view the hidden files. ( See Scrolling a Window, in Chapter 3, The GEM-Desktop . ) The drive selector shows the currently selected drive. Note : When you make a change within the File Selector dialog hox, related fields automatically show that change. For instance, If you change the drive with the drive selector, the drive letter in the Directory field also changes.
Part II: Using the Desktop Sel ecting a Drive You can select a drive from the drive selector or the Directory l i ne. To select a drive with the drive selector, position the pointer over the target drive ' s letter. Cl ick the left mouse button t o view the drive ' s directory. NOTe : The drive lerrer is parr of The disk drive idenTifier, which includes a lerrer specifying a drive, a colon ( : ) , and a backslash (\).
Falcon030 Owner's Manual A question mark in a fi le specification replaces a s i ngle character. For example, the file specification M EMO? LET specifies a l l files which begi n w i th MEMO, have any character in the fifth position of the fil e ' s name, and which have the extension .LET. This file specification would not display the files: B I D . LET M E M033.LET MEM01 . DOC The fil e specification ???????? ??? i s equivalent to * * You can combine w i l dcards and characters. For example, ?IL* .
Part 1/: Using the Desktop Select Show to di splay the data file on screen. I f the fi le contains readable text, the text displays. If the fi le is longer than one screen, the message -More- appears at the bottom of each screen of text. You can scroll through the fil e in the fol lowing ways: One screen at a time by pressing [Spacebar] or the left m o use butto n . One half-screen a t a time by pressing [ D ] o r [ C ontrol] [ D ] . O n e line at a time b y pressing [Return].
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual Copyi ng Fi l es and Fo lders You can copy window i tems ( fi les and folders) onto a floppy disk, logical drive or folder. When you copy a folder, the subdirectory information and all the folder' s contents (files and other folders) are copied to the new location. To copy a w indow item, select the item and drag i t to its new position on the desktop. You can drag a w indow item to another w i ndow, disk icon, or folder icon.
Part II: Using the Desktop If the destination folder' s w indow i s open, copying a fil e or folder updates the displayed d i rectory. N am e Confl i ct D u ri ng Copy i ng A name conflict occurs when you attempt to copy a w indow item to a floppy disk, logical drive, or folder that already contains an i tem of the same name. Depending on the File Overwrites confirmation setting (see Set Preferences in Chapter 4, A Guided Tour of the Desktop.
Falcon030 Owner's Manual Select OK to complete the move. To cancel the move operation, select Cancel . When you select OK, the Move File(s) dialog box shows the destination folder ( i f there i s one) and the name o f the i tem moved. You call halt a move operation in progress by pressing [ Undo] while the bee icon displays. When the Abort Operation dial og box appears, select Yes to stop the operation. Re nam i ng Fi les and Fo lders You can rename files and folders w ith the File Information dialog box .
Part II: Using the Desktop on the File Deletes confirmation option. You can halt a delete operation in progress by pressing [ Undo ] w h i le the bee icon displays. Deleting files is a fast operation, so you must act qu ickly to halt the process. When the Abort Operation dialog box appears, select Yes to stop the delete operation. This w i l l not retrieve those files already deleted. Note : You cannot delete a file if its read/write status is set at Read Only.
Part II: Using the Desktop 6 MuitiTOS M u ltiTOS i s Atari ' s exclusive multitasking environment. A multitasking environment can run a number of programs simultaneously, which makes i t more powerful and exciting to use than a conventional operating environment ( more on this l ater) . Incorporating a l ist of features unparal leled by any other operating system, M u l tiTOS i s a completely new and i nnovative way of interfacing with your Atari computer.
Faicon030 Owner's Manual MultiTOS ' s memory protection defines the memory boundaries of each active program, which keeps one active program from i n terfering w ith another active program ' s memory.
Part 1/: Using the Desktop M u ltiTOS use Inter-Process Communications ( IPCs), such as messages, pipes, e tc . , t o pass i nformation. App l icatons that use the same I PCs c a n share information w ith M ul t iTOS . Expanded Desk M e n u One of the first things you ' l l notice about M u ltiTOS i s its expanded desk menu. The expanded desk menu not only l i sts the usual selectable items, but also l ists the desktop and every active program as selectable i tems.
