Apple IIe - Manual (Page 48)

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RAM Card: Lets you expand the memory capacity of your Apple IIe far beyond 128K to take
advantage of even faster, more sophisticated, and more functional application programs.
Chapter 6 Summary
Popular Peripheral Devices
Monitor Displays instructions from the program to you, and shows you what
you've typed into memory.
Printer Produces a paper copy of information you create with the computer.
Plotter Draws a paper copy of the graphics you create with the computer.
Disk Drive Writes information on disks and reads information from disks.
Modem Links your computer to other computers and information services by
phone.
Mouse Lets you create graphics, select from lists, move chunks of data and
otherwise communicate with the computer without using the keyboard.
Keypad Duplicates the number keys on the keyboard in an adding machine
layout.
Joystick Move objects and creatures around the screen.
ProFile Stores the equivalent of dozens of floppy disks.
Text Card Gives you an 80-character-per-line display instead of the standard
40-character-per-line display.
Memory Card Adds additional RAM to your Apple IIe.
Chapter 7-Conclusion
This manual was designed to get you started to give you an idea of how your computer works, and
how you can put the computer to work in your classroom, home, or office.
Where you go from
here is up to you.
You may want to learn to use your computer for budgeting or home banking. You may want to learn
more about the computer by writing programs of your own.
One thing's for sure, your learning
won't end with this manual because there is no limit to what you can do with your Apple IIe.
It's impossible to tell you everything there is to know about using the Apple IIe because
computers are chameleons.
How they work is colored by the program you're using, just as the
sound that comes out of your stereo speakers depends on the record you put on the turntable.
So don't expect to learn everything about operating the Apple IIe at one sitting. Learn what
you need to use a given application, and appreciate the incredible flexibility of a machine
that can be a typewriter one minute and a flight simulator the next.
Computer Confidence
The secret to a good relationship with your computer is confidence. If you live in constant