Apple II Plus Personal Computer User Manual


 
ThinkTank Manual
Configure: To adapt ThinkTank to your computer system, needs,
and preferences. You can configure ThinkTank’s disk setup,
command keys, and SPECIALIST commands.
Data Disk: A disk which holds a ThinkTank outline. The THINK—
TANK DATA DISK is the sample data disk supplied with the
ThinkTank program.
Deeper Level:Same as beneath.
Depth: Number of outline (indentation) levels.
Default:Value of an option that is assumed, by default, un-
less you enter another.
Device: In the PASCAL operating system, an all—purpose term
that refers to your computer console (screen and keyboard),
disk drives, printers, and other “peripherals.”
Directly Subordinate: Immediately (one level) beneath.
Down: Below, but at the same level in the outline structure.
Error Message: Displayed to tell you that something happened
unexpectedly.
Escape Valve: Pressing the ESCAPE key. A consistent way to
stop whatever you’re doing and return to where you started.
Exit: To leave, conclude, or terminate a process; to exit
from ThinkTank is to return control of your computer to its
operating system.
Expand: To reveal the information hidden beneath a headline.
Explanation Line: When a menu is displayed, the bottom line
of the Command Area contains an explanation of the high-
lighted option.
File: Programs, outlines, and text are stored on your disk in
files. Each file is identified by a unique name.
—88—