Falcon030 Owner's Manual Bottom w i ndows are act i ve , but cannot receive input from the keyboard unless they are topped. Background processes can run independently, unti l they need i nput from user ( see Running an Application in the Background, later in this chapter). M u ltiTOS allows you to move, res ize, and scro l l bottom w indows w ithout topping them. More Desktop Control M u ltiTOS gi ves you more control over the appearance o f the desktop.
Part //: Using the Desktop R u n n i ng an Appl i cation i n the Fo reg ro u nd MultiTOS is a versatile operating system which offers several ways to easily choose which appl ication runs i n the foreground. The Desk menu di splays a l i st, which incl udes the foreground application ( designated by a checkmark) and every application running in the background. Any application you select from the Desk menu becomes the new foreground appl ication.
Falcon030 Owner's Manual foreground application. The background process conti nues until it requires input from you, or unt i l it i s completed.
Pa rt III: App endixes, Glossa ry, a nd Index
Appendixes A Pointer Control & Quick Reference The fol lowing table l i sts mouse functions and keystroke combinations. You may copy this page and post it near your computer for quick reference. Action Move poi nter. Function Keystrokes Mouse Roll mouse in desi red direction. [Alt] any arrow key moves pointer eight pixels in the di rection of the arrow. [Alt] [Sh ift] a n y arrow key moves pOinter one pixel in the d i rection of the arrow. Select ite m . Position poi nter on ite m .
Appendixes B Advanced Hard Disk Utilities Thi s appendix contains information about the Atari Advanced Hard Disk Utili ties disk. It applies to both the internal SCSI and external SCSI or ACSI hard disk drives. The formatting information in Appendix B does not apply to IDE drives, which are preformatted by the manufacturer.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual One type parks the disk heads of all hard drives connected to your system. The other parks the disk heads of individual u n i ts. Caution : If you fail to close all hard disk windows before parking the drive heads you may damage data on your hard disk. Parki ng D rive Heads on Al l U n its To park the hard disk drive heads on all hard disks connected to your system, run S HIP.PRG from a floppy disk i n drive A. Note: SHIP.
Appendixes 4. A dialog box displays, asking you if the hard disk drive to be parked is an ACSI drive or a SCSI drive. Select the appropriate drive type. Click on OK to continue. 5. When the Select physical u n i t e s ) d i alog box appears, select the physical un its that are to have their heads parked. Select OK. Note : You can select any physical unit connected to your system (formatted or not). The unit number boxes of connected devices appear shadowed. 6.
Faicon030 Owner's Manual I nstal l i ng the H ard Disk D river Display the directory o f the HINSTA L L folder. Fol low these steps t o install the hard disk driver: 1 . Run H IN STALL.PRG. 2. Select I nstal l from the File menu. 3. Select a logical drive for the operation. You can only select logical drives t h at are highl ighted in shadowed boxes. Select OK. 4. From the d i splayed dialog box, select OK to install the driver, or Cancel to abort the operation.
Appendixes Bypassing the H ard D i s k D river A s a n alternative t o removing the hard disk driver, you can simply bypass the driver. To do so, perform a keyboard warm-boot or press the reset button. When the Atari logo ( Fuj i ) appears, hold down [Alternate ] for a few seconds and the system bypasses the hard disk driver. Formatti ng and Partitio n i ng the Hard Disk Caution: The HDX Format and Partition options described in this chapter completely erase all data on your hard disk.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual If your system contains an i nternal hard disk, it w i l l be preformatted by Atari . Formatting erases al l information from a disk and prepares the disk to accept data. You may need to format the hard disk if the factory format becomes erased due to m i shandling or if the hard disk develops bad sectors. Display the d i rectory of the HDX folder. Fol low these i nstructions to format a hard di sk : 1 . Select H D X . PRG. Then select the Format option from the Disk menu. 2 .
