Laser 128 - The Purpose of this Manual

A FIRST LOOK
• Supports mixed graphics / text display for
any of the four graphics modes.
• NTSC or PAL standard composite video
output for color/monochrome video
monitor or TV via a RF modulator.
• Supports versatile video display devices
such as LCD panel and RGB monitor .
• Built-in 5.25" disk drive .
• Supports an external 5.25" or 3.5" disk
drive.
• Supports Centronics-type parallel printers .
• Supports serial printers via built-in
RS232C interface.
• Supports modems or other serial
communicatio n devices
via built-in
RS232C interface .
• Supports input devices such as joysticks,
paddles and mouse.
• An expansion connector is availab le for
plugging in one (or two with an optional
expansion box) peripheral interface cards.
1.2 The purpose of this manual
This manual is not intended to be a textbook
of computer architecture or computer
programming. There are already a lot of
well-written books on those subjects . Instead,
it is a user's guide geared to the first-time
computer users . The materials which you will
find in this manual include :
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