Franklin Ace 500 Assembly instructions

I

Frank!:::

ACE

500

User's

Reference

Manual

TECHNICAL

SUPPORT

(6091

488-5454

I

Frank!:::

Comput

er

ACE 500 COMPUTER

USER'S REFERENCE MANUAL

Franklin Computer Corporation

R

oute

73 and Haddonfield Road

Pennsauken, NJ 08110

(609)488 0666

This

manua

l

is

Franklin

Pan

Number

FP

700020

II

Copyright

1986

by Franlhn Computer Corporauon

Route

73

and Haddonfield

Rood

Pennsauken,

NJ

081I0

(

6-09)

488 0666

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is

copyrighted by Franllin Computer

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rights

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This

document

may

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conse

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in

"nung,

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Computer

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ti

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rigbis

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~

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Inc.

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ACKNOWLEDGEME.'ff'S

Franklin Computer Corporation

acknowledges

the

assisUIDce

of

the

following

in

1he

development

of

1he

\CF

500

Kurt

A.

Goszyk,

System

Design

Roben

L.

Grieb,

F.lcctronu:s

Design

Ngoc

Minh

Luong,

McchBnocnl

Design

David

M.

McWhener. Jr.,

Son

ware

Design

David

0.

Tolman.

Publicmion1

iii

FCC Statement

WAllNING:

jp

This equipment generates and

Use!>

radio

frequency

energy

and ir

not

1n<talled

and

used

properly, that

1>,

on

,tn<1

aocord.tn<:t

with

the

manufacturer's

1nst111<.11011>,

ma)

cause imerference

to

radio and tele•tsion reception. h

has

been type tested and

round

10

comply

\\1th

the

limit<

for a

Clas>

B

computing

de'

ice

in

accordance wuh the

specificauons

in

Subp;1n

J orPan

15

or

FCC rules. which

are

designed

to provide

reasonable protection

agai1t>t

;uch interference

in

a residential

in;tall:11ion

However,

there

is

no guarantee that

mtcrrerence

will

om

occur

m

a particular installation. Ir

this

equipment does

cau<;e

interference

10

radio or television reception, which

can

be

determined by t

urning

th

e equipment o

ff

and on, the

user

is

encouraged

to

try

to

cor-

re

ct

th

e interference

by

one or more orthe

following

measur

es:

Reorient

the

reoe

1v

in

g antenna

Relocate the computer

w11h

respect

to the

reoeiver

Mo'e

the

computer away

from

the

receiver

Plug the computer mto a different

outlc1

so

that computer and recei•er are on

dif-

ferent

branch circuits.

If

necessary,

1he

u;er 'hould

co1t>ult

the

dealer

or

an

expencnced

rad1oltclc•t<1on

technician

for

add11ional

suag~uons.

The

user

may

find

the

follo"

1ng

booklet pre-

par<?d

by the federal Commumcauons

Commission

helpful:

"How

to

Jdenufy

and

Re>0hc

Radio-TV

Int

erfe

rence

Problem£"

.

This booklet

is

available

from

th

e

U.S.

Government

Printing

Office. Washington.

DC

204-02,

Stock

No.

004-000-00345-4.

This equipment

ha.\

been

ccrtir.cd

LO

comply with the

limits

for

a

ChLIS

ll

computing

device, pursuant to Subpart J of Pan

15

orFCC

Rul

es.

Only

peripheral>

(computer

input

/o

utput

devi~

terminal'<.

printers,

etc.) certified to comply with the Cla;s B

limilS

may

be

attached to

thL.>

computer. Operation with non.o:rtificd pcriphcr:ili

"'

likely

to

result

in

1ntcrfrrence

to radio and

TV

reception.

In

p:trticular. components

otherthan the Franklin

Video

Cable (Part Number

VC

200)

are

not

certified to

comply .,.;th Clas; B

interfercn<:e

hm11!.

and

may

result

m

mtcrfcrcncc.

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END

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LICENSE

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WARRANTY

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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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with

!his

computer product are copyrighted

by

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Mic

r

osoft

Corporation and

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such

may

001

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-

fied

.