Appendixes Select OK to continue. A dialog box may appear, displaying a l ist of hard disk unit types. 5. Select the hard disk type showing your drive ' s model name. 6. Select OK to continue. 7 . Read the alert message that appears on screen. Select OK to format the unit. A message appears informing you that formatti ng i s in progress. Note : When the partitioning message disappears, the formatting operation is complete.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual Partitioning allows you to store and access your data efficiently by a llowing you to group files and folders in different logical drives. Use the Partition option to create partitions in sizes best suited to your disk storage needs. The Partition option lets you u se an editing menu to set the size of each partition or select a suggested partitioning scheme w i thout having to reformat your disk.
Appendixes Selecti ng a Partiti o n i ng Scheme After you select a physical u n i t for part i tioning, the Edit Part ition Scheme dialog box di splays. Use the Edit Partition Scheme dialog box to create a customized partitioning scheme. If you w i sh to select a preset partitioning scheme, click on Menu to display the Choose a Partition Scheme d ialog box. From the Choose a Part ition Scheme dialog box you can click on the Edit box to return to the Edi t Part i tion Scheme dialog box .
Faicon030 Owner's Manual I n fonnation l ines appear at the top of the dialog box. The Total l ine d isplays the current total number of partitions. The Left l ine displays the number of megabytes on your disk that have not yet been assigned to any partition. Each partition ' s size is d isplayed to the right of the partition number in the edit box . M i n imum partition size i s I megabyte. Maximum part i tion size i s detenn ined by the capacity of your hard disk.
Appendixes Selecti ng a P reset Partitio n i ng Scheme The Choose a Partition Scheme dialog box appears when you select Menu from the Edit Partition Scheme dialog box . Choose a part i t i on sthene : 11-11-11-11 15- 15-7-7 OK 17-17-5-5 I CANCEL I I Ed i t o) I Figure B . 3 : The Choose Partition Scheme Dialog B ox The Choose a Part ition Scheme d i alog box provides a l i s t of suggested partitioning schemes. Select the scheme you want from the l i st .
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual D isplay a directory of the HDX folder. Follow these steps to erase the contents of a logical drive. 1 . Select HDX.PRG. Then select the Zero option from the Disk men u . 2. Read t h e alert box t h a t appears on screen. Select OK t o continue. 3. Select a drive for zeroing from the Select the Logical Drive dialog box . Select OK to continue. 4 . A n alert box appears giving you a final chance to quit the program before proceeding. Select OK to continue.
Appendixes The new folder l imit takes effect when you reboot your system. During the boot procedure, a message appears that shows how many extra folders you have designated and how many bytes of R A M are allocated to the extra folders. Each folder uses 1 32 bytes of RAM. Marki ng Bad Sectors Error messages stating that the data on your disk may be damaged m ight indicate the presence of bad sectors on your disk. If such error messages frequently appear, you should check your hard disk for bad sectors.
Falcon030 Owner's Manual S e l ect the l o g i c a l d r i ve C: I D: I E: II F: I 5: I H: I I: II J: I �< � I L: I M: II N: I n: I P: I OK I I CANCEL I Figure B .4 : The Select Logical Drive D ialog Box Select OK to continue. 3 . While Markbad scans the logical dri v e for bad sectors, a message appears tel l i ng you that the program i s mark i ng bad sectors.
Appendixes 4 . Select Delete D i rectory O n l y to d e l et e the d i rectory structure and save the deleted d irectory files to the root directory. All files saved to the root d i rectory will be named TMPnnnn where nnnn stands for the starting hexadecimal cl uster address of the fil e . Select Delete Directory And F i les to delete the d i rectory structure and a l l of its fi les. Select Ignore Bad Sector if you don ' t want to take any action at all .
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual Backi ng U p the H ard Disk I t i s i mportant to frequently back up your h ard disk data. Otherw ise, accidental ly deleted or damaged fi les w i l l be lost forever. As a general rul e , i t is good practice to back up new or modified files after each session at your computer. To back up your data, regularly copy i mportant files or folders onto floppy d isks and store them in a safe place.
Appendixes There are four slots on your hard disk that keep track of partition information. You can fil l each slot with a standard partition, and have each partition represented on your desktop by a logical drive. Or you can fill one of the four slots w it h an extended partition to obtain more than four logical drives. An e x tended partition i s subdiv i ded into more than one partition. This allows you to have more than one logical drive representing that slot.
