Franklin Computer PC 8000 Assembly instructions
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FranklIn
Computer
PC
8000™
USER'S
REFERENCE
MANUAL
Franklin
Computer
Corporation
Route
73
and Haddonfield
Road
Pennsauken,
N)
08110
(609) 488-.0600
FranklIn
Computer
PC
8000™
USER'S
REFERENCE
MANUAL
Franklin
Computer
Corporation
Route
73
and Haddonfield
Road
Pennsauken, NJ 08110
(609) 488-0600
This
is
a preliminary edition of the PC 8000 User's Reference Manual. Please send any comments
to Franklin Computer Corporation, attn: Technical Reference Dept.
This manual
is
Frank.lin
Pan
Number FP-700010
Prel
imi
nary edition
1.2
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June
23,
1986
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Copyright
19R6
by Franklin Computer Corporation
Route
73
and Haddonfield Road
Pennsauken,
NJ
08110
(609)
488
0666
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Preface
Introducing the Franklin PC 8000 from the Franklin family
of
personal computers, the
versatile computer
at
a popular price!
Get
to know the
parts
that
'
make
up the PC
!!OOO
in
Chapter
One.
Install the system properly by referring to
Chapter
Two.
Power on the system and learn
what
we
have
in
sto
re
for you
in
Chapter
Three.
Next comes the keyboard, the all powerful middleman between you and the computer,
in
Chapter
Four.
Chapter
Five
is
all
abo
ut
MS-DOS, the operating system
that
mak
es the PC 8000 run.
Useful information such as pin-out signals,
ROI!!!
instruction sets, etc. are
li
sted
in
the Appendices.
It's time to
start
having fun with your Franklin PC
ROOO!
ii
FCC
Statement
This
equipment
generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed
and
used properly,
that
is,
in
strict accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions,
may
cause interference to radio and television reception.
It
has
been type tested and found to comply with the
IimiL~
for a Class B computing
device
in
accordance with the specifications
in
Subpart
J
of
Part
15
of
FCC
rules, which are designed to provide 'reasonable protection against such
interference
in
a residential installation. However, there
is
no guarantee
that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment docs
cause interference to radio
or
television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off
and
on,
the user
is
encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one
or
more
of
the following measures:
Reorient the receiving
antenna
Relocate the computer with respect to the receiver
Move the computer
away
from the receiver
Plug the computer into a different outlet so
that
computer
and receiver are on different branch circuits.
If necessary, the user should consult the dealer
or
an experienced
radio/television technician for additional suggestions.
The
user may find the
following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful:
"How to Identify
and
Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems."
This booklet
is
available from the U.S.
Government
Printing Office,
Washington,
DC
20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.
WARNING
This e<\uipment has been certified to comply with the
limiL~
for a Class B
computing device,
pursuant
to
Subpart
J
of
Part
15
of
FCC
Rules. Only
peripherals (Computer
input
/
output
devices, terminals,
rrinters,
etc.) certified to
comply with the Class B limits may be attached to thiS computer. Operation
with non-certified peripherals
is
likely to result
in
interference to radio and
TV
reception.
iii
FRANKLIN
COMPUTER CORPORATION
SOFTWARE
END
USER
LICENSE
AND
LIMITED
WARRANTY
YOU
SHOULD
READ
THE
FOLLOWING
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS
CAREFULLY
BEFORE
USING
THIS
COMPUTER
PRODUCT.
USE
OF
THE
PRODUCT
CONSTITUTES
YOUR
ACCEPTANCE
OF
THESE
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.
IF
YOU
DO
NOT
AGREE
WITH
THEM,
YOU
SHOULD
PROMPTLY
RETURN
THIS
PRODUCT
FOR
REFUND
.
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and
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yrighted by Franklin
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transferred,
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whole
or
in
part,
el(cept as el(pressly provided herein. Franklin
grant
s to the
end
user
of
this
compilter
product
the rights
(I)
to use the software
on
one
single
computer
at
a single locatIOn so long as the end us
er
complies with
the terms herein,
and
(2) to copy the
software
for one
backup
copy only,
provided
that
such a copy
is
marked
with
Franklin
's copyright notice.
Unauthorized
use, copying, modification,
or
transfer
of
the software
and
/
or
this
manual
shall automatically
terminate
this license.
Nothing
herein shall prohibit,
however, the sale
or
other
transfer
of
any
product
,
manual,
or
software
purchased
by the
end
user, provided
that
such sale
or
transfer
shall be subject to
the limitations on Franklin's liability
and
of
the limited license expressed herein.
