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XEROX 8010 INFORMATION SYSTEM
Floppy disk drive
Display screen
Keyboard
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Processor memory
The 8010 workstation has a minimum of 512 kilobytes of
processing memory, with additional increments of 256 kilobytes
available as options.
The floppy disk drive supports 8% -inch, double-sided, double-
density floppy disks. You use the floppy disk drive to retrieve
(read) information from a floppy disk to the 8010, as well as store
(write) information from the 8010 to a floppy disk. In addition,
you may use the floppy disk drive to load software on the 8010
workstation.
The 8010 workstation uses a 17 -inch bit mapped display screen,
with a resolution of 80 dots per inch to provide excellent images
of fonts and graphics.
The usable screen area measures 10
inches vertically by 12.8 inches horizontally.
With only minor
scaling, the screen can display two full 8% by 11-inch pages
(with 1-inch margins).
The keyboard is the primary input device for communicating with
the 8010 workstation. The center section of the keyboard looks
much like a typewriter.
Surrounding the center section are
special function keys. These clearly labeled function keys avoid
the use of code keys found on many systems.
The keyboard has five
major
uses:
•
To enter text
•
To enter formatting characters, such as new paragraphs and
tabs
•
To enter speciaJ objects into a document, such as
illustrations, equations, and footnotes
•
To change the appearance of text, such as boldface, italic,
and larger or smaller typeface
•
To perform special functions, such as moving, copying, and
deleting text
The keyboard is not hard-coded, which means that all key
interpretations are under software control.
The software
programs you use can assign new meanings for the keys.
For
example, a program may remap the standard typewriter keyboard
so you can enter Greek characters or math symbols.
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