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Chapter 3, NI-VXI Software Installation and Configuration, lists all the programs and files
located on the NI-VXI distribution diskette(s), contains step-by-step instructions for
installing and configuring the NI-VXI software for MS-DOS for VME, and contains a
description of the VXIEDIT configuration editor.
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Appendix A, Specifications, lists various module specifications of the AT-MXI and
VME-MXI, such as physical dimensions and power requirements.
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Appendix B, Troubleshooting, addresses certain problems you may encounter when using the
NI-VXI bus interface software on the AT-MXI platform.
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Appendix C, Customer Communication, contains forms you can use to request help from
National Instruments or to comment on our products and manuals.
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The Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms used in this manual,
including abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, and symbols.
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VME-AT2000/NI-VXI MS-DOS Getting Started
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Italic text denotes emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction to a
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Text in this font denotes text or characters that are to be literally input
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for statements and comments taken from program code.
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computer automatically prints to the screen.
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example, <Esc>.
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