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ccot

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ed

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ankl

in

grants

to

the end

user

of

this

computer product

tbe

rights

(I)

to

use

the

software on

one

single

computer at a

single

location so

long

as

the end

user

complies

with

the

terms

herein.

and

(2)

to

copy

the

software

for

one backup copy

on

l

y.

provided

th:1t

such a

copy

is

marked

with

Franklin's

or

Microsoft's copyright notice. Unautboriwd

use,

copying,

modification,

or transfer

of

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this

manual shall

au10-

ma1ically

terminate

this

license.

Nothing

he

r

ein

shall

prohibit, however.

the

sale

or

other transfer ofany product.

manua

l. orsoftware

purchased

by

the

end

user

. pro-

vided !hat

such

sale

or

transrer shall

be

subject 10

the

limitations

on

Franklin's and

Microsoft's liability and of

the

l

imited

license

exprcs.~d

herein

.

THE

SOFTWARE

AND

DOCUMENTATION IN THIS

MANUAL

IS

PRO-

VIDED

"AS

IS"

WITHOUT

WARRANTY

OF

ANY

KfND,

EXPRESS

OR

IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT

NOT

LIMITED

TO,

ANY

IMPLIED

WARRAN-

TIES

OF

MERCHANTABILITYOR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR-

POSE..

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

t:.Xt.:LU:St

ON:S

MAY

No

r

Al'

P

L\'

ro YOU.

urn;

WARRAN

T Y

vlVt:S

YOU

SPECIFIC

LEGAL

RIGHTS

AND

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W.HICH VARY FROM STATE

TO

STATE.

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warrants

the physical

media.

inc

luding d.i;kcucs. on

which

the

software

is

furnished

to be

free

from

defects

in

materials and workmanship under normal

use

for

a period of

ninety

(90)days

from

the date

or

orig

i

nal

retail

purchase

by

the end

user

as

evidenced

by sal

es

receipt.

Franklin's

liability

and the end

user's

exclusive

remedy

in

connc~~ion

herewith

shall

be

limited to

the

rep

lacement ofany

such

defective

media

which

is

returned

to

F

ra11klirt

ot

M authorized Franklin

dealc::r.

IN

NO

EVENT

SHALL

FRANKLIN OR MICROSOFT

BE

LIABLE FOR

ANY

SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL.

OR

CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER

I'

ARISING

OUT

OF

THE

t:SF, PRODUCTION, OR SALE

OF

THE

SOFT-

WARF

OR THIS MAN"UAL

uND(R

ANY

LEGAL

THEORY, INCLUDCllG.

OUT

i'iOT

LIMITED

TO. LOST PROFITS. DOWNTrME, OR COST

OF

RE-

PROGRAMMING OR REPRODUCING

ANY

PROGRAM OR DATA. SOME

STA

T

ES

MAY

NOT

ALLOW

TlllS

FULL

UMITl\TION

SO

fl

ll

S LANGUAGE

MAY

NOT

APPLY

TO

YOU.

IN

SUCH CASE, FRANKUN"S OR MICRO-

SOFT"S

LIABILITY

SHALL

BE

LIMITED

TO

REFUND

OF

THE

PURCHASE

PR

ICE

OF

TH

IS

COMPUTER PRODUCT.

This

hccn>e

is

the

onl}

agrcemcnl bcl"ecn

I.he

end user and Franklin

or

M1<."fOISOft

with

regard

to

the soft

..

arc and

1hall

not

be

modified b)

repre.cnU111on>

or

any third

party

For

1nforma1ion

about

revisi

on;

10

sof1ware

described

in

thi\ manual,

you

should

perio<lic:illy

check with your

:oulhori>.cd

Franklin dealer.

I

I FRAl\KLll\ COMPUTER

CORP

ORA110

"1

I HARDWARE Ll'l11TEO

WARRANTY

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Franklin Computer

Corporn11on

("franklin") wanants to the end

U>Cr

of

thll>

com-

puter product that lhc hard\\are m

this

product

will

be

free

from

defet'tl.

m malenal

and

\\Orkmanslup for

a

penod ofNINETY (90)

DAYS

from

the date ofonimal

retail

purchase.

asc'ldenced by

sales

receipt.

