Commodore Amiga Reference manual

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comply

with

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limits

for

Class

computing

device,

pursuant

subpart

Part

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rules.

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peripherals

(computer

Input/output

devices,

terminals,

printers,

etc.)

certified

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with

the

Class

limits

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computer.

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last

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Amlga

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manufacture.

Printed

In U.S.

CBM

Product

Number

372100-04

Rev. D

2-12-86

Contents

Chapter

Appendix

Appendix C:

Glossary

Index

Introducing the Amiga 1-1

Setting Up the Amiga 2-1

Getting Started 3-1

Using the Workbench 4-1

Adding to the Amiga 5-1

Caring for the Amiga 6-1

Reference 7-1

Workbench Tools

A-1

AmigaDOS Messages

A~23

Changing the Pointer A-25

G-1

1-1

Chapter 1

Introducing the Arrtiga

Welcome!

You're

about

meet

extraordinary

personal

computer.

It's

powerful,

yet

it's

easy

learn

and

use.

It's

agile: it

can

work

several

tasks

all

the

same

time.

It's

colorful

and

musical.

this

manual,

you'll

meet

the

Amiga

and

learn

how

you

can

use

both

work

and

play.

Introducing

the

Amiga

1-1

About This Manual

This

manual

for everyone who uses

Amiga.

Chapter

2, "Setting Up

the

Amiga,"

shows how to put your Amiga together.

you're

using

Amiga for the first time,

read

Chapter

"Getting

Started,"

learn

the

basics.

Chapter

"Using

the

Workbench,"

describes

many

the

important

tasks

you

perform

when

using

Amiga.

Chapter

"Adding

the

Amiga,"

describes printers, extra

memory,

and

other

add-ons

available for your Amiga.

Chapter

"Caring

for

the

Amiga," tells how to

keep

your Amiga in good

working

order.

Chapter

"Reference,"

includes specifications for

the

Amiga, as well as

information

about:

• how to change

many

the

settings for your Amiga

•

the

Amiga

input/output

connectors

Appendix

"Workbench

Tools,"

tells about:

•

the

Amiga's

built-in clock, calculator,

and

notepad

• tools

that

demonstrate

the

Amiga's

graphics

• a tool for changing

Workbench

icons

Appendix

"AmigaDOS

Messages," lists Amiga

error

numbers

and

what

if you get

one.

Appendix

C, "Changing

the

Pointer,"

shows you how to modify

the

image

that moves

the

display

when

you move

the

Amiga's mouse.

1-2

Introducing

the

Amiga

the

end,

you'll

find a glossary of

important

terms

and

index.

Terms

from the glossary

are

shown

in italics

where

they first

appear

the

text.

For More

Information

See

the

Graphicraft,

Textcraft,

and

Amiga

Basic

manuals

learn

how to

use

these

tools.

you

are

interested

in developing software for

the

Amiga,

you'd

like to

learn

the

details of how

the

Amiga

works, see

the

Amiga

Hardware

Manual,

the

Amiga

ROM

Kernel

Manual,

the

AmigaDOS

Manual,

and

Intuition:

The

AMIGA

User

Interface.

These

manuals

are

available from your Amiga

dealer.

Introducing

the

Amiga

Chapter 2

Setting Up the

All1

iga

Your

Amiga

takes

only a few

minutes

put

together.

Here

are

the

things

you'll

find

packaged

with

the

Amiga:

•

the

main

unit

•

the

power

cord

•

the

keyboard

•

the

keyboard

cable

•

the

mouse

•

three

microdisks

•

manuals,

including

the

one

you're

reading

now

•

warranty

information

Setting

the

Amiga

2-1

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