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EDITORIAL
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PRECAUTIONS
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PART
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USER'S GUIDE
1. A
FIRST
LOOK
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1.1
FEATURES
OF
THE
LASER
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1.2
THE
PURPOSE
OF
THIS
MANUAL
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2.
GETTING
FAMILIAR
WITH
THE
LASER
128/128EX
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3.
GETTING
STARTED
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3.1
CONNECTING
THE
AC
ADAPTOR
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3.2
CONNECTING
THE
VIDEO
MONITOR
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TV
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3.3
ST
AR
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UP
THE
COMPUTER
SYSTEM
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4.
THE
KEYBOARD .
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4.1
TYPEWRITER
KEYS
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4.2
CURSOR-CONTROL
KEYS
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4.3 COMMAND
KEYS
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4.4
THE
"CTRL"
KEY
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4.5
FUNCTION
KEYS
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4.6
THE
NUMERIC
KEYPAD
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5.
THE
VIDEO
DISPLAY
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5.1
SELECTING
A
SUITABLE
VIDEO
DISPLAY
DEVICE
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5.2
VIDEO
DISPLAY
MODES
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5.2.1
TEXT
MODES
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5.2.l.l
40-COLUMN
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5.2.1.2
80-COLUMN
TEXT
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