FEA~RES AND CAPABILITIES The Altos 486 is a general purpose l6-bit microcomputer system with a 1 Mbyte floppy disk and 20 Mbyte hard disk storage capacity in a desktop design. See Figure 1-1. The 486 supports up to four users and a serial printer. The WorkNet port lets you network the 486 system with up to 30 other Altos computer systems (such as the 186, 586/986, 586T/986T, and the 68000). The 486 combines the low cost data sharing and communications capability of an intelligent terminal with the computer power necessary to tackle sophisticated business and scientific problems. The adjustable, low-glare CRT offers a high-resolution display.
The adjustable, low-profile keyboard offers 105 keys in the format of a dedicated word processor. The 486 system provides the following features: o The Intel 80186 microprocessor with expanded instruction set, built-in direct memory access channels and an interrupt controller and operates at 8Mhz. o Z-80A I/O processor for high speed data transfer. o 512 Kbytes of standard main memory; expandable to 896 Kbytes. o 5-1/4 inch, double-sided, double density floppy disks with 1 Mbyte storage capacity. o Network communications using the WorkNet interface. o Five RS232 serial ports. o Optional 20 Mbyte add-on hard disk for a total of 40 Mbytes of hard disk storage capacity.
o Comprehensive system diagnostics support. 1-1