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Multitasking extension for Classic Mac OS
MultiFinder is an extension for the Apple Macintosh's classic Mac OS, introduced on August 11, 1987 and included with System Software 5. It adds cooperative
MultiFinder
Apple operating systems from 1984 to 2001
introduction of System 5, a cooperative multitasking extension called MultiFinder was added, which allowed content in windows of each program to remain
Classic_Mac_OS
Sixth major release of the classic Mac OS
operating system, with cooperative multitasking based on an improved MultiFinder. The boxed version cost US$49 (equivalent to about $130 in 2025), and
System_6
Mac file manager and user interface shell
File System. In System 5, MultiFinder was introduced. It allows the user to have multiple apps opened simultaneously. MultiFinder support was expanded upon
Finder_(software)
System menu on Mac operating systems
Accessories such as a Calculator, the Scrapbook and Alarm Clock. If MultiFinder (an early implementation of computer multitasking) was active, the Apple
Apple_menu
Family of personal computers made by Apple
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Mac_(computer)
Seventh major release of the classic Mac OS (1991)
which had first been examined in 1986's Switcher and then replaced with MultiFinder in System 5. In March 1988, shortly before the release of System 6, a
System_7
Macintosh alert sound
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Sosumi
Macintosh Virus
spread if MultiFinder is running, which prevents it from infecting System 7 and later versions of Mac OS as well as System 5 and 6 running MultiFinder. ANTI
ANTI_(computer_virus)
First major release of classic Apple Macintosh operating system (1984)
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System_1
Decorative background on electronic devices
Wiggins, "All systems go. (Software Review) (System Tools 5.0 with MultiFinder.)", MacUser (1 March 1988) Franklin N. Tessler, "Mac OS 8 arrives," Macworld
Wallpaper_(computing)
Ninth and last major release of the classic Mac OS (1999)
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Mac_OS_9
Hypermedia system for Apple Macintosh and Apple IIGS computers
environment in much the way the Macintosh II opened up Mac hardware". It and MultiFinder, also announced at Macworld, would be bundled with new Macs, and $49
HyperCard
Change of processors in Apple computers
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Mac transition to PowerPC processors
Mac_transition_to_PowerPC_processors
Eighth major release of the classic Mac OS (1997)
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Mac_OS_8
Text rendering engine for Apple Macintosh
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WorldScript
MacOS application
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System_Settings
Symbol on early Apple operating systems
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Dogcow
After Dark Disinfectant – Antivirus DragThing Extensis Suitcase Fastback MultiFinder PC Exchange Compact Pro DiskDoubler PackIt Stuffit Cyberdog Internet
List of Classic Mac OS software
List_of_Classic_Mac_OS_software
Macintosh models that do not use a Macintosh Toolbox ROM on the logic board
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New_World_ROM
Series of Macintosh operating systems
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Mac_operating_systems
Third model of Apple's Macintosh computer line
MacWrite were bundled with the Mac Plus. After August 1987, HyperCard and MultiFinder were also bundled. Third-party software applications available included
Macintosh_Plus
Component of Classic Mac OS
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Multiprocessing_Services
Software data compression utility
least double the performance. It also allowed background operation under MultiFinder. Its speed remained superior to most other systems even after major upgrades
Compact_Pro
Temporarily interrupting a computer task
multitasking at all, with cooperative multitasking becoming available via MultiFinder in System Software 5 and then standard in System 7. Although there were
Preemption_(computing)
2D graphics library and associated API
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QuickDraw
interface in the same form as any other operating system control panel. MultiFinder and System 7 and later supported faceless background applications similar
Extension_(Mac_OS)
Journaling file system developed by Apple
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HFS_Plus
System routines for Classic Mac OS
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Macintosh_Toolbox
Modifier key present on Apple keyboards
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Option_key
Computer software
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At_Ease
be extremely difficult to analyze and correct. Switcher evolved into MultiFinder in System 4.2, which became the Process Manager in System 7, and by then
Classic Mac OS memory management
Classic_Mac_OS_memory_management
ROM firmware used in old Machintosh models
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Old_World_ROM
Component of a file in Mac operating systems
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Resource_fork
Personal computer
at the same time, with the Macintosh having already done so with its MultiFinder enhancement. Computer Concepts, having begun development of various new
Acorn_Archimedes
Text mode multitasking operating environment
managers tested. The magazine's Jerry Pournelle in 1989 noted that "while MultiFinder doesn't work very well yet, DESQView on a big 80386 machine certainly
DESQview
Native text editor for the Apple classic Mac OS
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SimpleText
Annual technology conference by Apple
including functions related to interapplication communication, and MultiFinder would become a standard, integrated part of the operating system, replacing
Worldwide Developers Conference
Worldwide_Developers_Conference
Macintosh user interface component
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Control_Strip
Operating system by Apple
slow on existing hardware. Instead, Apple adopted a system known as MultiFinder in 1987, which keeps the running application in control of the computer
Copland_(operating_system)
Graphing calculator software
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NuCalc
process and a read-only "high" segment for sharable code. Apple Computer's MultiFinder of 1987 is a more modern use of this technique. Programs shipped with
Base_and_bounds
Extensible multimedia architecture by Apple
