The Big Mac Book

Survival Guide The Big Mac Book Neil J. Salkind oue· CORPORATION lEADINC COMPUTER JCNOWLEOCE The Big Mac Book Copyright© 1989 by Que® Corporation A II rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used o r r eproduced in any form or b)• any means, or stored in a database or retrieval syst em, w ithout prior written permission of the publisher ex cept in the case of brief quo tations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Making copies of any pan of this book fo r any purpose other than your own personal usc is a viola· tio n of United States copyright laws. For information, address Q ue Cor· poration, I 17 1 I N. College Ave., Carmel, IN 46032. Library of Congress Catalog No.: 89·62437 ISBN 0-88022·4 56·8 This book is sold as is, witholl[ w arranry of any kind, either express o r implied, respecting the contents of this boo k, including but not limited to implied warranties for the boo k's qualiry, perform:mce, mercham· ability, or fitness for any particular purpose. Neither Que Corporation nor its dealers or distributors shall be liable to the purchaser or any other person or entity with respect to any liability, loss, or dam:~ge caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book. 93 92 9 1 90 8 7 6 5 4 Interpretation of the printing code: the rightmost double-digit number is the ye:~r of the book's printing; the rightmost single-digit number, the number of the book's printing. For example, a printing code of 89· 1 shows that the t1rst printing of the book occurred in 1989. Tbe Big i\.Jac Book is b;1sed o n M acintosh System 6 and e:~rli er , with added information about System 7. Comparison charts w er e produced in Wingz on a M:~cintosh II and printed o n a QMS·PS 810 printer. ii DEDICATION To my parents, Irene Helen Salkind and Harry Salkind, who served as models of compassion and pe rseverance. Ad Astra Per Asp erum iii Publishing Dit·ector Lloyd ]. Short Acquisitions Editor Karen A. Bluestein Product Director Karen A. Bluestein Special Contributor Barrie Sosinsky Production Editor jeannine Freudenberger Editors Sara Allaei Kelly D. Dobbs ]o Anna Arnott joseph P. Goodwin Fran Blauw Gregory Robertson Kelly Currie Book Design and Production Technical Editors Dan Armstrong Barrie Sosinsky David Kline Daniel Zoller …