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USE~
3
Zilog
USER
$
Up
to
four
l7-megabyte
cartridge
tape
drives
$
Character
and
line
printers
The number
of
controls
and
indicators
have
been
minimized
to
facilitate
system
use.
Only
the
keylock
ON/OFF
switch,
the
RESET
and
START
switches,
and
the
AC
power
switch
are
neces-
sary
to
power up
and
maintain
the
S8000.
Refer
to
Figure
1-2
for
control
and
indicator
locations.
Controls
for
the
optional
Lear
Siegler
ADM-3l
Data
Display
Terminal
include
a
brightness/contrast
control
knob
and
an
AC
power
ON/OFF
switch.
The
resources
of
the
S8000
are
controlled
by
the
ZEUS
Ker-
nel.
The
Kernel
or
the
operating
system
provide
process
management,
file
management,
input/output
(I/O)
processing,
and
increased
program
functionality
with
compatible
file,
device,
and
interprocess
I/O.
ZEUS
is
a
multi-user,
multitasking
operating
system
consist-
ing
of
a
hierarchical
file
system
for
efficient
file
organi-
zation
and
a
comprehensive
command
language.
A
communica-
tion
program
allows
the
S8000
to
interface
with
other
ZEUS
or
UNIX-based
systems.
Also,
with
ZEUS,
it
is
possible
to
communicate
with
emulation
devices
and
development
modules.
ZEUS
development
tools
include
extensive
language
capabili-
ties
such
as
C,
Pascal,
PLZ/SYS, PLZ/ASM, a
compiler-writing
system,
and
a
general
purpose
macroproCessor.
Additional
enhancements
to
the
development
system
include
a
full
CRT-
oriented
text
editor,
text
processing,
spelling
error
detec-
tion,
and
document
formatters
for
the
optional
printers.
1.3
System
Characteristics
Processor:
CPU
Clock
Frequency:
I/O:
Baud
Rate:
Segmented
48-pin
Z8001A
CPU
5.5
MHz
Eight
RS-232C
serial
I/O
ports
and
one
parallel
printer
port
From 110
to
19,200
baud
(set
by
software)
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