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QuickTime
Classic Mac OS directory for system software
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System_folder
Computer key
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Command_key
Software development package for the Classic Mac OS
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Macintosh Programmer's Workshop
Macintosh_Programmer's_Workshop
User interface element
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Balloon_help
Password management system in macOS
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Keychain_(software)
Software company (1992–1998)
was dissolved into IBM in 1998. In 1988, after launching System 6 and MultiFinder, Apple initiated the exploratory project named Pink to design the next
Taligent
Program for Macintosh systems
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Chooser_(Mac_OS)
Calculator application on Apple systems
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Calculator_(Apple)
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Creator_code
Keyboard shortcut to switch windows without using a mouse
correctly. Table of keyboard shortcuts Windows Alt keycodes Task manager MultiFinder Raymond Chen (2008-07-01). "Windows Vista changed the Alt+Tab order slightly"
Alt-Tab
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QuickDraw_GX
Information technology trade show hosted by Apple Inc
Atkinson's HyperCard. More than 3,000 copies of the software were handed out. MultiFinder, Apple File Exchange, the ImageWriter LQ, EtherTalk, AppleShare PC and
Macworld/iWorld
Inefficient use of storage space
(contiguous) space for all possible files they will need—for example, MultiFinder pre-allocates a chunk of RAM to each application as it was started according
Fragmentation_(computing)
Startup sequence for Macintosh computers
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Macintosh_startup
Proprietary file system by Apple
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Hierarchical File System (Apple)
Hierarchical_File_System_(Apple)
1994 application by Apple
2025). It features a special version of System 7.1 with its integrated MultiFinder environment, running on an emulated 68LC040 CPU (which lacks floating-point
Macintosh Application Environment
Macintosh_Application_Environment
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Manager_(Mac_OS)
Defunct web search tool created by Apple
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Sherlock_(software)
Gaphics file format
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PICT
Developer tool for Apple Macintosh
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ResEdit
Operating system microkernel
researchers, following on from earlier work running the classic Mac OS and MultiFinder under Mach 2.5. A research project at Digital Equipment Corporation investigated
Mach_(kernel)
1986 personal computer
Manager, by Brainstorm Software and published through Seven Hills, was a MultiFinder-like add-on sold from 1993 to 1995. It was used to make the Finder more
Apple_IIGS
Operating system
the early 1990s. MacIdris ran as an application under the Finder or MultiFinder. After Whitesmiths had been merged with Intermetrics, Idris – along with
Idris_(operating_system)
Disk file system by Apple Computer
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Macintosh_File_System
Unix-like operating system
releases do not support System 7, and later versions support System 6 with MultiFinder, and System 7. In 1993, release 2.1 introduced virtual memory, memory
MachTen
Application programming interface (API)
running, and where power management was not a concern. With the advent of MultiFinder and the ability to run more than one application simultaneously came
Carbon_(API)
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Network_Browser
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Label_(macOS)
Macintosh computer software
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Scrapbook_(Mac_OS)
Small file that represents another file
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Alias_(Mac_OS)
Set of technologies introduced for the Classic Mac OS
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Apple Open Collaboration Environment
Apple_Open_Collaboration_Environment
American software engineer and businessman
went to work for Apple Computer, where he and Erich Ringewald wrote Multifinder (originally called Twitcher) for the Macintosh operating system. Steve
Phil_Goldman
messages under the desktop. Reminiscent of a similar technique employed by MultiFinder on the Apple Macintosh, this transformed a single-application-at-a-time
History_of_RISC_OS
Notetaking application for Apple Macintosh computers
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Stickies_(Apple)
Low-level debugger, originally for Motorola 68000
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MacsBug
introduction of System 5, a cooperative multitasking extension called MultiFinder was added, which allowed content in windows of each program to remain
Comparison of user features of operating systems
Comparison_of_user_features_of_operating_systems
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System_suitcase
Object-oriented application framework for classic Mac OS
simplification of some of the UI element interactions, and support for Multifinder. As Apple announced it was dropping MPW Pascal support in 1992, this
MacApp
American multinational technology company
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Outline_of_Apple_Inc.
Word processor application for the Apple Macintosh
to take advantage of the multitasking features offered by System 6's MultiFinder, using up a portion of that RAM. Some reviews suggested "paring down"
FullWrite_Professional
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Gods obligation, Gift
Boy/Male
Tamil
One of the kauravas
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pushpaja | பà¯à®·à¯à®ªà®¾à®œà®¾
Nectar
Boy/Male
Muslim
Precious, Invaluable, Happy, Self disciplined
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Gentle; name of the daughter of the Prophet (S.A.W)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Hungerford in Berkshire, named with Old English hungor ‘hunger’ (here probably denoting unproductive land) + ford ‘ford’. This surname has been established in Ireland since the 17th century.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Smiling like a Moon, Bow of Shiva
Boy/Male
Indian
Victory
Biblical
division
Boy/Male
Native American
Spirit.
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