THE
SOFTWARE
AND
DOCUMENTATION
IN
THIS
MANUAL
IS
PROVIDED
"AS
IS
"
WITHOUT
WARRANTY
OF
ANY
KIND,
EXPRESS
OR
IMPLIED,
INCLUDING,
BUT
NOT
LIMITED
TO,
ANY
IMPLIED
WARRANTIES
OF
MECHANTABILITY
OR
FITNESS
FOR
A
PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
THE
ENTIRE
RISK
AS
TO
THE
QUALITY
AND
PERFORMANCE
OF
THE
SOFTWARE
IS
WITH
THE
END
USER.
SOME
STATES
DO
NOT
ALLOW
THE
EXCLUSION
OF
IMPLIED
WARRANTIES
OR
LIMITATION
ON
HOW
LONG
AN
IMPLIED
WARRANTY
MAY
LAST
SO
THE
ABOVE
EXCLUSIONS
MAY
NOT
APPLY
TO
YOU
.
THIS
WARRANTY
GIVES
YOU
SPECIFIC
LEGAL
RIGHTS
ANn
YOU
MAY
ALSO
HAVE
OTHER
RIGHTS
WHICH
VARY
FROM
STATE
TO
STATE.
Franklin
warranL~
the physical media, including diskettes, on which the software
is
furnished to be free from
defecL~
in
materials and
workmanship
under
normal
use for a period
of
ninety (90)
days
from the
date
of
original retail
purchase
by
the
end
user as evidenced by sales receipt. Franklin's liability
and
the end user's
exclusive remedy
in
connection herewith shall be limited to the replacement
of
any
such defective media which
is
returned to Franklin
or
an authorized
Franklin dealer.
iv
IN
NO
EVENT
SHALL
FRANKLIN
BE
LIABLE
FOR
ANY
SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL,
OR
CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER
ARISING
OUT
OF
THE
USE,
PRODUCTION
OR
SALE
OF
THE
SOFTWARE
OR
THIS
MANUAL
UNDER
ANY
LEGAL
THEORY,
INCLUDING,
BUT
NOT
LIMITED
TO,
LOST PROFITS,
DOWNTIME,
OR
COST
OF
REPORGRAMMING
OR
REPRODUCING
ANY
PROGRAM
OR
DATA.
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MAY
NOT
ALLOW
THIS
FULL
LIMITATION
SO
THIS
LANGUAGE
MAY
NOT
APPLY
TO
YOU
.
IN
SUCH
CASE,
FRANKLIN
'S
LIABILITY
SHALL
BE
LIMITED
TO
R
EFUND
OF
THE
PURCHASE
PRICE
OF
THIS
COMPUTER
PRODUCT.
T
hi
s license
is
the
only
agreement
between the
end
user
and
Franklin
with
regard to
the software
and
shall
not
be modified by
representations
of
an
y third
party
.
For
information
about
reVISions
to
software
described
in
this
manual
, you
should
periodically
che
ck with
your
authorized
Franklin
de
aler.
v
FRANKLIN
COMPUTER CORPORATION
HARDWARE LIMITED
WARRANTY
Franklin
Computer
Corporation
("Fra
nklin")
warranL~
to the end user
of
this
co
mputer
product
that
the
hardware
in
this
product
will be free from defects
in
material
and
worksmanship
for a period
of
NINETY
(90) DAYS from the date
of
original retail purchase, as evidenced by sales receipt.
On
discovery
of
a
defect, the
end
user
must
return
this
product
(transportation
charges prepaid)
either to the authorized
Franklin
dealer from whom it was
purcha
sed, to
any
other
authorized
Franklin
dealer,
or
directly to Franklin
at
the address given
below.
(Franklin
will provide information concerning the
lo
cation
of
authorized
Franklin dealers; simply call the
number
given below
or
write to the address
given below.) Each
product
returned
must
include the
end
user's name, address,
and
telephone
number
, as well
as
a brief description
of
the
nature
of
the defect
and a
copy
of
the sales receipt bearing the
appropriate
Franklin serial
number
as
proof
of
the
date
of
the
onginal
purchase
. Franklin will,
at
its
option,
repair
or
replace
any
product
at
no
further
charge
to the
end
user on
determination
by
Franklin,
in
iL~
sole discretion,
that
the
product
was defective
and
that
such
defect arose within the
duration
of
this limIted
warranty
.