Falcon030 Owner's Manual All four slots of the Extended Partition Range box contain partition information. The first slot contains partition one. The second slot contains the extended partition, which i s subdivided as parti tions two through eight. The partitions included i n the extended partition are al ways high l i ghted. The third slot includes partition nine, and the fourth slot contains partition ten. Slots one, three and four contain standard partitions.
Appendixes c Troubleshooting and Maintenance Trou bleshooti ng I f you run i nto problems while operati n g your computer, don 't pani c . You can probably fix i t yourself. This section describes some common problems and suggests solutions. Note : The most common and easily fixed problem is failure to switch on the power to the computer. A lways check this first before exploring other possihilities.
Falcon030 Owner's Manual No Desktop I f the Power LED comes on, the screen brightens, but the desktop does not display, you may have a bad desk accessory file i n your startup disk or folder. To bypass the desk accessory, warm boot the system ( i .e . , press [ Control] [ Al t ] [ Delete ) ) then hold down [Contro l ] for a few seconds after the Atari logo appears on the screen. The system warm boots, but bypasses the software (e.g., Auto folder, desk accessories etc .
Appendixes You may find that some older programs (especially games) do not run properly with the Cache option turned on. If you think this may be the problem, make sure the Cache option is off before running the program. Bombs Sometimes applications develop errors that are potentially damaging to the computer's operating system. When such an error occurs, M ultiTOS detects the error and terminates the program.
Fafcon030 Owner's Manual Optional I nternal I D E Hard Disk I f your system contains a n I D E hard disk, the hard disk will require a different formatting and partitioning procedure. The internal hard disk i s already prepared for you and should be accessible immediately after starting the system.
Appendixes Problem Suggested Solution The system will not start from the hard d isk. Run the hard disk driver instal lation program ( H I NSTALL.PRG.) If the problem continues, the hard d isk should be backed up and reformatted . (See I nternal I D E Hard Disk i n this Chapter . ) An application program will not start from the hard disk. T h e program contains garbled data or was not designed to start from a hard disk.
Falcon030 Owner's Manual 1 . R u n the M arkbad option of the H D X program on the A tari A d v anced H ard D i s k Uti l i t ie s d i s k ( a s described i n Marking Bad Sectors ) in each logical drive conta i n i n g unreadable data. Recover a s much data as possible. 2. Back up the data recovered from the logical drive onto floppy d i sks. 3 . Erase all data i n t h e p ro b l em l og i c a l d r i v e ( s ) w i th t h e Zero option of t h e HDX program and run Markbad on the logical drive again. 4.
Appendixes Error Message Programl Option Suggested Solution Cannot create driver destination ! [OK] H I NSTALL You r root d i rectory may be file at full. You need to delete data to make room for the driver file .Or, you r root di rectory may be corrupted . If so, back up as much data as you can and reformat the d rive. Can not find format parameters for disk type [OK] HDX Make sure the orig i nal WI NCAP file is on the disk with HDX.
Fafcon030 Owner's Manual Error Message Suggested Solution Can not open drive source file! OK] H I N STALL I nstall Make s u re the S H D R IV E R . RAW file is on the disk with H I NSTALL. PRG. Cannot partition ! Try reformatti ng. [OK] HDX Partition See message. Can not read Bad Sector List from the disk! Try backing up the disk and reformatting. [OK] HDX Format Partition Zero Markbad See message. Can not read Boot Sector from the logical drive.
Appendixes Program/ Option Suggested Solution Cannot read Root Directory entries from the logical drive ! Try backi ng up the disk and reformatting. [OK] HDX Markbad See message. Cannot read Root Sector from the disk ! Try backing up the disk and reformatting . [OK] HDX Partition H I N STALL I nsta l l Remove See message. Cannot save any more files in the root directory ! Deleting the remaining lost cl usters of the subdirectory will free up disk space.
Fafcon030 Owner's Manual Error Message C-1 0 Program/ Option Suggested Solution Cannot write Boot Sector to the logical drive ! Try backing up the disk and reformatting [OK] H DX Zero I nstall See message. Can not write driver file to destinatio n ! H I NSTALL I nstall H I NSTALL cannot write to the root di rectory of the d rive. Try backing up the hard disk and reformatting it. Cannot write Header to the logical drive ! Try backi ng up the disk and reformatting. [OK] HDX Zero See Message.