On

disco'cry

or

a

dcfc.:t.

the

end

w;er

must

return

this

product

(trnll5porUltion

charges prepaid) either

10

the

nuthori1.ed

Franklin dealer

from

whom

1t

was

pur-

ch~.

10

any other

au1horim.I

Franklin dealer. ordirectly to Franklin at

the

address

gi\'en below.(rranklin

will

pro,.idc information concerning

1h

e location

or

author-

ized

Franklin

dealers:

~imp

l

y

call

the

number

given

below

or

write

to the

addrcs

.

~

gi,.cn

below.)

Each

product

rc

111rn

cd

must

include the end user'; name, address.

nnd

telephone number,

as

wcll

os

a

briefdescription or

the

nature orthe defect undo

copy or

the

sale>

receipt bearing

the

appropriate Fmnklm

serial

number a,, proof of

the

date

or

the

original

rc1J11I

purchase. Franklin

will.

at

its

option. repair or replace

any product at no

further

charge to

the

end

user

on determination

by

Franklin,

in

its

sole

dJSCreuon.

that the product

v.os

defective and that

sucb

defect

ar<»e

wuh1n

the

duration

or"""

hmtlcd

\Ooanant)

.

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duo

not appl)

1f,

m

the

'o(l!c

d&rctton

of

Franklin, lhc product

has

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by

accident. abuse,

misuse,

or misapplication. oras a

re<uh

of

ser,ice

or modification

by

any party, including any dealer. other than Frnnkhn,

or

1f

the

Franklin

serial

number

ha~

been

rcmo\'ed ordefaced.

FRAJliKLIN

SHAI

I NOT

BE

RESPONSIBLE

IN

Al'iY

WAY

FOR

ANY

SERVICE OR MODIFICATION

TO

THIS PRODUCT

BY

ANY

PARTY,

fNCLUDlNG

ANY

DEALER. OTHER

THAN FRANKUN.

This warranty appl

ie;

only to hardware products manufactured

by

or

for

l·

runklin

lhalcan be identified

by

n proper Franklin

serial

number.

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in

;oftwarc

is

war-

ranted only pur.uanl

10

thut

\(!paro

le wnting packaged

wi1h

sucb

software

b}

which

all

rights and duties

in

connccuon with

such

software are governed.

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ANY

L'.tl'UED

WARRA,.,'TIF.S

OF

MERCHA.'ITABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULl\R

PURPOSE:..

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STRICTI

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JMITFD

JN

DURATIOJli

TO THAT 01' TllE

EXPRESS WARRAI\

TY

SCT fORTH

ABOVE.

THAT

IS.

NIJ\ETY (90)

DAYS

FROM

TliE

DATE.

01'

ORIGINAL

RETAIL

PURCHASE.

THE WARRANTY AND Rl'v!EDY SET FORTH

ABOVE

ARE THE

EXCI

U·

SfVE REMEDY

Of

Tl

IE

RETAIL

BUYER

AND

END

USER

IN

CONNEC-

TION

WITH

THE MANUFACTURE, SALE. OR USE

OF

THIS PRODUCT

I

Ill

AND

ARE

IN

LIEU

OF

A1'Y

AND

AU

OTHE.R

WARRA1''TICS OR REME-

DIES, WRITTEN OR

ORAL

EXPRESS

OR IMPLIED.

NO

FRANKLl'll

DEALER. AGENT.

OR

EMPI OYEE

IS

AUTHORIZED

TO

MAKE

ANY

ADDmONAL

WARRANTY

IN

nus

REGARD OR

TO

MAKE

A'llY

MODI-

FICATION

OR

EXTI:NSION

OF

THIS

EXPRESS

WARRANTY.

FRANKLIN SHALL

NOT

BE

RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL INCIDENTAL.

OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM

THE

BREACH

OF

ANY

EXPRESS

OR IMPLIED WARRANTY

OR

IN CONNECTION WITH

THE

MAN

UFACTURE, SALE.

