With MultiFinder, the Finder does not quit to free resources, and the system behaves as in the still-familiar multitasking fashion, with the desktop and other applications' windows in the background. Systems 5 and 6 have MultiFinder instead, which is much more mature and widely used in System 6. Not many programs and features function correctly with Switcher, and it does not share the screen between applications simultaneously. It was not integrated, and was only sold separately by Apple. Macintosh gained cooperative multitasking in March 1985 with Andy Hertzfeld's Switcher, which can switch between multiple full-screen applications. MacroMaker is not compatible with System 7, in which it is succeeded by AppleScript. It records the start and end locations of mouse movements, but does not track the precise path of a movement or support pauses. The pre-recorded clicks miss buttons if the buttons had moved since the recording, or if they failed to appear upon playback. As MacroMaker records only the locations of mouse-clicks inside windows and not what is being clicked on or exactly when, it can not be used to automate actions in more sophisticated programs. MacroMaker was criticized for its lack of features when compared to Microsoft's AutoMac III, which was already available commercially. It records mouse and keyboard input as macros, and has a unique user interface intended to look and act like a tape recorder. The MacroMaker utility was introduced in System 6. The boxed version cost US$49 (equivalent to about $110 in 2021), and it was included with all new Macintosh computers until 1991, when it was succeeded by System 7. It is a monolithic operating system, with cooperative multitasking based on an improved MultiFinder. System 6 (or System Software 6) is a graphical user interface-based operating system for Macintosh computers, made by Apple Computer It was released in 1988, and is part of the classic Mac OS series.

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