Hardware Features; Am-301-10 System Board; Table 1-1: Graphics Conventions - Alpha Microsystems AM-6060 Owner's Manual

Introducing the AM-6060 Computer
Symbol
Text
TEXT
KEY
CTRL /

HARDWARE FEATURES

The AM-6060 uses a two-board combination, the AM-176 and the AM-301-10 boards, to provide high
performance and added versatility. A number of physical components go into your AM-6060 computer
to give it the ability to process, input, display, and store data. The following sections highlight some of
these components. For technical information on these devices, refer to the specification sheet supplied
with your computer.

AM-301-10 System Board

The AM-301-10 system board provides the AM-6060 with:
• Four on-board serial I/O ports, with modem control and lightning protection
• SSD (Software Security Device) chip
• Battery-backed CMOS that enables you to change the I/O device the computer boots from
• Interface to AM-966-10 front panel display
• Real-time clock which maintains the date and time
AM-6060 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00
Description
This symbol means STOP!, and signals an important
warning or restriction you must know about before
continuing.
This symbol marks a hint, and identifies a shortcut or an
easier way to do something.
This symbol says "Don't forget!" and signals information to
remember.
Text that looks like this in our examples shows the
characters the computer displays on your terminal screen,
such as prompts and information messages.
Text that looks like this in our examples shows the
characters you type on the computer keyboard.
This symbol tells you when to press the indicated key on
your terminal keyboard. For example: DIR
you to press the RETURN key at the end of the DIR
command.
C This combination of symbols tells you to hold down the
first key and press the second key. For example, to type a
/ C (Control-C), press the
CTRL
holding it down, press the

Table 1-1: Graphics Conventions

RETURN
key and, while
CTRL
C key.
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tells