Appendixes Error Message Program/ Option Suggested Solution File Allocation Table is corrupted ! Try backing up the logical d rive and zeroing. [OK] HDX Markbad Back up the logical drive, erase its data with the H DX Zero option , run Markbad , and restore your data. Format parameters in the root sector are corrupted ! Please reformat the disk. [OK] HDX Partition See message. H DX . RSC [OK] HDX The H D X . RSC file is either missing o r damaged . Copy the HDX.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual Program/ Option Error Message Suggested Solution Selected partition scheme is for a bigger capacity u n it. Please select another one. [OK] HDX Partition See message. Too many bad sectors to record . Try backing u p t h e d i s k a n d reformatting. [OK] HDX M arkbad See message. Too many logical d rives ! You can not have more than 1 4 logical drives . [OK] HDX Format Partition You can not have more than 1 4 log ical drives on your system .
Appendixes Preventive Mai ntenance To ensure top performance from your Falcon030 computer system, follow the guide l ines i n this section. Cari n g fo r the Com p ute r • • • • • A void dusty or greasy work areas. Keep all components out of direct sunlight. A void smoking near the computer system. Always switch off the system before cleaning it. Clean the outside of components with a soft, s lightly damp, lint-free cloth only. Do not use cleansers, abrasives, or solvents.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual C lean i ng the Mouse You ' l l need to clean the mouse periodical ly to ensure its proper operation. Fol low the steps below: I. Turn the mouse upside down i n your hand w ith its tail pointi ng toward you. 2. Place two fingers on the arrows on e ither s ide of the rol ler opening on the bottom of the mouse . Push down and away from you unti l the rol ler pane l pops loose. Remove the panel . 3.
Appendixes I f you experience problems that appear serious, take the computer (or any other component) to an authorized Atari service center. For the location of the nearest Atari service center, contact your Atari dealer or Atari Customer Support.
Appendixes D Falcon030 Specifications System Architecture • • • • • • • • • • Digital Signal Processor • • • • Expansion Bus • • CPU: Motorola 68030 operating at 1 6 MHz 3 . 84 MIPS performance at 1 6 MHz On-chip demand-paged memory management Separate on-chip 256-byte instruction and data caches Independent address and data buses for i ncreased performance.
Faicon030 Owner's Manual Sound • • • • Graphics • • • • • • • • Standard Ports • • • • • • • • • • • 0-2 Faicon030 Specifications Eight 1 6-bit digital audio DMA record and playback channels with up to 50-kHz sampling rate. S tereo 1 6-bit digital DMA audio output S tereo 1 6-bit digital DMA audio input SDMA soundlDMA coprocessor S uper VGA: 640 x 480 256 colors True color 1 6-bit mode: allows display of up to 65,536 colors.
Appendixes Data Storage • • • User Interface • • • • System Software • • • • • • • • 1 .
Appendixes E Connector Specifications DSP Con n ector 9 18 26 0 826 Female • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 10 19 SCS I Con nector ;0 \ 2 SCSI I I Female Pin Signal � _ _ � _- - -_ _ _ _ ' � � � �_ � _ � __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ __ _ }� � 2 Pin Signal 1 -1 0 GND 37 N o t Connected 11 +5V 38 +5V 1 2- 1 4 Not Con nected 39 Not Con nected 1 5-25 GND 40 GND 26 SCSI 0 41 ATN 27 SCSI 1 42 GND 28 SCSI 2 43 BSY 29 SCSI 3 44 ACK 30 SCSI 4 45 RST
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual Serial Port 1 \• • • • •; 5 6 DB9 Male E-2 Pin Signal 1 Carrier Detect 2 Receive 3 Transmit 4 Data Termi nal Ready 5 GND 6 Data set ready 7 Request to Send 8 Clear to Send 9 Ring I ndicator Connector Specifications •••• 9
Appendixes Parallel Port 13 0825 Female Pin Signal 1 Strobe 2 Data 0 3 Data 1 4 Data 2 5 Data 3 6 Data 4 7 Data 5 8 Data 6 9 Data 7 10 Acknowledge 11 Busy 1 2- 1 6 Not Connected 17 Select 1 8-25 GN D 25 1 ••••••••••••• •••••••••••• 14 Con nector Specifications E-3
Faicon030 Owner's Manual Mon itor Con nector 1 0 \. 11 Pin E-4 • • • • • • • Signal Pin 7 1 • .
