Description: Apple II Business Graphics: Specifications (Discontinued)
Header: Apple II Business Graphics: Specifications (Discontinued)

 I. Technical Specifications

     A. Language:
          --Pascal
          --Assembly
     B. Format:
         --16-sector diskette.

     C. Imaging:
          --Graph Types: Scatter, solid-line, dash-line, bar (vertical or
                         horizontal), pie (filled or outline), and multiple
                         overlays
          --Color: Six available on color monitor--user-selectable or default
                   values
          --Titling/Labeling:
              1. Alphanumeric labeling on x- and y-axis
              2. Auto-scale or user-defined label ranges
              3. Centered titles
              4. Floating titles:
                   --any number
                   --horizontal or vertical
              5. Tick marks and extended grid lines

     D. Graphic Devices:

          --Console
          --Silentype
          --Apple Color Plotter
          --Qume Sprint 5 printers
          --Hewlett-Packard 7225A/B with 17603A, RS-232 Personality Module
          --Houston Instruments DMP-3, -4 high-quality pen plotters

     E. Data Manipulation:

          --Curves that can be FITed to any data set:
              LINE   LOGARITHMIC   CONSTANT   SINE   PARABOLA
          --Coefficients can be manually set to produce known curves.
          --Statistical analyses that can be performed on any data set:
              MINIMUM   MEAN   MAXIMUM   STANDARD DEVIATION   SUM VARIANCE
          --Either moving average or exponential smoothing may be performed
              with a single command.
          --Additional data manipulation commands:
              ADD   SHIFT   DIFFERENCE   SUBTRACT(FROM)   DIVIDE(BY/INTO)
              SUM   MULTIPLY
          --TAKE Files:
              1. Store business Graphics commands in a single file that
                 allows multiple, complex plots to be recreated with a
                 single command.
              2. WAIT command allows users to insert a timed pause in a TAKE
                 file.
          --Virtual files:
          1. System allows user to utilize large data files exceeding the
             size of computer memory.
          2. Default virtual file provides space for approximately 90-100
             points.
          3. SET VIRTUAL FILE command allows user to define a virtual file on
             another diskette, greatly expanding the maximum number of points
             to be processed.
          --Interchange Facility:
              Generates a Business Graphics data file from these common
              formats:
                1. VisiCalc print files (13- and 16-sector)
                2. ApplePlot (13- and 16-sector)
                3. DIF format
                4. BASIC text files (13- and 16-sector)
                5. Apple Pascal

 II. System Configuration:

      A. Apple
           1. II Plus with 48K of memory
           2. IIe
           3. IIc
      B. Two 5 1/4 inch disk drives
      C. Apple Language Card
      D. Video display device
      E. Optional compatible printer and printer controller card
           1. With Silentype Interface Card: Silentype
           2. With High Speed Serial Interface Card with P8-02 PROM:
              Qume Sprint 5 printers
      F. Optional compatible plotter and plotter controller card
           --With High Speed Serial Interface Card:
               1. Hewlett-Packard 7225A/B with 17603A, RS-232 Personality
                  Module
               2. Houston Instruments DMP-3, -4 high-quality pen plotters

 NOTE: Apple Business Graphics includes drivers supporting the printers and
      plotters mentioned here.  Using a special kit, called a Printer/Plotter
      Installation Kit (PIK), Apple Business Graphics can support other
      plotters, letter quality printers, and dot matrix printers.

 III. Features

       --Enlarges any area of a graph for close study
       --User may specify all graph parameters:
          1. axis labels
          2. floating labels
          3. plot colors,
          4. horizontal and vertical axis ranges
       --Macro commands can replace multiple command sequences
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