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     A pple M ult i p l e S c a n 2 0 Di s p l a y User ’s Guide[...]

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    K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1996 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in th[...]

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    iii Co m m unic ati ons re gu l ati on informati on v i 1S e t t i n g U p 1 Im porta nt saf ety i nstr ucti ons 1 What about elec troma gn etic emi ss ions? 2 Gettin g ready t o set up 3 Y our A pple Mu ltip le Sc an 20 Disp la y at a gl a nce 4 Choos i ng a g ood loc ati on f or y our monit or 5 Lifti ng a nd pos iti oning the monit or 5 Do y ou [...]

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    2U s i n g t h e D i spla y So ftw a re 1 3 A bout t h e C ontro l Strip 1 3 W orking wit h the Contr ol S trip 1 4 Changing screen re so luti on 1 5 Other thing s y ou c a n do with t he Monitors c ontro l pan el 1 6 C onser v i n g energ y 1 7 What happens after y ou tur n on the ener gy s a v i n g feature 1 7 Usi ng E n e rgy Sa v er with a scr[...]

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    4T i p s a n d Tr ouble s hooti ng 33 Car e a nd c leani ng 3 3 Protec ting y our monitor fr om theft 34 Tr ouble shootin g 34 App e ndi x A No t es f or I B M PC-Co m pa t i b le U ser s 4 1 App e ndi x B T ech n i ca l In f or ma t io n 4 5 v Contents[...]

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    Co mmunic ation s reg u la t i o n i n f o rma t i o n FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. Radi[...]

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    Th e A pple Mu ltip le Sc a n 20 Disp la y is a t wo-pa ge , T rinitron ™ col or monit or th at supports a v ariety of re so luti ons . T he i nstr ucti ons i n thi s chapter di scus s impor ta nt sa f ety i nf or mation, sett i n g up a nd connect i ng t h e monit or t o y our computer , and i nstalling the Mac i ntosh s o ft w are on your c omp[...]

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    IMPORTANT The onl y w a y to di sconnect po w er comp letel y is t o unplu g the po w er cor d. Mak e sure at lea st on e end o f the pow er cor d is wit hin eas y reach so t h a t y ou c a n unplu g the monit or when y ou n eed to . Be s ure that y ou al w a y s do the f ollo wi ng: m K eep y our monit or a w a y from s ources o f liqu ids , s uch[...]

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    Ap pl e has re v ie wed sc ientif ic repor ts a nd sou ght the counse l of g o v er n ment re gu l atory a g encie s a nd respected health or g anizati ons . Ba sed on the pre v aili n g e v idence and opinions , A pple belie v e s that the elec tric and ma gn eti c fie lds pr oduced by c omputer monit ors do not pose a h ealth ri s k. In re sponse[...]

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    Yo u r A p p l e M u ltiple S c an 20 D i sp la y at a g la nce Power button Control panel Power cord receptacle Monitor cable Service ports and switches (Do not use.) 4 Chapter 1[...]

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    Choosing a goo d loc ati on f or y our monit or Here are s ome k e y f act ors to c ons ider w h en determi ni ng w here to p lace y our Ap pl e M u ltiple S can 20 Disp la y: m Be sure t hat the des k or table c a n s uppor t the monit or ’ s we i ght— appro ximatel y 6 6 pounds . m Ma ke s ure that t he pow er cor d a nd monitor c able will r[...]

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    To pos iti on the monit or on a table or des k, f oll o w these steps: 1P lace the monitor so that the screen faces the user. 2T o slide the monitor, lift the front up slightly and push or pull in the direction you want. 3A djust the viewing angle of the monitor by tilting it up or down and turning it left or right on its stand. Po si ti on the mon[...]

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    Do y o u need a v ideo ca rd? To u s e t h e A pple Mu ltip le Sc a n 20 Disp la y , y ou need compati ble v ideo ci rcuitry built int o y our computer or a c ompatib le v ideo c ard installed i n your co mputer . If y ou are unsure w h ether your c omputer has the appropri ate built- in v ideo c apability , c h eck with an A pple-aut horized deale[...]

