Specifications

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• PC-Assisted with a terminal or video board - The PC-
Assisted system can also communicate with a terminal via
COM2 or through a Ziatech EGA video board with keyboard
support.
1. If you are using a terminal for communication with the
ZT 8809A STD DOS system, connect the system’s serial
cable from the proper ZT 8809A serial port to the terminal.
2. If you are using a video board:
a) The ZT 8844 EGA video board is shipped configured
for a monochrome monitor. If your monitor is not
monochrome, refer to the ZT 8844 Hardware
Operating Manual for jumpering information.
b) The ZT 8980 VGA video board is shipped configured
for an analog color monitor. Refer to the ZT 8980
Hardware Operating Manual for jumpering
information.
c) Be sure the video board is installed into the card cage
along with the ZT 8809A and the cables are attached
to the display and keyboard.
3. Power on the system. You should see numbers incre-
menting in the upper left corner of the display, indicating
the RAM test is executing. This should be followed by the
system configuration list and a
ZT E:> or ZT P:> prompt
on your display.
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