Introduction - Sanyo MBC-550 Series User Manual

INTRODUCTION
The MBC-550 series computer is 16 bit component type
personal computer. It features an Intel 8088 (3.6 MHz
no-wait) central processing unit (CPU). The main 128K
memory may be expanded up to 256K.
The MBC-550 series computer comes wih a standard 5 1/4
inch single-sided, double density floppy disk drive
(160K bytes in its formatted state). An additional
drive may be added.
High resolution color or monochrome monitors may be
used with your computer. The color monitor is 14" 640
x 200 dots one-dot-eight-color type and the green
monitor is 12" 640 x 200 dots type. We recommend Sanyo
brand monitors for the best results.
The operating system used is MS-DOS (tm) by Microsoft
(tm). A wide range of software and applications is
available. Please contact your authorized Sanyo comput­
er dealer for more information on these programs.
The MBC-550 series computer has a parallel printer that
allows compatibility with Sanyo brand printers as well
as most parallel printers. An optional RS-232C inter­
face is available for connections with serial printers.
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