User's Manual

Contents
1
Introduction
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How to Use this Manual
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2
Setting Up Your System
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3
Unpacking ...................................
3
Choosing a Location
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4
Arranging the Components
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5
The Front Panel
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6
Removing the disk drive protector sheet
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7
The Rear Panel ......................................................
7
Connecting the Power Cord
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9
Connecting a Video Monitor
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10
Connecting the Keyboard
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12
Connecting a Printer
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13
Parallel interface
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13
Serial interface
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15
The Equity III character set
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15
Checking the DIP Switches
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16
2
Using the Equity III
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17
Safety Rules
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17
Key Lock ....................................
18
Powering Up
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19
Initial setup procedure
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19
Initial screen display
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19
Inserting and Removing Diskettes
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20
Special Keys on the Equity III Keyboard
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22
Resetting the Computer
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23
Turning Off the Computer
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24
3 Using Disks and Disk Drives
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25
How Disks Work
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25
Choosing Diskettes for the Equity III
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26
Drive and diskette incompatibilities
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26
Caring for your Disks and Disk Drives
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28
Protecting your Data
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29
Making backup copies
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29
Write-protecting diskettes
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29
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