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    Con n e ct in g th e mo n i t o r t o y ou r com pu t er Fo llo w the se steps t o connect t h e monit or t o y our computer: IMPORTANT Bef ore y ou connect any c ords or c able s, mak e sure t hat your com puter is turn ed o f f and un plu gg ed. 1C onnect the socket end of the power cord to the power cord receptacle on the back of the monitor. 2P[...]

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    3C onnect the monitor cable to the monitor port (marked with ™ ) on the back of your computer. If y ou i nstalled a v ideo c ard in y our computer , connect t h e monit or cab le t o th e v ideo c ard ’ s por t. For m ore i nf or mation about installing v ideo c ards , see th e manual that c ame wit h y our computer or v ideo c ard. No t e : If[...]

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    1U nplug the keyboard cable from the ADB port (marked by V ) on the back of the computer. 2P lug the unattached end of the keyboard cable into the ADB port (marked by V ) on the left side of the monitor stand. IMPORTANT When connect i ng AD B c able s to the monit or sta nd, b e s ure the fl at si de of the c onn ect or f aces up . If you f orce th[...]

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    No t e : If y our monit or po wer c ord is p lu g ged into t he bac k o f y our computer , y ou onl y n eed to tur n on y our monit or once , becau se the monitor i s des igned to g et its po wer fr om your c omputer . From no w on, the monit or will tur n of f aut omati c all y when y ou shut dow n the computer , and it will tur n on aut omati c a[...]

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    4 Read the Welcome screen and click OK. The Ins t aller screen appears . 5M ake sure the disk named in the box is the one on which you want to install the software. If not, click Switch Disk until the correct disk name appears. 6C l i ck the Install button. The Ins t aller tak es a f ew m oments t o cal cul ate what needs to be done a nd th e n b e[...]

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    Thi s c ha pt e r e xp l ai ns how t o use the ne w disp l a y so ft w are y ou ha v e i nstalled. Y our s of tw a re i nc ludes a ne w f eature c alled the C ontrol S trip , whic h y ou c an us e to ch a nge m onitor sett ing s qui c kl y a nd eas il y . Y ou c a n use the C ontrol St rip t o c hang e screen res olut ions , chan g e the numb er of[...]

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    Y ou c a n ch a ng e the fo llo wing sett i ng s with the C ontro l S trip module s: m Monit or R es olut ion lets y ou chan g e the res olut ion o f the screen. m Monit or B itDepth lets y ou chan ge t he numb er o f co lors on y our screen. m S ound V olume lets y ou c hang e the v olume o f the s y stem sound. To use a module , pres s it a nd ch[...]

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    15 Using the Display Software Chang i ng scre en resol ut i on Y ou c a n chan g e the res olut ion o f your m onit or to zoom in f or detail work or to z oom out a nd see a who le pa ge or m ore at a tim e . m To change screen resolution with the Control Strip, press the Resolution control and choose the resolution you want in the menu. To chang e[...]

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    16 Chapter 2 4C lick the Options button to see what resolutions you can choose. 5C lick a resolution to select it. Th e c hoi ce s y ou see in this windo w dep end on your c omputer , v ideo ca pability , a nd the monitors t hat are attached. If y ou don ’ t see a ny opt ions f or changing re so luti ons , y ou ma y ha v e selec ted th e wron g m[...]

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    17 Using the Display Software Conser vi ng en erg y Us e t h e E nerg y S a ver c ontrol panel t o tell t he monitor w h ether to c onserv e ener gy a fter a specif ied p eriod o f i nacti v ity . Y ou c a n use t he contro l pa nel if y ou ha v e an App le monit or a nd computer m odel t hat comp l y with t h e United State s E n v i ron mental Pr[...]

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    To “ w ak e up ” the monitor , mo v e the mou se or pres s a ny k e y on the ke yboar d. Y our computer beeps w hile the monit or is w aking up . Th e pro ces s take s about 20 seconds , a nd y ou can begin w ork as s oon as the computer st ops b eepin g . (Th e beep v olum e c annot b e ad justed; it i s not contro lled by t he co mputer ’ s[...]