OR

USE

OF

THIS PRODUCT UNDER

ANY

LEGAL

THEORY.

Wlll

C

ll

DAMAGES

SHALL

INCLUDE. BUT

NOT

BE

LIMITED

TO, LOST PROFITS. DAMAGES

TO

PROPERTY, DAMAGES FOR

PERSONAL INJURY (BUT ONLY

TO

Tiffi

EXTENT PERM11TED BY LAW),

DOWNTIME,

GOODWILL

OR

ANY

COST

OF

REPROGRAMMING

OR

REPRODUCING

ANY

PROGRAM OR DATA. UNLESS

OTllERWISE

CON-

TRARY

TO

APPLICABLC LAW.

FRANKLIN'S

LIABILITY

SHALL

IN

NO

CASE EXCEED

TliE

CONTRACT

PRJCE

PAJD

FOR

THE

PRODuCT

CLAIMED

TO

BE

DEFECTIVE.

This

wananiy

shall

nor

be

applicable to the extent

that

the

enforcement

of

any provi-

sio11

may

be

prohibited

b)

applicable

lav..

This

warranty

giVe>

you

specific

righi.s.

and

you

may

abo

h:l'c other

right>

which

vary

from

SUlte

to

state.

Some

states do

not

allow

the

exclusion

or

limitllllon

ofincidental orconsequential damages or lim·

iiation

on

how

l

ong

nn

imp

li

ed

warraniy

may

last.

so

the

above

limiUJti

on or

cxclu-

sio11

may

not

apply

to

you.

Fra:nklin Computer Corporution

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Summary

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1>1

er 2 - Getting Started

2-1

Summary

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2-

1 Features OfThe ACE 500 Computer

2-3 Geumg Acquam1ed

With

The ACE 500

C'omp111cr

2-4

Front Panel Switches

I 2-6 Front

Panel

LED

lndica1or

l.1ghlS

2·7

Back

Panel

Connectors

2-8 Semng Up

Your

ACE500 Computer

2-8 Connecting

The

Po,.erSuppl)

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2-9

Connecting

The

Video

\1omtN

2-10 Connecting

An

RGB

Monitor

2-11

Choosing

The

RGB

\1onitor

Configura1ion

I

2-13

lummg

On The Computer

2-14

Turnmg

On

The Computer With

Di~k

Ori\t..,,

2-

16 01her ACE 500 Compu1er

FealUre>

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2-

16 OPTION SWITCH

Settings

2-18

Conm

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'Cling

Pe

ripheral Devic"'

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I

Chapler3 -The Keyboard

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3-1

Summary

3-2

Typewn1cr

Fun<lion~

Of

The

Kc)boatJ

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3-3

Sh1f1

Keys

34

Command

Kc)'

3-5

Function

Kc)'

3-6

Defauh

Function

Key

Dcfimuons

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3-7

Numeric

Keypad

Operal1on

3-8

'lumcnc

Mode

Commanch

3-8

'l/umenc

Key

pad

f.d1llng

Commands

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Chapler 4 -Franklin DOS 2

(Dis~

Operatin~

Syslem)

I

.f.I

Summary

4.1

Buying

Frankhn

DOS

2

Appbcauoo

Program.'

I

4-2

D1'k

Drives

For

Your

Computer

4-3

D1'kClle'i

For

Your

Computer

4.4 The

ACE

500

Frnnkhn

DOS

2

System

Diskellc

I

4-6

Making

Backup

Copic>

Of

Your

Franklin

DOS

2 Diskeue

4-6

One

Disk

Dr

ive

Sys

t

em'

4.7

Two

Disk

Drive

Sy>tcms

I

4-8

Cntn

l

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Of

A

Oi;,kcue

4-10

35

And

40

Track

Di~ke1tc

Formal.I

4-11

Diskcuc F

il

e

Nnmc>

4-12

Sl

oLI,

Drivcs,

And

Volume'

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4-13

Stan

1n

g

Franklin

DOS

2

4-

14

Making

Roo111blc

Di~kcucs

-1-1

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The

!NITCommand

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4-17

The

Fran~hn

DOS

2COPY Command

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5-1

f

rtnkltn

DOS

2 Command'

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5-1

RUN

And

BRUN

Command.;

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5-2

CATALOG

Command

5-2

LOCK

And

UNLOC

K

Command.<

...

