Apple Macintosh System 7.5 User Manual download pdf (Page 49)

Macintosh system software version 7.5

Compatibility with DOS and Windows files

Your Macintosh can open disks and files that are formatted for IBM-

compatible personal computers. You can exchange disks and documents with

DOS and Windows computers. Your computer can also initialize disks for

either the Macintosh or DOS computers.

When you put a floppy disk formatted for an IBM-compatible personal

computer into your Macintosh, the disk’s icon on your screen says “PC.”

You can open the DOS disk just as you would open a Macintosh disk and

open files on the disk just as you open Macintosh files. Your computer uses

“translators” and your application programs to open documents created in

DOS applications.

To assign a Macintosh program to open each type of DOS file, open the

Apple (K) menu and choose Control Panels. Then open the PC Exchange

control panel.

For step-by-step help

Choose Macintosh Guide from the Guide menu (marked with the

icon) and see the items in the

“DOS files and disks” topic. For more information on control panel items, choose Show Balloons from

the Guide menu.

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Apple Macintosh System 7.5 User Manual Page 49