16 Macintosh
User's
Handbook
The Typical Mac System
A typical Mac system might consist
of
the following items:
• System unit
• Keyboard
• Mouse
•
Printer
• Extra disk drive
• Numeric keypad
• Modem
• System disk
• Language disk(s)
• Applications software disk(s)
The minimum requirements for a working Mac system
consist
of
the following items:
• System unit
• Keyboard
• Mouse
• System disk
• Applications software disk
These are depicted in figure
1.1
In
the following sections,
we
will describe the components
of
the basic Mac system as well as the devices and software
that
you will most likely wish
to
add
to it.
SYSTEM
UNIT
The system unit, as depicted in figure 1.2,
is
the heart
of
the Mac.
It
contains the Mac's electronic circuitry, a built-in
disk drive for storing information,
and
a built-in 9 inch, high
resolution monitor for displaying information.
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