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# AMERICAN RESEARCH CORPORATION
Model 8/10 System
Processor 8088
Processor Speed 8/10MHz
Chip Set None
Max. Onboard DRAM 640KB
Cache None
BIOS ARC
Dimensions 330mm x 218mm
I/O Options None
NPU Options 8087
IMG IMG 1
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| CONNECTIONS |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Purpose | Location | Purpose | Location |
|---------------------+----------+----------------+----------|
| Power LED & keylock | J6 | Speaker | J7 |
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| USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Function | Jumper/Switch | Position |
|-------------------------------+---------------+------------|
| » | Wait states select zero | J4 | pins 7 & 8 |
| | | | closed |
|---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
| | Wait state select one | J4 | pins 5 & 6 |
| | | | closed |
|---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
| | Wait states select two | J4 | pins 3 & 4 |
| | | | closed |
|---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
| | Wait states select three | J4 | pins 1 & 2 |
| | | | closed |
|---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
| » | CPU speed select | J5 | pins 5 & 6 |
| | switchable from keyboard | | closed |
|---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
| | CPU speed select fast | J5 | pins 3 & 4 |
| | | | closed |
|---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
| | CPU speed select slow | J5 | pins 1 & 2 |
| | | | closed |
|---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
| » | DRAM test at power-on | SW1/1 | Off |
| | enabled | | |
|---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
| | DRAM test at power-on | SW1/1 | On |
| | disabled | | |
|---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
| » | NPU disabled | SW1/2 | On |
|---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
| | NPU enabled | SW1/2 | Off |
|---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
| » | Factory configured - do | SW1/3 | Off |
| | not alter | | |
|---+---------------------------+---------------+------------|
| » | Factory configured - do | SW1/4 | Off |
| | not alter | | |
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| FLOPPY DRIVE CONFIGURATION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Drives installed | SW1/7 | SW1/8 |
|--------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 1 | On | On |
|--------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 2 | Off | On |
|--------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 3 | On | Off |
|--------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 4 | Off | Off |
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| MONITOR CONFIGURATION |
|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Type | SW1/5 | SW1/6 |
|--------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| Monochrome | Off | Off |
|--------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| Color (80 X 25) | On | Off |
|--------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| EGA | On | On |
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