This
warranty
does not
apply
if,
in
the sole discretion
of
Franklin,
the
product
has
been
damaged
by
accident, abuse, misues,
or
misapplication,
or
as a result
of
service
or
modification by
any
party
, including
any
dealer,
other
than
Franklin,
or
if
the
Franklin
serial
number
has
been removed
or
defaced.
FRANKLIN
SHALL
NOT
BE
RESPONSIBLE
IN
ANY
WAY
FOR
ANY
SERVICE
OR
MODIFICATION
TO
THIS
PRODUCT
BY
ANY
PARTY
,
INCLUDING
ANY
DEALER
,
OTHER
THAN
FRANKLIN
.
This
warranty
applies only
to
hardware
products
manufactured
by
or
for
Franklin
that
can
be identified
by
a
proper
Franklin serial
number
. Franklin
software
is
warranted
only
pursuant
to
that
separate
writing packagcd with such
software
by which all rights
and
duties
in
connection with such software
are
governed.
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IMPLIED
WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING
ANY
IMPLIED
WARRANTIES
"OF
MERCHANTABILITY
OR
FITNESS
FOR
A
PARTICULAR
PURPOSE
,
SHALL
BE
STRICTLY
LIMITED
IN
DURATION
TO
THAT
OF
THE
EXPRESS
WARRANTY
SET
FORTH
ABOVE,
THAT
IS
NINETY
(90)
DAYS
FROM
THE
DATE
OF
ORIGINAL
RETAIL
PURCHASE
.
vi
-
.
THE
WARRANTY
AND
REMEDY
SET
FORTH
ABOVE
ARE
THE
EXCLU
SIVE
REMEDY
OF
THE
RETAIL
BUYER
AND
E
ND
USER
IN
CO
NNECTION
WITH
THE
MANUFACTUR
E,
SAL
E,
OR
USE
OF
THIS
PRODUCT
AND
ARE
IN
LIEU
OF
ANY
AND
ALL
OTHER
WARRANTIES
OR
REMEDIES
,
WRITTEN
OR
ORAL,
EXPRESS
OR
IMPLI
ED.
NO
FRANKLIN
DEALER,
AGENT
,
OR
EMPLOYEE
IS
AUTHORIZED
TO
MAKE
ANY
ADDITIONAL
WARRANTY
IN
THIS
R
EGA
RD
OR
TO
MAKE
ANY
MODIFICATION
OR
EXTE
NSI
ON
OF
THIS
EXPRESS
WARRANTY.
FRANKLIN
SHALL
NOT
BE
RESPONSIBL
E
FOR
SPECIAL
,
IN
CIDE
N
TAL,
OR
CO
NSEQU
E
NTIAL
DAMAGES
RE
SULTING
F
ROM
T HE BR
EACH
OF
ANY
EXPRESS
OR
IMPLIED
WARRANTY
OR
IN
CO
NN
ECT
IO N
WITH
THE
MANUFACTURE
,
SALE,
OR
USE
OF
THIS
PROD
UCT
UN
DER
ANY
LEGAL
TH
E
ORY,
WHI
CH
DAMAG
ES
SHALL
INC
LUD
E,
BUT
NOT
BE
LIMITED
TO,
LOST
PROFITS
,
DAMA
GES
TO
PROPERTY
,
DAMAGES
FOR
PERSONAL
INJURY
(BUT
ONLY
TO
THE
EXTENT
PE
RMITTED
BY
LAW),
DOWNTIME
,
GOODWILL
,
OR
ANY
CO
ST
OF
REPORGRAMMING
OR
REPRODUCING
ANY
PROGRAM
O R
DATA
.
UNLESS
OTHERWISE
CONTRARY
TO
APPLICABLE
LAW,
FRANKLIN
'S
LIABILITY
SHALL
IN
NO
C
ASE
EXCEE
D
THE
CO
NTRACT
PRICE
PAID
FOR
THE
PRODU
CT
CLA
IMED
TO
BE
DEFECTIVE
.
Thc
warranty
shall n
ot
be applicable to the
extcnt
that
the enforcement of
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provision may be prohibited by applicable law.
This
warranty
gives you
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ecific
righl
~
,
and
you
may
also have
other
rights which vary from
state
to
state.
Some
states
do
not allow the exclusion
or
limitation
of
in
cide
nt
al or consequential
damages
or
limitation on how long
and
implied
warranty
m
ay
last, so the above
limitation
or
exclusion
may
not
apply
to you.