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    19 Using the Display Software Th e C olorS ync s of tw are work s aut omati c all y i n the bac kground. When y ou in stall t he monit or so ft w are , y our computer i s automat ic all y set to u se Col orS ync with y our monitor . If y ou use more t han on e co lor monit or with y our Mac i ntosh and w ant to print a col or imag e from a specif i[...]

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    20 Chapter 2 5C lick Select to return to the main window of the ColorSync control panel. 6C lose the ColorSync control panel by clicking the close box in the upper-left corner. Con f ig uring t h e C o nt rol St r i p Wi t h the C ontr ol S trip contr ol panel , y ou c a n sho w and hide the C ontro l S trip a nd c hoose a ke yboar d command t o sh[...]

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    Se tt i ng a k e y bo a rd co m ma nd t o sh o w a nd h ide t he Co n tr o l St ri p To s e t a k e y boar d command t o sho w and hide the C ontro l S trip , f oll ow t h ese steps: 1C hoose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu. 2D ouble-click the Control Strip icon to open it. The C ontro l S trip contr ol panel appears . 3 To turn on the key[...]

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    22 Chapter 2 Chang ing th e f o nt in C ontr o l Str i p men us When y ou pres s a C ontro l S trip contr ol , y ou see a menu y ou c a n use t o make ch a nges. Y ou c a n c hang e the f ont a nd s ize of item s i n the menu . F oll o w the se steps: 1C hoose Control Panels from the Apple ( K ) menu. 2D ouble-click the Control Strip icon to open i[...]

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    In m os t c a se s , y ou won ’ t n eed to mak e any ad just ments in the pic ture . Ho we ver , y ou can f i n e-tun e the screen disp la y t o s uit y our pref erences u s i ng th e c ontro ls on t h e front o f the monitor . Reset button Press this button to select a picture control to the left. Indicator lights for picture controls Contrast c[...]

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    Ma ki ng a dju s tm e nt s to th e p ic tur e To a d j u s t t h e pic ture , f oll ow t h e instr uct ions f or the par ti cul ar adju stment y ou wa n t to mak e . Wh en y ou make an ad justm ent while in a par ticu lar re so luti on, th e c hang ed informati on is st ored in the monitor ’ s memory f or that re so lution . Y our monit or recall[...]

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    Adju s ting t h e c e nt e r of t h e pic tur e Use these controls Follow these steps 1 Press and hold down the x button on the monitor until the fi indicator light goes on, then release the button. 2 Adjust the center of the picture. To move the center of picture vertically, use the -/+ buttons below the brightness icon ( ¤ ). To move the center[...]

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    Adju s tin g th e si z e of t h e pic tur e Use these controls Follow these steps 1 Press and hold down the x button on the monitor until the fi indicator light goes on, then release the button. 2 Press the x button again until the › indicator light goes on. 3 Adjust the size of the picture. To adjust the vertical picture size, use the -/+ butto[...]

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    Adju s ting th e r ot a tion a nd co lo r un if or mit y of t h e pic ture Use these controls Follow these steps 1 Press and hold down the x button on the monitor until the fi indicator light goes on, then release the button. 2 Press the x button again until the ¶ indicator light goes on. 3 Adjust the rotation, or tilt, of the picture. To change [...]

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    Adju s ting th e s h ap e of t he pi ct u re Use these controls Follow these steps 1 Press and hold down the x button on the monitor until the fi indicator light goes on, then release the button. 2 Press the x button again until the ¶ indicator light goes on. 3 Adjust the shape of the picture. To change the shape of the picture, use the -/+ butto[...]

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    Adju s ting th e con v erg en ce o f the p ic t ur e Re d, green, a nd blue s i gnals in y our monit or con v erg e a nd create the col ors y ou see on y our screen. If the con v er gence i s not set properl y , ima g es or te xt on y our screen ma y app ear fuzzy or b l ur red or you ma y get a “rainbow ” eff ect wi th sev eral co lors f or mi[...]

