Ibm 5286 - IBM 5280 Technical Newsletter

IBM 5286
The IBM 5286 is a tabletop dual programmable data station
that can be used by two operators simultaneously. The IBM
5286 has two keyboards, two diskette drives, and one display
assembly. The display image is divided by mirrors to provide
a separate display image for each operator.
Configuration
• Can have one auxiliary data station - either an IBM 5281
or an IBM 5282.
• Can have a maximum of four diskette drives.
• Can have one keylock.
• Can have a maximum of four magnetic stripe readers.
• Can have one elapsed time counter.
• Can have one feature main MPU.
Speci fications
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• Display size is 480 characters. All displays on the system
must be the same size.
• Storage sizes available are 32K, 48K, 64K, or 96K bytes.
• Keyboards available are data entry, data entry with proof
arrangement, or typewriter. Both keyboards attached
directly to the IBM 5286 must be the same type.
• Diskette drives available are the 31SD and 51TD. Both
diskette drives installed in the IBM 5286 must be the .
same type. If any diskette drives are installed in the
auxil iary data station, they do not have to be the same
type as the drives installed in the IBM 5286.
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