Franklin
Computer
Corporation
Attention: Service
Department
Route
73
and
Haddonfield Road
Pennsauken, NJ 08110
(609) 488-0666
vii
Table
of
Contents J
Preface
Chapter 1 Getting Started
1.1
The
System Unit
........
. .
......
.
..
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.
..
I-I
1.1.1 The
Front
Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-I
1.1.2
The
Rear Panel
....
. .
..
.........
.
..
.
...
1-
2
1.
2 The Video
Di
splay
..
...
.
..........
.
...........
1-3
1.3
IThe Disk Drives . .
...
.
..........
..
...
.
......
.. ..
.
....
1-4
1.4
The
Keyboard
..
..............
.
.......
...
.........
...
1-5
1.5
The
Rear Panel
Connectors
and
Switch
..
......
.
..
.. 1-6
1.5.1
The
System Power Soc
ket
...............
1-7
1.5.2
Th
e System Power Switch
....
.
...
. .
.....
1-8
1.5.3 The
Monitor
Power
Socket
.
....
......
....
1-9
1.5.4 The
Keyboard
Connector.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
1.5.5
The
Asynchronous
Communi
ca
tions
(E
IA-RS-23
2)
Interface
Connector.
. . . . . .
..
I
-II
1.5.6 Parallel
Printer
Interface
Connector
. . . . . .
..
1-12
1.6
The
Motherboard
and Expansion Slots
.. ..
.....
'"
..
1-13
1.7
The
Add
On
Cards
................
. .
..
....
.. ..
1-14
1.7.1 The CPU Card .
...
.....
...
..
.
..
.......
1-14
1.7.2
The
10
Board .
....
..
...
.
...
.
..........
1-16
I.
7.3
The
Display Card
............
. . .
.......
1-18
1.8
The
Game
Port
...
......
.
..........
.
...
.......
1-21
Chapter 2 Connecting Your System Unit
2.1 Unpacking
........
. . .
.....
....
..
.
...
..
...
...
2-1
2.2
Installation
Procedures
.. ..
...
'
.. ..
.....
.
....
...
.
2-1
Chapter 3 Power On Your System
3.1 Write-Protect
Your
Diske
ttes
..
. . .
....
.......
.
...
3-1
3.2 Make a Back-up
Copy
..
.
.....
.
..
. . .
.....
. .
..
..
. 3-2
3.3
Di
ske
tt
e Handling
........
.
.....
. . .
.. ..
.......
. 3-2
3.4
Tracks
and Sec
tors
..
..
......
..
....
..
...
..
. .
...
3-2
3.5 Single Sided
or
Double Sided Diske
tte
..
.
..........
3-3
3.6
Soft
and
Hard
Se
c
tor
ed Diske
tte
.........
.... ....
3-3
3.7 Inserting Oiskelles
in
J)rive~
......
.
...
.
..
.
.......
3-3
3.8
Booting
Your
Syst
em
..
.
......
.
.......
..
. . .
..
..
. 3-4
Chapter 4 Keyboard Usage
4.1
The
Main
Keyboard
...................
...
.....
4-1
4.2
4.3
4.
1.1
The
Shift K
ey
.
...
....
..
..............
.
4.1 .2
The
Ctrl
(Contro
l)
Key
..
...
. .
..........
.
4.1.3
The
Alt
(Alternate)
Key .
..
..
....
.
......
.
4.1.4
The
Caps Lock Key
......
:
......
.
.....
.
4.1.5
Th
e
Enter
Key
......
.
......
...
......
. .
4.1.6
The
Backspace Key
......
.
...
.....
.
..
. .
4.1.7
The
Tab Key
....
. .
............
....
..
.
4.1 .8
The
Space Bar
...
.
......
.
............
.
The
Numeric
KeyPad
. .
......
.
......
..
. . . . .
..
.
The
Fun
c
tion
Keys
Under
the
MS-DOS
...........
.
4-2
4-2
4-3
4-3
4-4
4-4
4-5
4-5
4-6
4-7
4.3.1
4.3.2
4.3
.3
4.3.4
4.3.5
FI
...
...
...
. . .
.....
... ...
.
.........
4-7
F2
...
.
...........................
. . 4-8
F3 .
..
.
..
.
.....
.
...
.
.........
...
.
..
. 4-8
F4
.........
...
..........
.
.........
.
F5 4-8
4-9
4.4
Oth
er
Editing Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4.4
.1 Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4.4
.2 Del
.......