Appendixes SCC Connector 7 5 3 a-pin Mini DIN Female RS - 422 Pin 1 Signal Handshake Output (DTR RS 423) 2 Handshake I nput or External Clock 3 4 - Transmit Data 5 - Received Data GND Transm itted Data 6 + 7 General-pu rpose I n put 8 + Receive Connector Specifications E-S
Falcon030 Owner's Manual E n hanced Joystick �o 1 • • • • G • • ••• • 15 • • • • • 11 '------' 081 5 Male Port 8 Port A Pin E-G Signal Pin Signal 1 UP 0 1 UP 1 2 DOWN 0 2 DOWN 1 3 LT 0 3 LT 1 4 RT O 4 RT 1 5 PADOY 5 PA D 1 Y 6 F I R E 0 / LIGHT G U N 6 FIRE 1 7 VCC (+5 VDC) 7 VCC 8 Not Con nected 8 Not Con nected 9 GND 9 GND 10 FIRE 2 10 FIRE 3 11 UP 2 11 UP 3 12 DOWN 2 12 DOWN 3 13 LT 2 13 LT 3 14 RT 2 14 RT 3 15 PADOX 15 PAD 1 X Connec
Appendixes M I D I Port 3 (') 1 5� 4 2 DIN 5 Female MIDI OUT Pin Signal MIDI IN Pin Signal 1 Thru Transmit 1 Not Con nected 2 GND 2 Not Con nected 3 Thru Loop Return 3 Not Con nected 4 Out Transmit 4 In Receive 5 Out Loop Return 5 In Loop Return Connector Specifications E-7
Appendixes If c "_ _" _o _s_ om e_ S_ t_ r_ pp _r_t __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Atari Corporation welcomes inquiries about your Atari computer products. We also provide technical assistance. Write to Customer Relations at an address l isted below. Atari user groups also provide outstanding assistance. To receive a l i st of Atari user groups in your area, send a sel f-addressed, stamped envelope to an address below. In the United States, write to: Atari Corporation Customer Relations P. O.
Glossary G lossary .ACC The desk accessory extension . ACSI Atari Computer S ystem I n terface. ACSI is a hardware and software control procedure used to connect dev ices to the computer's Hard Disk port ( DMA channe l ) . active w i ndow The w i ndow on G E M D e s ktop that i s curre n t l y a v a i l ab l e for desktop operations such as selecting, copyi ng, mov i ng, and deleting i tems. The act i ve window is the only w i ndow that you can scro l l , update, move, or resize.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual bee i c o n The i c on d i s p l ayed o n s c reen w h e n e v e r the c o m p u te r , tran s fers or retrieves information from the disk dri ve. You cannot proceed to another action while the bee icon i s on screen. bit The smal lest unit of computer data (a binary d i g i t ) . Eight b i t s equal one byte. ( See byte . ) boot I n itial system l oad procedure. I f the procedure for loading your system i s i n R O M , booting is accomplished b y switching o n your system.
Glossary coldstart B ooting the computer by sw itch i ng the power off and on or p re s s i ng [Control ] [ Al t ] [ Right Shift ] [ Delete ] . A coldstart can be initiated while the computer is runni ng by switching off the power for 10 seconds, then switching it back on. A coldstart complete l y i n i t ial izes the system. ( Compare to warmstart. ) confi g u re T o c u s t o m i ze the c o m p u ter system t o your prefe re nces b y set t i ng colors, baud rate, confirmation, and so on.
Faicon030 Owner's Manual desktop The main screen for the computer. It incl udes (but is not l i m i ted to) the menu bar, two disk icons, and the trash icon. desti nation disk The disk that information i s written to during a copy procedure. dia log box An i nterac t i ve message box that the computer uses to communicate w ith you. To exit a dialog box, you must acknowledge the message or choose an option. directory A l i st of fi les. ( See current directory, root directory, and subdirectory .
