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•
The Keyboard, on the main unit,
resembles
a
typewriter
keyboard
with
some
extra keys
.
The keyboard is
used
to enter commands and
data
and
to
respond
to
prompts (messages) sent from
the
computer.
With 94
keys, the
Amiga keyboard
is
among
the most
complete
keyboards
available
in the microcomputer
field
.
See Appendix C
for
detail
s
on
keyboard layout
and
!Unctions.
Note
on
the Keyboard
:
Your
Amiga
keyboard
may
have
a
Commodore
key
replacing
the
Amiga
key to the left
of
the space bar. These
keys
are functionally
identical,
differing
only
in
what
is
painted
on the key cap. All
references
in software package
instructions
to the left
Amiga key are
valid for
the
Commodore
key.
All
references
to the
Commodore key
apply to the
left
Amiga key
.
• The Disk
Drive
is located
on
the
right
side
of
the
main
unit.
When
you insert
the
software
disks
into
the
disk
drive
,
the computer can
read information from them and write information
to
them
.
• The Mouse is
a small
hard ball enclosed in
a
palm-sized housing
.
You use the mouse to move
a
pointer
from
place to place
on
the
display
screen
in order to
select
Amiga functions
and capabilities
.
The mouse is
connected
to
one of
the ports
on
the main unit.
• The
Software
Disks
are
3'12
inches
square and contain instructions
that tell the
computer
what to do.
•
The
Power
Supply
has
two
cables
.
One
cable
plugs
into
a
port
on
the
mai
n
unit
;
the
other cable
plugs
into
an electrical receptacle
.
The Onl
Off
sw
itch
for the computer
is
located
on
the
power
supply
.
• The Monitor displays information
in
response to
actions taken
by
you
or
the
computer.
The monitor
(which
may be
one of
several
types,
and which is
not included
as
part
of
the
Amiga 500
package)
is
connected
to
the
back
of
the
console
unit.
See Chapter 2
for
setup and connection
instructions.
Introducing the Amiga 500
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