Introduction - Silicon Graphics IRIS Series Terminal Manual

This document explains how to install and operate an IRIS Terminal. It
contains step-by-step procedures for installing the components that make up
an IRIS Terminal system. Read this document carefully before installing an
IRIS Terminal.
The IRIS Terminal can be installed in different host operating system
environments. The supported environments include the UNIX
VAX/VMS operating systems. Instructions for installing the host-resident
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software in a UNIX environment are in Section 5. Instructions for installing
this software in a VAX/VMS environment are in Appendix D. Section 6
contains operation procedures (e.g. boot, Monitor adjustment, shutdown and
diagnostics) that are host-independent. UNIX-specific instructions for
compiling and running demonstration programs are in Section 6.7. VAX/VMS -
specific instructions are in Appendix D. The IRIS User's Guide documents the
host-resident software that allows a programmer to write application programs
with the IRIS Terminal.
The IRIS Terminal components are delivered assembled and ready for
connection with cables provided in the delivery cartons. In addition, a
magnetic tape is included with host software that resides on the host computer
and terminal software that is downloaded into the IRIS Terminal each time it is
booted.
Silicon Graphics provides a comprehensive product support and maintenance
program for the IRIS Terminal. For further information, the toll-free numbers
for Silicon Graphics Customer Service are:
(800) 252-0222
(800) 345-0222
1. UNIX is a trademark of Bell Telephone Laboratories.
2. VAX/VMS is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation.
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