Introduction - IBM Personal Computer XT Manual To Operations

Introduction
The basic IBM Personal Computer XT consists of a
system unit and keyboard. The system unit has a
10M-byte fixed disk drive, a dual-sided diskette drive,
an Asynchronous Communications Adapter, 128K
bytes of memory, and five expansion slots. The
keyboard, which is what you use to send data to your
system, attaches to the system unit with a 2-meter
(6-foot) coiled cable. The keyboard consists of three
major sections: the typewriter area, the numeric
keypad, and the function keys.
You can add various options to your system-a display,
a printer, an expansion unit, a fixed disk drive, memory,
and more.
The IBM Personal Computer XT is designed for use
with monitors or televisions that meet either the
National Television System Committee (NTSC)l or the
Electronics Industry Association (EIA) RS 170
standards. Therefore, if your device does not meet
these standards, it may not function properly.
Several printers are available for printout or hard-copy
of your data files. The IBM Graphics Printer and the
IBM Color Printer provide bidirectional printing in
several character sizes on single- or multi-part forms.
A Compact Printer is also available at a very attractive
price.
The expansion unit provides space for additional
options to be attached to your IBM Personal Computer
XT. The expansion unit comes equipped with a
10M-byte fixed disk drive and after installation,
contains two 10M-byte fixed disk drives and six
available expansion slots.
The National Television System Committee has set United States
broadcast standards.
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