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uhclem@nemesis.UUCP (03/18/91)

>I am not sure of the exact configuration of the system - a glance at the
>contents of the card cage showed what seems to be a CPU board, two RAM boards,

You have a 68000 and probably 384K or 512K of 68000 RAM.

a disk controller board, and a video board.  It has two serial ports, one
parallel port, an 8" disk drive, and a 15MB hard drive.  The only indication
of configuration I can find is two stickers on the back that say "128K RAM
kit installed" and "128K option kit installed".

...skipping part about going into COBOL...

>or system disks this seems a bit difficult. :)  So, if you know anything about
>this machine... how to break out of such an application, where to get a

After pressing RESET, while the screen is saying "64K memory" or "Loading",
press the HOLD key several times.  This should cause the AUTO command
to not be performed.

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