Data General AViiON 4600 Series, Customer Documentation

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Preface
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Reader, Please Note
This manual uses the following terms and conventions:
Within text, press New Line" means that you should press the New Line key on the
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
keyboard. If you are using a keyboard compatible with the
industry-standard IBM PC AT

keyboard, the equivalent key is usually marked
Enter, Return, or with a symbol such as .
The term workstation refers to any single-user AViiON model that provides graphics
computing either as a stand-alone station or as a network client to a server system.
The term server refers to the computer system that provides user services through
direct terminal lines and/or a local area network (LAN). An AViiON server could be a
stand-alone server , which provides operating system support via direct terminal
access, or a network server , which provides operating system support to client
computers across a local area network. Some computers function as both stand-alone
and network servers. The term
client refers to any computer that receives operating
system or file services from a server system across a LAN.
The system console refers to the keyboard and display device that receives powerup
diagnostic test messages and from which you bring up your operating system. The
system console communicates directly with the AViiON 530 or 4600 series computer's
system board. A workstation's system console consists of the graphics monitor and
graphics keyboard. A server's system console consists of an asynchronous terminal
and keyboard.
Within text, we use the following symbols:
Symbol Means
Press the New Line, Carriage Return (CR), Return, or Enter key
on your system console keyboard.
SCM>
The default System Control Monitor (SCM) prompt.
The default DG/UX superuser shell prompt.
In examples we use
This typeface to show system queries and responses.