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    Se lec t i ng t he col or t em pera t u re Th e ima ge on y our monit or is a c ombi nati on of red, green, and blue s i gnals . The int en s ity , or co lor temperature , of the se s i gnals c an b e chan ged t o one of t hree sett i ng s: 93 0 0 K (the def ault , whi ch appears blui sh) , 65 0 0 K (whi ch i s pa ge w hite) , or 500 0 K (whi ch ap[...]

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    R esett i ng co n t r o ls t o or i g i na l le v el s Th e p icture c ontrol s f or y our monit or are set at the f act ory . Y ou can f i n e-tun e th e pict ure a nd make ad justm ents if neces sary (see “M aki ng A dju stments t o th e Pict ure , ” earlier in thi s chapter) . If you l ater deci de y ou w a nt t o re vert ba ck to t he f act[...]

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    R ese tt i ng i nd i v id ua l pi ct ur e co n t r o ls Y ou c a n re set these indi v idual contr ol s to t hei r original le ve ls: horizontal and ve rt ic al shif t , horizontal and v er ti c al size , horizontal a nd verti c al con v er gence , ro tati on, pi cture shape , a nd co lor temperature . (T o re set brightne s s or contra st , see ?[...]

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    Th is c hapter i nc ludes inf or mati on on the care and c lea ni ng o f y our monit or , protec ting y our monitor fr om thef t, and troub le shooting . Ca re an d cle aning m Do not bl o c k the monit or ’ s v ents . m Do not let liqu id g et on or i nt o the monit or . m If y ou will not b e us i ng y our monit or and computer f or a lon g p e[...]

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    To c l e a n the screen o f the monit or: 1T u r n y our computer and monitor off. 2D isconnect the monitor’s power plug from the back of the monitor. (Pull the plug, not the cord.) 3 Use a mild, non-abrasive cleaner on a soft cloth and wipe the screen. Don’t spray the cleaner onto the screen, because the liquid may drip inside the monitor. Pr [...]

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    The monitor’s power indicator light doesn’t come on. m Make s ure that t he pow er cord i s plu g g ed i n prop erl y . If t h e m o n it o r p ow er c or d is p l u g g ed i nto a w a l l out l e t , make s ure the cor d is fi r m ly pl ug ge d i n . Ch eck t o see whether po wer t o the outlet ha s b een int err upted. Y ou c an test the out [...]

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    m If the po wer indic at or li ght is y ello w , c h ec k that y our monit or c able i s proper l y connected t o the computer . If t h e cab le is proper l y connected and th e y ell ow li ght is on, y ou ma y n eed t o i nstall a v ideo c ard in y our com puter or use an adapter connect or . See “Do Y ou Need a V ideo C ard?” in Chapter 1 . T[...]

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    m If y ou are us ing a v ideo c ard t hat has a v ery lo w refre sh rate (b el o w 6 0 hert z) , t h e monit or ma y flic ker . Y ou ma y b e able t o chan g e the refre sh rate f or the c ard. S ee the ma nual t hat c ame with y our v ideo c ard f or more inf orm at io n. No colors appear on the screen. m Check t o make s ure that the number of c [...]

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    After many hours of use, the screen image appears dim. m In crea se the brightne s s of t he pic ture to y our pref erence . See “ Ad just i ng t h e Br i ghtn es s of t h e Picture ” i n Chapter 3 . Over time, you experience eyestrain. m Adj us t t h e screen contrast. In a bri ght room, c ontrast i s us uall y b est set at max imum; i n a dim[...]

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    After you change the screen resolution, a window is stuck, halfway off the screen, or missing; or you can’t see the whole screen. T ry one of the f oll o wi ng: m If y ou chang ed the res oluti on i n the contr ol panel , make s ure the contr ol pan el is c losed bef ore tryi ng t o use another window . m Quit t he program w hose wi ndow i s mis [...]