...
...
. .
......
.....
.......
4-10
4.4
.3 Esc .
....
..
. .
..
........
..
......
. . . .
..
4-10
4.5 Program
Control
Keys
in BASIC (
Option
) . .
........
4-10
2
-
-
....
4.5.1
4.5.2
4.5.3
4.5.4
4.5.5
4.5.6
4.5
.7
4.5.8
4.5.9
4.5.
10
4.5.
11
4.5.12
4.5.
13
4.5.
14
4.
5.
15
4.5.16
4.5.17
FI
LIST
......
...
..
.
..
. . .
.......
.
..
4-11
F2 RUN <
.. ..
.
.....................
4-12
F3 LOAD"
...
. .
..
.. ..
...
.
..
. . . . .
...
4-12
F4
SAVE
..
. . .
......
..........
...
...
4-13
F5 CONT
..................
..
. .
..
..
4-13
F6
LPTl
....
. .
...
......
.
..
.
...
.....
4-13
F7 TRON
..
.
...
.
..
.
.....
. .
..
. . . .
...
4-13
F8
TROFF
....
.
...
.
..
....
. .
.... ....
4-13
F9 K
Ey
..
.
.................
..
.
..
...
4-
14
FlO
SCREEN
0.0
,0
....
.
...
.
..
..
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Chapter 5 Learning the MS-DOS
Operating System
5.1 Learning
About
Your
Files.
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5-1
5.2
Formatting
A Diskette with One Drive
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5
-3
5.3 Backing Up Your System Diskette
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5
-6
5.3.1 The COPY
Command
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, 5-6
Copying
All
the
Files from One Diskette
to
Another
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5-7
Copy a File from One Diskette
to
Another
With
the
Same Filename
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5-9
Copy a File
to
the
Currently Logged
Diskette With a Different Filename
......
5-9
Copy a File
to
Another
That
Already
Exists
on
the
Source Diskette .
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5-10
5.3.2 The DISKCOPY Command
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5-10
5.4
The
DIR
Command .
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. 5-12
3
5.5 The TYPE Command .
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. 5-13
5.6 The RENAME Command . .
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5-13
5.7 The ERASE Command .
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Appendix A On-board Switch Setting
B RS-232C Port Pin Assignment
C Monochrome Adapter Video Interface Pin
Assignment
D Color/Graphics Adapter Direct Drive and
Composite Interface Pin Assignment
E How
to
Install the Expansion Board
F BIOS Error Messages
G U43 Memory Mapping
H Game Port Adapter Pin Assignment
J The Clock Utilities
4
List
of
Figures
Fig.
I-I
Fig. 1-2
Fig. 1-3
Fig. 1-4
Fig.
1-5
Fig. 1-6
Fig.
1-7
Fig.
1-8
Fig. 1-9
Fig. 1-10
Fig.
I-II
Fig. 1-12
Fig. 1-13
Fig. 1-14
Fig.
I-IS
Fig. 1-16
Fig.
2-1
Fig. 2-2
Fig. 2-3
Fig. 2-4
Fig.
3-1
Fig. 3-2
Fig. 3-3
Fig. 3-4
Fig.
4-1
Fig
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-2
Fig. 4-3
Fig. 4-4
Fig. 4-5
Fig. 4-6
Fig. 4-7
Fig. 4-8
Fig. 4-9
Fig. 4-10
Fig. 4-11
Fig. A-I
The
Front
Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..
1
-2
The
R
ear
Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1
-2
The
Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1-4
Keyboard
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The
Rear Panel .
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1-6
System Power Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1
-7
System Power Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1
-8
Video
Monitor
Power Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1-9
The
Keyboard
Connec
tor
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1-10
Async
hronous
Communication
Interface Port
(COM
I)
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I-II
Parallel Printer Interfa
ce.
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1-12
The
Motherboard
and
the
Expansion
Slots.
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1-13
CPU Card Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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I-IS
Block Diagram
of
the
10 Board
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. 1-17
Color
/
Graphi
cs
Adapter
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1-19
The
Game
Port
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1-21
Connecting
the
Monitor
to
System Unit .
...
