MiniFinder

The MiniFinder debuted with Macintosh System 2.0 in April 1985. Some consider it to be a predecessor to At Ease.

Usage
To use MiniFinder, first select the applications for it to have access to in a Finder window. Then, while those applications are still selected, choose Use MiniFinder from the Special menu.

When this was done, the user would return to the MiniFinder instead of the ordinary Finder after quitting an application. Applications made available to MiniFinder could be launched by double-clicking the icon in a simple dialog box. This process reduced time in switching between applications when memory was scarce and loading the regular Finder from a floppy drive was a slow process.