Sun Microsystems 1.0, Service Manual

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Forth A high-level programming language. A major feature of Forth is
that user-defined operators can be used as if they are primitives.
Forth Toolkit An interactive command interpreter based on the Forth
programming language. While in the Toolkit, you will see the
ok
prompt. The Toolkit gives you access to an extensive set of functions
for performing fault isolation and debugging.
frame buffer board
A printed circuit board installed in an SBus slot of the system unit
that controls a video display.
IC Integrated Circuit.
ID
Identification.
I/O Input/Output. A device that inputs data to a computer CPU and
receives data from a computer CPU. Examples of I/O devices
include keyboards, mouses, monitors and peripherals devices.
IU Integer Unit.
LANCE Local Area Network Controller for Ethernet.
LED
Light Emitting Diode.
Location See address.
MLB Main logic board.
MBus module A printed circuit board installed in an MBus slot of the system unit
that contained the CPU circuitry and components.
Monitor 1) Indicated by the
>
prompt. From the
>
prompt, you can boot the
system, continue the execution of a halted program, or enter the
Forth Toolkit. If disaster happened to your operating system, the
Monitor automatically starts.
Monitor 2)
A video display unit that is part of the SPARCstation 10 system. It is
not the same thing as a terminal.
MMU
Memory Management Unit.
NVRAM Non-Volatile RAM.
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