User's Manual

Your Apex comes with a built-in parallel interface that

lets you connect an Epson printer or plotter, or any

other parallel printer. (Parallel refers to the way data is

transmitted; a parallel interface is a high-speed

interface used primarily for printers.)

Besides a printer, you can add other accessories to

further expand the capabilities of your Apex. You have

three option slots that let you connect almost any

perifherul device you choose. A peripheral device is

any device that you connect to the computer, and

which then depends on the computer for its operation.

Monitors, printers, and internal modems (which are

used for on-line communications) are all peripheral

devices.

Your Apex comes standard with a color/graphics

adapter (CGA) card installed in one of the option

slots. This allows you to connect any composite

monitor, monochrome or color, or any RGB color/

graphics monitor to your Apex. Or, you can change

this card if you want to use any other type of monitor.

Here are some of the devices you can use with your

standard Apex system:

Composite monochrome monitor (composite refers

to the type of signal your monitor receives)

Composite color monitor

RGB (red green blue) color monitor

Any printer with a parallel interface.

Introduction