Specifications
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B
Installation,
Use,
and
Maintenance
Manual
I.
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1.1
Introduction
A
System
B
is
a
general
purpose
microprocessor
based
computer.
It
is
delivered
by
Vector
Graphic
canpletely
assembled
and
fully
tested,
including
both
hardware
and
operating
system
software,
and
including
t'WO
quad
density
mini-floppy
disk
drives.
1.2
Standard
hardware
and
software
1)
video
console
with
a keyboard
featuring
the
feel
of
an
excellent
electronic
typewri
ter
and a
l0-key
number
pad;
2)
Two
quad-density
Micropolis
5
1/4-inch
diskette
drives,
providing
a
total
of
630,000
characters
of
on-line
storage
(1232
256-character
sectors
per
diskette)
;
3)
56K
of
available
random-access
mE!n'Ory;
4)
capability
of
interfacing
to
one
printer
at
a
time,
either
one
of
Vector's
system
printers,
or
one
of
the
many
standard
printers
on
the
market;
5)
Communications
capability
to
interfacing
to
a
standard
asynchronous
modem
or
acoustic
coupler;
standard
software
with
the
system
enables
30
characters/second
(i.e.
300-baLrl)
emulation
of
a "dumb"
serial
terminal;
6)
Industry-compatible
CP/M
2
operating
system,
allowing
use
of
most
CP/M
canpatible
software
on
the
system; and
the
MIX)S
operating
system,
wh
ich
can
be
used
instead;
7)
Microsoft
BASIC-a0,
release
5,
one
of
the
fastest
and most IX>werful
general
purpose
languages
available
(used
in
conjuction
with
CP/M); and MicroIX>lis
BASIC,
used
in
conjunction
wi
th
MOOS;
a)
Peachtree
ready-to-use
general
business
accounting
software,
including
programs
for
Accounts
Receivable,
Accounts
Payable,
General
Ledger,
Payroll,
and
Inventory
Managenent.
9)
Additional
powerful
software
developnent
tools
including
SCOPE
-
an
advanced
screen-oriented
program
editor;
RAID
- a
full-screen
simulator-debUjger
for
assembly
language
programs;
the
ZSM
assembler
using
the
a080-superset
mnemonics;
and
the
Extended
Systems
Monitor
on
PROM,
allowing
direct
manipulation
of
memory
and
input/output.
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