User`s manual
System 2800
User's
Manual
I.
PERSPECI'IVE
1.1
Introduction
A
System
2800
is
a
general
pUrpJse
microprocessor
based
canputer
system.
It
is
delivered
by
Vector
Graphic
assembled and
fully
tested,
including
roth
hardware
and
operating
system
software,
including
a
single/double
density
disk
controller
board,
two
8"
floppy
disk
drives,
drive
cabinet,
interconnection
cables
and
CPjM*
compatible
software
device
handler.
Double
density
recording
gives
a
storage
capacity
of
1M
bytes
per
dual
sided
drive
(2
Megabyte
total)
and
a
data
transfer
rate
of
500
kilobits/sec.
L 2
Standard
hardware and
software
1)
Video
console
with
a
keyboard
featuring
the
feel
of
an
excellent
electronic
typwriter
and a
la-key
number
pad.
2) A
single/double
density
disk
controller
roard.
3)
Two
8"
floppy
disk
drives
featuring
double
density
storage
capacity
of
1
Megabyte
per
drive.
4)
56K
of
random
access
memory.
5)
Capability
of
interfacing
to
one
serial
printer
and one
parallel
printer
at
a
time.
The
printers
involved
may
include
one
of
Vector's
system
printers,
or
any
of
the
many
standard
printers
on
the
market.
6) Camnunications
caPability
of
interfacing
to
a
standard
asynchronus
modem
or
acoustic
coupler.
7)
Industry-compatible
CP/M
2
operating
system,
allowing
use
of
most
CP/M
compatible
software.
8)
Microsoft
Basic
80,
release
5,
one
of
the
fastest
and
most
powerful
general
purpose
languages
available,
used
in
conjunction
with
CP/M.
9)
Additional
powerful
software
development
tools
including
SCOPE
-
an
advanced
screen-oriented
program
editor;
RAID
- a
full-screen
simulator-debugger
for
assembly language programs;
the
ZSM
assembler
using
the
8080-superset
mnemonics;
and
the
Extended
Systems
Monitor
on
ROM,
allowing
direct
manipulation
of
memory
and
input/output.
*CP/M
is
a tradmark
of
Digital
Research,
Inc.
Rev.
l-C
8/15/80
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