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Introducing the AM-6000 Computer Page 1-9

AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00

Rear I/O Panel

The AM-6000 rear panel supports a minimum of four DB-25 parallel printer ports and seven paddle

board SIO expansion slots. The main system board provides four on-board RJ-45 serial ports, a 9-pin

UPS port, and Ethernet connectors. The rear panels of the AM-990 and AM-990 Jumbo chassis provide

space for additional peripheral devices or serial I/O connections.

System Versatility

The AM-319-20 system board was designed to work in both the deskside chassis and the AM-990

system chassis with the capability to use either type of front panel status display. The 20-pin connector

is used for the deskside status display, and the 26-pin connector is used for the AM-990 status display.

When system requirements increase beyond the physical capacity of the deskside chassis, you can

expand your system by simply migrating all internal components to the larger AM-990 chassis.

Add-On Equipment

The only thing you need to add is a terminal. It allows you to input and display the data processed and

stored by the components discussed above. You will probably want to also add a printer to provide

printed copies of your data. Your Value Added Reseller (VAR) may have provided these items as part of

your computer purchase.

If you want to expand your computer in the future by adding additional storage and backup devices, see

the

AM-6000 Service Manual

for a diagram of where additional peripherals should be located in your

cabinet.

SOFTWARE FEATURES

Computer hardware is all potential and no action until the software programs instruct it to do something.

Some of the features of the standard system software are listed below. Your VAR can provide software

packages specifically suited to your needs, such as accounting software, programming languages,

mathematical packages, and so on. Those packages are not included in this list. See your VAR for

information on service and support for such packages.

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The operating system, AMOS, performs many functions, one of which is to manage the

computer's resources so multiple users can run on the computer at the same time. The operating

system also includes all support software for the hardware devices mentioned above.

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AlphaTCP allows your Alpha Micro computer to communicate using the increasingly popular

TCP/IP protocol. This software allows you to connect to the Internet, send and receive mail, and

transfer files.

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Programs called "print spoolers" let you use one or more printers at the same time without tying

up a user terminal.

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The Task Manager lets you schedule multiple background tasks to run without operator control

at preset times and dates.

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