2 First Steps In this chapter, we assume that you have a completely built and tested 1616 (preferably complete with 3.5 inch disk drive) ready to be unpacked and plugged in. Kit builders will already be familiar with connecting the 1616, from their Hardware and Construction Manual . This chapter explains how to start using the Applix 1616. It lists the connectors available for external devices (peripherals) such as printers, modems, joysticks, and so on. It explains how to use the keyboard, and the numerous extra features of the Applix keyboard drivers, such as recalling past commands, and function key macros.
The Applix 1616 includes a powerful line editor, that makes it easy to alter very long commands, and this is also explained. Please learn how to use the keyboard; the Applix keyboard handling is specifically designed to make life easier for those of us who are not fast (or accurate) typists! Starting the 1616 Starting the Applix 1616 is easy. Connect everything, and turn on the power. The operating system (and almost everything explained in this manual) can work perfectly well without a disk drive. However we do suggest that the computer is much more pleasant to use when fitted with a disk drive. Connecting everything At the rear of the 1616 are a large number of connectors, and switches.
Looking at the rear, and viewing from left to right, these are: Keyboard (5 pin DIN socket) Loudspeakers (5 pin DIN socket) Cassette (5 pin DIN socket) Reset button Joystick Port (9 pin D socket) Serial Port B (9 pin D plug) Serial Port A (9 pin D plug) Video Connector (9 pin D socket) User Control Port (34 way plug) Centronics Parallel Printer Port (26 way plug) Power Switch Power Line Connector (3 pins in rectangular socket) Plug an IBM XT compatible keyboard into the left hand 5 pin DIN socket. If there is a switch on the underside of the keyboard, it must be set to the ‘XT’ position, not the ‘AT’ position, before switching on the power to the computer.
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