The
Technical
Reference
Manual
for
the
ACT
Computer
Apricot is divided
into
three
sections
and
a
number
of
appendices, as detailed below.
This
manual
is
intended
for
programmers
and
engineers involved
in
hardware and
software design for Apricot.
l.SYSTEM OVERVIEW
This
section
provides
an
overall description of
the
Apricot
computer
and
is divided
into
three
chapters:
1-1 HARDWARE, describes
the
hardware of Apricot
in
its
basic configuration,
and
forms
the
introduction
to
the
three
elements
which
constitute
the
microcomputer;the
System
Unit,the
Keyboard
Unit
and
the
Display
Uni
t.
1-2 SOFTWARE, provides a brief description of
the
operating
system
and
its
interface to
the
associated
BIOS.
An
introduction
to
the
software
modules
which
constitute
the
BIOS is also provided.
1-3 OPTIONS, forms
the
introduction
to
the
hardware
options
available for
the
microcomputer,
at
the
time
of
printing
the
manual.
2.HARDWARE DETAIL
This
section
contains
detailed descriptions of all
the
hardware aspects of
the
microcomputer
and is divided
into
a
number
of chapters, as detailed overleaf. Each of
the
three
elements
of Apricot are discussed
in
detail
with
major
circuit
elements
(e.g.
Disk
Drives, Power supply etc.) also
having separate descriptions.
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