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..

.--·. .

·- -

5-2

REN

And

RENAME

Command>

I

5-3

DEL

And

DELETE

Commands

5-3

IN1T

Command

5.3 COPY Command

I 5.3 Franklin DOS 2 Error

Me>sages

5.5

Frank

l

in

DOS 2

Utility

Program

~

5.5 The Franklin DOS 2

COPY

Progrnm

5-6

The Franklin

DOS

2ONE DRIVE

COPY

Program

I

5-6

FUD - A

General

hie

Mamtgemeni

Program

5-7

Diskette

Management

Command.\

5-7

Sdection F • Fonnat A

Diskette

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5-9

File

Management

Command>

5-10 Selecuon S • Sbo"

The

riles On A

Diskette

5-11

Selecuoo D -

Delete

Files

5-11

Select100

L -

Lock

f

des

I

5-11

Selection

U -

Unlock

Files

5-11

Selection

V•

Vcnfy

Fil"'

5-12

Selection

C •

Copy

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CHAIN2

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I

5-13

DIAGNOSTICS

Program

5-

13

RAM

Disk

Programs

5-14 The FRAMDI

SK

Program

5-16

The

RAMTEST

Program

I 5-16

RAM

Utilities

For

Apple

Programs

5-16 The

PRAMDISK

Program

5-17 The

AWSTARTUP

Program'

I

I Chapter6 - Introduction To Programming

6-1

Summary

6-2

The

BASIC

Programmin

g

Language

I

6-2

Franklin

BASIC

I

.:ri

I

6-3

Using

The Franklin

BASIC

Programming

Language

6-3

BASIC

and

DOS

2

Commands

I

6-3

Creating

A

Si

mp

le

Program

6-6

Some

Programming

Suggestions

I

Chapter 7 - Franklin B

AS

IC I

7-1 Summary

7-1

What

Is

Frankho

BASIC/

7-1

Compa

ti

bility

Of

BASIC

Languages

I7-2

General

Remorks

On

Writing

BASIC

Programs

7-Z Mathematic'

In

BASIC

Programs

7-3

Special

ACE

500 Computer

Pr

ogra

mm

ing

Fea

tur

es

I

7-3 One

Key

BASIC

Editing

Commands

7-4

A

lph

abc

Li

c

Listing

Of

BASIC

Commands

7-9

Reserved

Words

In

BASIC

I

7-11

Franklin

BASIC

Error

Messages

Chapter 8 - Function

Ke

ys I

8-1

Summary

8-1

ACE

500 Computer

Fuoctioo

Keys

I

8-2

Using

The Function K

eys

8-2

Default

Function

Key

Definitions

8-3

Programming

The

Function

Keys

I

8-4

Using

A Start

Up

File

Chapter 9 - The Display ••

9-1

Summary

I

9-1

Choosing

A

Video

Display

Device

9-2 Connecting The

Monochrome

Or

Composite

Colo

r

Monito

r

9-3

Connecting

An

RGB

Monitor I

9-3

Choosing

The

RGB

Monitor

Configuration

xii I

I

9-5

Siandard

Display

Features

9-6

Addiuonal Displa) Features

9-6

Character

Sets

9-7

The

Mouse

Character

Set

I

9-8

Add11ional

Display

Techniqu~

9-8

Mixed

Text

Displa

ys

9-8

Low

Resolution

Graphics

I 9.9

H

igh

Resolution

Graphics

9-9

Double

High

Resolution

Graphi~

9-

10

Enhanced

Video

Software

9-10

Enhanced

Video

Software

Commands

I

9-10 Control

Code

Commands

9-13

Escape

Sequence

Command>

9-15

One

Key

Editing

Command$

I

9-16

Enhanced

Video

Software Command

Summal')

I

Chapter I

0 - Input And Output

1

0-1

Summary

IG-1

Parallel

And

Serial

Communicauon

I

IG-2

Making

The

Parallel

Connection

10-4

Making

The Serial Connection

10-4

Configuring

The

Serial

Interface

I

10-5

Baud

Rate

1

0-6

Charac.

