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Front panel

A front panel was used on early electronic computers to display and allow the alteration of the state of the machine's internal registers and memory. The front panel usually consisted of arrays of indicator lamps, digit and symbol displays, toggle switches, dials, and push buttons mounted on a sheet metal face plate. In early machines, CRTs might also be…

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Front panel → ADDR LOAD, Clear, Continue, Deposit, Depress, Ensure, Halt, Load Address, Octal, PDP-8, RK05, RUN, Set, The
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the IBM 1620 had console typewriters.Usually the contents of one or more hardware registers would be represented by a row of lightsinstance ofmany computers0.80text
allowing the contents to be read directly when the machine was stoppedinstance ofmany computers0.80text
the 1975 Altair 8800 also relied on front panelsinstance ofbut it is controlled by operating system code on a peripheral processor and neither controls nor displays the hardware directly.Early microcomputers0.80text
but since the introduction of the Apple IIinstance ofbut it is controlled by operating system code on a peripheral processor and neither controls nor displays the hardware directly.Early microcomputers0.80text
TRS-80instance ofbut it is controlled by operating system code on a peripheral processor and neither controls nor displays the hardware directly.Early microcomputers0.80text
and Commodore PET during the home computer boom of 1977instance ofbut it is controlled by operating system code on a peripheral processor and neither controls nor displays the hardware directly.Early microcomputers0.80text
the vast majority of microcomputers came with keyboardsinstance ofbut it is controlled by operating system code on a peripheral processor and neither controls nor displays the hardware directly.Early microcomputers0.80text
connections for TV screens or other monitorsinstance ofbut it is controlled by operating system code on a peripheral processor and neither controls nor displays the hardware directly.Early microcomputers0.80text
Front panelrelated to BootingTypically0.60section
Front panelrelated to BootingFirst0.60section
Front panelrelated to BootingFor0.60section
Front panelrelated to BootingDEC PDP-80.60section

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