User's Manual

Contents
Introduction
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1
How to Use This Manual.
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3
Where to Get Help
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4
Chapter 1
Setting Up your System
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1-1
l Unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1-1
Removing the disk drive protector cards.
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1-2
2 Choosing a Location
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1-3
Arranging the components
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1-4
The front panel
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1-5
The back panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
3 Connecting the Monitor
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1-9
4 Connecting the Keyboard
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1-12
5 Connecting a Printer
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1-13
Parallel interface
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1 - 13
Serial interface
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1-15
6 Connecting the Power Cord
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1-15
7 Turning On the Computer and Loading MS-DOS
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1-16
Safety rules
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1-16
System startup
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1-17
Initial screen display.
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1-18
Loading MS-DOS on the Apex Plus
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The command prompt
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1-21
8 Copying System Diskettes
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1-22
Copying diskettes on the Apex Plus
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1-22
Copying diskettes on the Apex Plus 20
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1-24
9 Setting the Real Time Clock.
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1-25
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