Control Data Corporation CDC 790ICEM Owner's Manual page 3

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PREFACE
-Your CONTROL DATA® 790 ICEM (Integrated Computer-Aided
Engineering and Manufacturing) Ergonomic Workstation is a tool
for designing, drafting, and recording engineering and
manufacturing documents and information. And it is designed for
operator comfort and ease of use4
If you have never operated a CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided
Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing) system, you should use this
manual to become familar with the 790 and to get a glimpse of
what the workstation can do. You have at your command a very
powerful tool.
You will find the workstation is interesting and fun to use. You
can use color, move lines and figures, change sizes, change
perspectives, dimension drawings, and add text and notes easily.
Even if you are an experienced operator, you should glance
through this manual to see how to adjust the workstation for your
comfort, to learn how the 790 workstation is different from the
workstations you have used, and to notice some of the material
contained in this manual that you may want to refer to in the
future.
When the 790 is connected to a remote computer, such as a CONTROL
DATA® CYBER® 120 or CONTROL DATA CYBER 170, by a direct line or
by using a modem (a device that connects the workstation to the
telephone), numerous application programs are available for use
with the workstation.
An application program is a program with a specific purpose, such
as mechanical design, printed-circuit layout, parts-list
generation, etc. You will be using the workstation with an
application program, but first get acquainted with the 790 by
going through this manual.
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