Details

The first detail is the back of the pedestal where most of the import and outport connections are placed. The white images and descriptions are meant as an assistance in identifying the various ports. Three of the described ports are to the right and not in the picture itself.

1. Iconet network IN connection
2. Iconet network OUT connection
3. Video out (one covered) only one can work at a time
4. External keyboard - disengages console keyboard

This is the power section of the first detail. Note the two outputs and one input for power. One of the outputs was expected to be used by the attached monitor. The power cords from the monitors supplied, although unpluggable were notoriously short. The other could be used to add a printer to the setup especially if it were a stand alone machine. The white button was the power and fuse reset. The power unit was a separate element like in most desktops today but does not have and integrated fan.

These are the ports to the right of the pedestal. These have raised covers and are active. (Flat plates referred to inactive ports.) The first two are RS232 (large version) serial ports - port 2 then port 1. The last port on the very right is the parrallel port (obviously often used by the scratches).

This fan unit was to the left of the pedestal in the rear. It was meant to cool everything including the power unit. Although the power unit was nearby cooling was less direct than current technology.

This plate on the right side (as you face the front of the computer) concealed an edge card on the motherboard for further expansion of the system. I do not know of any developments to use the edge card but the idea was right to avoid not having anywhere for further developments to go.

This slight detail is in the front of the computer below the keyboard level on the right. The volume control for the speaker is on the left and on the right is a quater inch earphone jack.

This is the front of the computer that could either be stand alone or networked. In the picture on top is the floppy drive and beside it is the off/on switch on the pedestal. Where the floppy drive would be on a network-only machine, there is just a solid face (not even a punch out to insert a floppy drive if you wished). Below the pedestal is the keyboard with its standard and not so standard setup. Finally, the trackball in the upper right.

• First Row(rightside of picture)
  The ACTION key (left and right ends) acts like the mouse keys.
  The next key in on each side is blank awaiting further developments.
  The remaining ten keys are those familiar function keys.
• Second Row
  The first key is the ESC key followed by the normal number keys.
  The next keys are the line/dash, plus/equals, and tilde/accent keys.
  The Backspace is next, it does not erase, it just goes backward.
  The RESET key with Ctrl and Shift (all at once) reboots the system.
  The next keys begin the keypad HOME/CLR, ÷, X, +.
• Third Row
  The Tab key plus the letters Q to P are as a regular keyboard.
  The next two keys provide French language characters, É and Ç.
  The next key provides special characters then the two bracket keys.
  The remaining three keys are the keypad keys 7, 8, 9, -.
• Fourth Row
  This row begins ordinarily enough from Ctrl to enter.
  The next key in the row again introduces specialized characters.
  The next key is CUR LOCK which allows cursor keypad control.
  The last three are keypad keys 4, 5, 6, and comma.
• Fifth Row
  From the shift key to the shift key everything is normal.
  The next key is again for specialized characters.
  This next key, the HELP key is universal access to help.
  The remaining are keypad keys 1, 2, 3, and ENTER.
  The HELP and ENTER keys of this row overhang into the last row.
  
• Sixth Row
  The first key is PAUSE and it suspends what is happening while held.
  Then CAP Lock, Spacebar, another key awaiting developments.
  The next key is RUBOUT, this acts like your current Backspace key.
  Then pipe/slash, keypad keys INS/0 and DEL/.
  The keys HELP and ENTER from row five overhang into this row.