Glossary double-sided Allowing use of both s ides of a disk. A double-sided disk has both sides of i ts magnetic media certified as safe for storing data. A double-sided ( high density) disk can store up to 1 ,45 8 , 1 76 bytes of data. A double-sided disk drive can read, write to, and format both s ingle- and double-sided disks. ( Compare to s ingle sided . ) drag T o move a n i tem o n the desktop.
Falcon030 Owner's Manual f l o p p y d i s k A m a g n e t i c m e d i u m u se d to store i n fo rm a t i on g e n e rated o n a computer. The disk is made of material simi lar to audio tape. folder A subdirectory for storing fi les and other fol ders . A folder appears as a folder icon ( mani l a folder) on the desktop, or with a folder symbol ( small box ) next to its name when shown as text.
Glossary i nformation l i n e The l ine at the top of a d i rectory w i ndow i mmediately be low the move bar, tel l ing how many bytes are used by the items l isted i n the directory, and how many items there are. i n itial ize To set the computer to its starting configuration. i n put/output ( 1 /0) The com m u n i c a t i o n proc e s s that takes p l ace between the computer and a peripheral device such as a disk drive or printer.
Fa/con030 Owner's Manual modem A device that enables you to connect your computer directly to telephone lines in order to establish a communication link with other computers and on- l i ne i nformation networks. Also, the port on the computer for connecting a modem or other serial device. Modem is a contraction of MOdulatorlDEModulator. monitor See video display.
Glossary parallel port An i n terface which accepts the s i m ul taneous transmissi on of more than one bit. ( See serial port . ) parameter Data given t o a program that controls i ts operation. path name The l i st of i tems that specifies the path through the subdirectories on the disk to the current directory. A pathname consists of a disk identifier and a string of folders separated by backslashes ( for example A:\document\text\). It may also contai n a file specification.
Falcon030 Owner's Manual R G B The co l o r s i g n a l s that the c o m p u ter produces to c re ate i t s spe c i a l c o l o r display. The combi nations of different i n tensities each o f red, green, and blue enable you to create thousands of colors w ith most Atari TOS computers. ROM The part of the computer ' s memory contain i ng the operati n g system. ROM never changes, and retains its i n formation with or without power to the computer. ROM is an acronym for Read-Only Memory.
Glossary single-sided Allowing use of one side only of a floppy disk. A s ingle-sided disk has only one side of its magnetic media certified as safe for storing data. A single s ided disk can store up to 357,376 bytes of data. A single-sided disk drive can read, write to, and format only single-sided disks, or double-sided disks that have been formatted as single-sided. ( Compare to double-sided.
Index Index A Accelerator CPX 4-45 - 4-46 Active menu options 4- 1 Advanced Setup Options 4-3 1 CPX I nfo 4-33 - 4-34 M i n i mum number of slots 4-32 Open CPX 4-33 4-34 U nload CPX A lphanumeric keys 2-5 Applications arguments 4- 1 7 - 4- 1 8 assi g n i ng boot status 4-2 1 - 4-22 assi g n i ng to function key 4-2 1 foreground/background 6-3 launching ( m u ltiTOS) 6-4 l inking a document type 4- 1 8 - 4- 1 9 selecting defaul t directory 4-20 selecti ng parameter 4-20 Appli c ation file 5- 1 Arguments 4-
Falcon 030 Owner's Manual video d i s p l ay A dev ice conta i n i n g a v ideo screen that you and your computer use to communicate. warmstart (warm-boot) Rebooting the computer by pressing the Reset button on the back of the computer or pressing [ Control ] [Alt ] [Delete ] . A warmstart only partially i n it ial izes the system. (Compare Coldstart . ) wildcard A question mark ( ? ) o r asterisk ( * ) character used i n a fi le specification to specify the search criterion.