1er L

ength

10-6

Stop

Bits

10-7

Parit

y

I

1

0-8

Input

/Output

Commands

For

Slot I

And

Slot 2

IG-8

lnJ>ut

And

Output

Commands

For

Slot

I

IG-9

Slot I Command

Summary

I

10-10

Slot I Printer Soft"are

Default

Setllng'

IG-10

Slot I Pnnter Software

Command>

IG-13

Input

And

Output Commands

For

Slot

2

I

10-14

Slot 2

Serial

latcrface Command Summary

10-15

Slot 2

Serial

Interface

Software Command'

I

G-1

Glossary

I

riii

A·I

A-2

A-3

I·

I

.till

Appendix

Ind

ex

ASCII

Cha

racter Set

Mouse

Character

Set

Assignments

For

Back

Panel

Connectors

I

11

I

I List

Of

Illustrations

I

1-1

ACE

500 Computer

I·2

Diskette

1-3

Storing

And

Retrieving

Data

I

1-S

Permanent

And

Tempomry

Storage

2-

1

ACE

SOO

Computer

With

Pam

I

2-4

Computer

With

Cardboard lleau

Protc'Ctor

2-S

From

Panel

S"itches

2-6

From

Panel

LED

Light>

2-7

Back Panel

I

2·8

Po"et

Supply

And

Cord

2·9

Power

Supply

Connector

And

Plug

2-10

Monitor Connector

And

Plug

I

2-11

RGB

Monitor Connector

\od

Plug

2-11

Option $\\itches

2-13

Disk

Drive

LED

Light

2-14

Disk

Drive

And

Diskette

I

2·1

s

Disk

Drive

uneh

2-16

Option

Switch""

2-18

Pa

r

allel

Port Connector

And

Plug

I

2-19

Joystick Connector

And

Plug

2·20 &rial Port Connector

And

Plug

2-20

External

Disk

Drive

Connector

And

Plug

I

3-1

ACE

500 Computer

Keyboard

3.2

Keyboard

With

Key

Group!>

3.3

Ke}board

With

Shift

Key'

I

3-4

Keyboard

With

Command

Kc)'

3-6

Keyboard

With

FullCllon

Ke)'

3-7

Keyboard

With

~umeric

Ke~pad

I

4-2

Permanent

And

Temporary

Storage

4-J

DL<kcttc

I

4-4

Disk

Drive

And

Diskette

I

'"''

8-1

9-2

9-3

9.4

9-7

10-2

10-3

1

0-4

Keyboard

With

Function

Keys

Monitor Connector

And

Plug

RGB

Moni1or

Connec1o

r

And

Plug

Op1ion

Swi

1

ches

Mouse

Cbarac1er

Se1

Parallel

Port Connector

And

Plug

Option

Switches

Seria

l Port Connector

And

Plug

I

Chapter I

So

You've Bought A Computer

This chapter is a general

introd11ctio11

to

the

world

of

co

mp111ers.

It

co111ai1Lf

descri(J

·

lions

of

some

of

rite

words

and key

co11cep1s

in

use

aro1111d

co111{1111ers

with

rhe

i111en1

of

maki11g

them a

lillli!

more

w1ders1D11dable

10

the

laymaIL

The

disC11ssio11s

here are

non-technical

but

directed

in

practical

ways

10

Wt{•S

you

"LI

actually use

th

e compwer.

You've

taken

the

big

step and

bought

a computer. It's a

littl

e

scary

because

ther

e's

so

1nuch

you

don'L

kno,v

,

but

it's

exciting

bL-causc

you

knov.

•

Lhcrc

's

a lot

yo

u

c.an

do

now

-

as

soon

as

you

learn

how

to

use

this

little maclline.

The

first

suggestion

is

to

take

it

sl

uw

and

easy.

There's a lot to

learn

and

it

's

easy

when

yo

udo

it

step

by

step.

