Getting Started

A Beginner's Guide to MorphOS

You have installed MorphOS to a compatible machine, but... now what? You could always go and install a pre-configured package like Chrysalis, but you would end up with a system configured for someone else's taste and you still wouldn't know how to actually use the operating system. If you are in this situation and would like to learn how MorphOS works, this is a tutorial for you! The tutorial will guide you through the things you should do and notice after a fresh install, with practical examples from basic configuration options to installing new software. It won't cover all the details, but it should give you some knowledge how to continue on your own.

Getting Comfortable with the User Interface and the Ambient Desktop

After a boot you're presented with the plain looking Ambient, the desktop environment of MorphOS. The first thing you should learn is to get familiar with the basic usage, and to tune the usability settings so that they don't annoy you. The worst thing is if a user plays around a bit and just curses at the system if it doesn't work like expected or wanted. You aren't forced to one behaviour with MorphOS!

The right mouse button is widely used on MorphOS and if you're using a device without it, check the tip over here. Pressing the right mouse button over the Ambient screen opens Ambient's pulldown menus where you can find few important options.