Falcon030 Owner's Manual Color display 4-4 1 - 4-42 true color 4-42 Color p rinting 4-39 Color set custom 4-44 preassigned 4-44 Color setup 4-39, 4-4 1 - 4-42 true color 4-42 Colors w indow 4-43 - 4-44 Configuring CPXs 4-44 Control panel 4-2, 4-29 About 4-29 Advanced Setup Options 4-3 1 - 4-32 CPX Mover 4-30 - 4-3 1 date 4-29 - 4-30 M inimum number of slots 4-32 Reload CPXs 4-30 - 4-3 1 Setup 4-29 time 4-29 - 4-30 Control panel extensions Accelerator 4-45 Color Setup 4-4 1 - 4-42 Configure CPXs 4-44 Genera
Index Desktop Configuration command 4-25 - 4-26 Desktop Info 4-2 Directories 5 - 1 - 5-2, 5-5 - 5-6 root 5 - 1 selecting 5-8 updating 5- 1 5 Disk drives selecting 5-9 Disks CD-ROM disc 2-3 copying 5 - 1 2 floppy 2-3, 2- 1 0 floppy, write-protecting 2- 1 2 floppy, formatting 2-7 hard disk 2-2 Double-click response 4-36 Double-c l icking 3-3, 3- 1 0 Dragging 3-3 - 3-4 Drive icons 2-5 Drive identifier 3- 1 0 E Extensions .ACC .APP . PRO .TOS .
Fa/con030 Owner 's Manual write protecti ng 2-9 Flow control 4-38 Folder management 5- 1 1 Folders 5- 1 - 5-2, 5 - 1 I - 5- 1 5 copying 5- 1 I - 5- 1 2 creating 4-6 deleti ng 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 5 extending l imit 8 - 1 3 mov i ng 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 4 renaming 5 - 1 4 Format Floppy Disk command 4-9 Foreground/Background (multiTOS) 6-3, 6-5 Formatting floppy disk 2-7 hard diSK 8-5 - 8 - 7 Front panel 1 - 1 1 Function keys 2-6, 4-25 assigning appl ication 4-2 1 Fundamentals 2- 1 G GEM 2-4 GEM Desktop 2-4 General S
Index I nstall App l ication command 4- 1 7 I nstall Dev ices command 4-22 - 4-23 Install Icon command 4- 1 3 - 4- 1 6 changing icon identifier and l abel 4- 1 6 Desktop icon 4- 1 3 Printer icon 4- 1 6 W indow icon 4- 1 4 - 4- 1 5 K Keyboard 2-5 alphanumeric keys 2-5 arrow keys 3-7 - 3-8 function keys 2-6, 4-2 1 , 4-25 numeric keypad 2-7 response 4-35 selecti ng multiple icons 3-4 Keystroke combinations 2-6 dragging w ith 3-8 selecting w ith 3-7 K i lobyte 2- 1 L Laser printer 4-39 Launch i ng appl icati
Falcon030 Owner's Manual Mov i ng a CPX 4-30 - 4-3 1 Install Application option 4- 1 7 Moving a w i ndow 3- 1 2 Moving files 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 4 Moving folders 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 4 MS- DOS computers floppy drives 2-7 format compatible 2-7 Mult itaski ng 6- 1 M u ltiTOS advantages 6- 1 foreground/background 6-3, 6-5 new features 6-2 Install Devices option 4-22 - 4-23 Install Icon option 4- 1 3 - 4- 1 5 Read .
Index printer type 4-40 quality 4-40 Program fi le 5 - 1 Q Qual ity of pri nt 4-40 Quick Reference A- I R R A M 2-2, 4-32 Read .
Falcon030 Owner's Manual Bytes used 4-4 Disk Label 4-4 Drive I D 4-4 Number of Files 4-4, 4-5 Number of Folders 4-4, 4-5 Show/print dialog box 5- 1 0 - 5 - 1 1 S ingle-cl icking 3-3 S i ze to Fit command 4- 1 1 S izing a window 3- 1 1 SLM l aser printer 4-39 S lots mini mum number 4-3 1 Sorting commands 4- 1 0 - 4- 1 1 No Sort 4- 1 1 Sort by Date 4- 1 I Sort by Type 4- 1 I Sound 4-35, 4-42 Sound setup 4-42 Sound Setup w i ndow 4-43 Starting your system 1 -7 Stop bits 4-38 Storage memory 2-2 System memory