Don't

try

to

go

too

fast

and

become

discouraged.

It

is

very

imponam to

try

things

.

You

really

can't

lea

rn

much

just

by

read

ing

or

watching

.

Using

a computer

is

a

hands-on

kind

ofthing.

You

can't

break

it

and

it

won't

bite

(though

you

may

be

puzzled

for

a moment about

some

of

the

thing

s

it

does)

,

so

just

try

everything

you

sec

and

read

about. This

is

the

key

to

success.

You

don't have to type

well

to stan,

in

fact

a

typing

program

on

the

computer

might

be

a

good

way

to

become

acquainted

with

computer operat

ion.

1-1

Franklin

ACE

500 Computer I

I

The

second

suggestion

is

10

find

a particular need, suet.

as

your budget or

dub

oews-

lcucr,

locate

some software

Lo

fill

the

need,

and

work

directly on

1ha1

project

until

1

you're comfortable

with

lhe computer.

The

intent

of

th.is

advice

is

10

keep

your

work

on

the

computer

focused

on one

thing

1ha1

can

bring

you immediate and

visible

suc-

cess. Ifyou start

on

something

too

large and

100

vague,

like "learning to program",

it

is

easier

to

become

discouraged. I

The

lhird

suggestion

is

to

work

together

with

someone or

wi1b

a group. whether a

course

in

school, a

fellow

smdent, a user's group, or a neighbor. Sometimes there's no I

substilllle

for

experience.

Working

together

is

alo;o

more::

fun.

General

CommenL~

And

Cautions

/\

computer

isn't

a

fragile

my~1cry

machine.

It

need~

rea.'iOnable

care and

handling,

probably about the same

as

a stereo amplifier.

The

monitor

used

with

ii

is

like a

small

television

seL

Since

they

are

bolh elcclrieal devices, precautions during electri-

cal storms, or

pow<r

failures

are

wise

and imponam but aren't special.

Keep

the

computer reasonably

clean

and don'!

spill

any

liqmds

on

it

and you'll

be

fme.

I

[-

1-2

The

care of

diskeues

may

be

less

familiar

to

first

time

users.

Diskettes are

used

Lo

store

informa1io11,

either programs

10

run

on the computer or data

used

by

programs.

1

The information

is

stored

in

the

magnetic

coaling

on

cbc

surface of

chc

diskeue (like

a

cape

recording). There are

some

obvious

precauuons~

~lah

c

l

~=

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_,

_J

~\Vri1e-l)r

o

1ec1

~otch

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01

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-F-<1-t--11-p_O_n_

I'

• Don't

get

the

diskelles

near

magnets or

magnetic

lfields.

•

Keep

che

magnetic

coating

clean.

Don

·1

touch

lhe

disk

cuesurface

Lhrough

!he

slots

on

the

diskeue.

Always

score

the

diskettes

in

their

envelopes.

I

So

You've Bought AComputer

• Don't

bend

the diskettes any more than necessary or

they

won't turn

freely

in

their

covering.

Protect

them

from

extremes

ofbeat or

cold.

• Don't write on

them

with

a

pen

or

pencil

as

that may damage the coating on the

diskette surface.

Always

use

a

felt-tip

marker with a

light

touch.

Dlskeues

by

themselves

are

fairly

inexpensive.

When

'they

are

full

ofdata or

pr<r

grams that represent a lot of

work

or important information,

they

are

extremely

valu-

able.

It

makes

good

sense

to

mak

e backup copies ofimportant diskettes

regularly

and

keep

them

in

a

safe

place.

Thenotch on the side of the diskeue

is

called the "Write-Protect" notch. When

you

cover

it

with

an adhesive label, the computer can't write on

Lhat

diskcue or change

its

rontents.

Using

the write-protect tab

is

an easy way to prevent accidents,

such

as

overwriting orerasing an imponant program. The packet

of

diskettes

you bought

probably had a supply ofwrite-protect

tabs

included with

them.

It's a good practice

to put write-protect tabs on program

diskettes

you

only

want

to read, and make

fre-

quent backup copies

of

the

diskettes

you

use

for

recording your data.

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