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    The monitor does not go to sleep. So me monit ors , computers , and v ideo c ards do not s uppor t the E nerg y S a ver f eature . See t h e documentati on that c ame with y our monit or a nd v ideo c ard f or more inf or mati on. If y ou ha v e a P o wer M ac i ntosh 9 5 0 0 , y ou can g et an upgrade t o y our s of tw are th at allo ws y our moni[...]

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    To u s e t h e A pple Mu ltip le Sc a n 20 Disp la y with an IB M PC-compat ible com puter , fo llo w the se i nstr uct ions . IMPORTANT Fol l o w a ll of t h e saf ety i nstr uct ions in Chapter 1 . Com pat ib ili t y The A pp l e Mult iple Sc an 20 Disp la y work s with most IB M PC-compat ible co mputers equipp ed with VG A (V ideo Graphi c s A [...]

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    In addit ion, thi s monitor al so w orks at the f ollo wi ng VES A (V ideo Electr onic s Standar ds As soci ati on) standard mode s: Resolution Vertical refresh rate (hertz) 640 x 480 60 (not VESA, but supported anyway) 640 x 480 75 800 x 600 75 1024 x 768 75 1280 x 1024 75 Con n ect i ng th e moni tor to y our IB M PC-co m pa t i b le co m pu te r[...]

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    2P lug the other end of the power cord into the monitor power socket on the back of your computer. If y our computer doesn ’ t ha v e a po wer s o ck et, y ou need a sta ndard, detac hable , pow er cor d (listed b y a rele v a nt saf ety ag enc y) t o plu g the monit or di rect l y i nt o a grounded A C out let. Y ou can get t his cor d from an A[...]

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    Usin g t h e m o nito r F or i nstr uct ions about turni ng on y our monitor , see “T urni ng t h e Monit or On ” i n Chapter 1 . T o chan g e res olut ions on y our monit or , see the ma nuals t hat ca me with y our op eratin g so ft w are or v ideo c ard. In m ost c ase s , once y ou tur n on the monit or , y ou will not ha ve t o make an y a[...]

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    Picture tube m 20-inch (1 9 . 1 -inch di a gonal v iew able ima ge s ize) T ri nitron CR T m Mult iple sc an (30-8 2 kiloher tz) (5 0- 1 20 her tz) m Re s o l u t i on rang e: 6 4 0 x 48 0 to 1 280 x 1 024 Screen m 0. 26 millimeter (mm) p itch m B onded g la s s pa n el with anti gl are/a ntistat ic mult il a yer c oatin g Input signals m Re d, gre[...]

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    m C ontro l butt ons: R eset ( > ), C ontr ol ( j ) , x , B ri ghtn es s ( ¤ ), C ontra st ( O ) m A dditi onal p ic ture contr ol s a v ailab le us i ng t he x button: horizontal and ve rt ic al shif t , horizontal and v er ti c al size , rotati on a nd col or uniformity , horizontal and v er ti c al con v erg ence , a nd co lor temperature Ac[...]

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    Tilt swivel base m T ilt –5 t o + 1 5 ˚ m Sw i v e l ra nge ± 45 ˚ minimum Interfaces m Ap p l e D eskt op B us (ADB): one in put por t a nd tw o pas s-thru output por ts Temperature Ce ls iu s (C) and F ahrenh eit (F) m Oper at i n g 1 0 ˚ to 4 0 ˚ C (50 ˚ to 1 0 4 ˚ F) m St ora g e 0 ˚ to 6 0 ˚ C (3 2 ˚ to 1 4 0 ˚ F) m Sh i p pi ng ?[...]

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    Monitor cable specifications m 1 5-pin mi niature D-type connect or Pin Output signal 1 Red video ground 2 Red video 3 Not used 4I D 1 5G reen video 6G reen video ground 7I D 2 8 Not used 9B lue video 10 ID 3 11 V Sync Return 12 V Sync 13 Blue video ground 14 H Sync Return 15 H Sync Shell Shield ground 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 48 Appendi[...]

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    Apple Computer , Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014-2084 408.996.1010 030-8886-A Printed in U.S.A. [...]