Physical Description; Video Monitor - Digital Equipment Rainbow 100 Technical Manual

1.2 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
1.2.1 Video Monitor
The Rainbow 100 computer monitor has a video screen with a diagonal dimension of 30.5 cm (12 in). The
screen is coated to reduce glare. (Avoid touching the screen since fingerprints show up very easily. When
necessary, clean the screen with the cleaner provided.)
The monitor displays video information from the video control system on the screen. (The video control
system resides on the system module inside the system unit.) The monitor also provides the internal
connection for the keyboard and has the following features:
• 24-line X 80- or 1 32-column display
• Jump or smooth scrolling
• Double-height characters (by line)
• Double-width characters (by line)
• Normal and reverse video (by character)
• Boldface, blinking, and underlined characters (by character)
• Dark or light screen background
• Auto-screen blanking
• Brightness and contrast controls
Figure 1-2 shows the brightness and contrast adjustments located on the back of the monitor.
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Figure 1-2 Brightnessand Contrast Controls
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