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2-2
Connecting
the
Keyboard
to
System Unit
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2-3
Connecting
the
Parallel Printer
to
System Unit
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2-4
Proper
Installation
of
th
e System Unit
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. . 2-5
Floppy
Diskette
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3-1
Inserting a Di
skette
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3-4
Self-Test Message
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3-5
MS-DOS Screen Message
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The
Main Keyboard
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4-1
The
Shift Key
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4-2
The
CtrlKey
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4-2
The
Alt
Key
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4-3
The
Caps Lock
Key
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4-3
The
Enter
Key
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The
Backspace Key
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4-4
The
Tab Key
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4-5
The
Space Bar
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The
Numeric Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
The
Function
Keys.
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Location
of
the
DIP Switches
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A-2
5
Fig. A-2
Fi
g.
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Fig. A-4
Fig. A
-5
Fig. -6
Fig.
A-
7
Fi
g.
8-1
Fig. 8-2
Fig.
E-
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Fig. E-2
Fig. E-3
Fig.
E-
4
Fig. E-5
Fig. G-I
Table
A-I
Table
A-2
Switch Se
ttin
g for M
onoc
hr
ome
Di
spl
ay
80 x 25
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Switch Se
ttin
g fo r
Co
lor ard
40
x 25
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A-6
Switch
Se
ttin
g for
Co
l
or
Ca rd 0 x 25
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Switch Se
ttin
g
f-or
SWI-
7 &
SWI-8
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A-7
Switch
Setting
for 5 12 K
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Swit
ch
Settin
g
for
2
56K
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COM I
Cable
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COM2
Cable
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2
Re
moving
th
e Screws
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E-2
Op
e
nning
th
e
Top
Cover
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E-2
R
emo
ving
th
e Cover
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E-3
Removing
th
e Metal
Strip
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E-4
In
serting
th
e
Card
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U43
Me
mory
Mapping . .
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G-2
RAM
Space
Allocation
for
512K
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A-9
RAM
Space
Alloc
ation
for
256K
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Chapter 1
Getting Started
The first thing to learn
about
your
computer
is
the different configura-
tions
that
made up a complete system. This chapter
is
all
about
these
configurations and a brief description on their functions.
Every complete computer system consists of:
1.1
The System Unit
The system unit
is
the personal
computer
itself and it comes in the form
of
an
attractively designed box measuring about 400 x 120 x
380
mm
.
Housed inside are the different vital parts
that
make the system
unit
function. These include the Central Processing Unit (CPU) which
is
also referred to
as
the heart
of
the computer, the power supply, fan,
motherboard, peripheral interfaces and circuitries,
etc
.
1.1.1 The Front Panel
The efficient-looking front panel
of
the system unit suits even the most
discriminating tastes.
I-I
Fig.
1-1
The Front Panel
1.1.2 The Rear Panel
Important
features on the rear panel like the power switch, sockets and
connectors provide convenience for connecting peripherals like the
keyboard, printer and
monitor
to the system unit.
Fig. 1-2 The Rear Panel
1-2
1.2 The Video Display
With the proper display adapter card, the system unit-can support three
kinds
of
displays, namely, the monochrome display, the color graphics
display and
the
monochrome graphics display.
Some models are provided with a Color Graphics Adapter (or CGA for
short) for sUpporting a color graphics monitor.
For
models
without
the CGA,
the
the user can add any
of
the three
display adapters accordingly to support his monitor.
Contact
your local Franklin dealer for the
proper
display adapter to suit your needs.
1-3
1.3 The Disk Drives
T
wo
buill-
in
half
hcigh! 5-1 4" nn
ppy
disk
dri
vc~
occ
up
y Ihc u
pp
cr
hu
nk
nf
Ihe syst
em
ulli!.
The
disk
driv
cs arc double
~id
('
d
and c
an
fo
rm
al 40
!ra
cks
nn
each s
id
c of Ih
('
diskcll c.
Fig.
\-3"
Th
e Disk
J)riv
e~
1-4
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1.4 The Keyboard
Provided
with
the system is a 84-key typewriter style ke
ybo
ard. The
keys are low profile, full
tr
avel, sc
ulptur
ed
typ
e.
In
a
ddition
al to the
s
tandard
typ
ewriter keys,
th
ere are
th
e function keys, c
ur
sor c
ontr
ol
ke'ys and
num
e
ri
c ke
yp
ad for user co
nv
e
ni
ence.
Th
e ke
ybo
ard can
al
so be inclined for
typing
c
omfort.
To tilt
th
e
ke
ybo
ard , pull
out
the two pivotal legs at
th
e
bott
o
Jll
. Refer
to
Chapter
Four
f
or
deta
il
s
on
k
ey
bo
ard usage.
Fig.
1-4
Keyboard
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