introducing the Amiga 500 1-3 See Chapter 2 for setup and connection instructions. connected to the back of the console unit. and which is not included as part of the Amiga 500 package) is or the computer. The monitor (which may be one of several types, The Monitor displays information in response to actions taken by you Off switch for the computer is located on the power supply. The Power Supply has two cables. One cable plugs into a port on the main unit: the other cable plugs into an electrical receptacle. The On/ The Software Disks are V/i inches square and contain instructions that tell the computer what to do. The mouse is connected to one of the ports on the main unit.
display screen in order to select Amiga functions and capabilities. You use the mouse to move a pointer from place to place on the The Mouse is a small hard ball enclosed in a palm-si/.ed housing. read information from them and write information to them. you insert the .software disks into the disk drive, the computer can The Disk Drive is located on the right side of the main unit. When valid for the Commodore key. All references to the Commodore key apply to the left Amiga key. references in software package instructions to the left Arnica key are Amiga key to the left of the space bar. These keys are functionally identical, differing only in what is painted on the key cap.
All Your Amiga keyboard may have a Commodore key replacing the Note on the Keyboard: details on keyboard layout and functions. keyboards available in the microcomputer field. See Appendix C for With 94 keys, the Amiga keyboard is among the most complete data and to respond to prompts I messages) sent from the computer. with some extra keys. The keyboard is used to enter commands and The Keyboard, on the main unit, resembles a typewriter keyboard