Data General AViiON 4600 Series, Customer Documentation

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Chapter 1
Getting Started
This chapter provides an overview of basic AViiON
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530 and 4600 series computer
systems and hardware options . It also describes what you should do before you begin
to set up your system: how to select a site, unpack and inventory your equipment, and
gather the appropriate documentation.
AViiON 530 and 4600 Series Computers
AViiON 530 and 4600 series computer systems support a variety of configurations.
AViiON 4600 series computers function primarily as the basis of multiuser or server
systems; AViiON 530 computers add graphics options to the same basic system to work
as graphics workstations. Figure 1-1 illustrates the deskside computer unit the two
models hold in common, with the color graphics monitor, IBM PC AT

-style
keyboard, and mouse device that distinguish an AViiON 530 series workstation.
Computer unit
(AViiON 4600 or 530 series)
Graphics monitor
(AViiON 530)
Mouse and
mouse pad
(AViiON 530)
Graphics keyboard
(AViiON 530)
Figure 1–1 AViiON 530 Series Computer