Computer operator guide device
US4097924A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/025
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a computer having a keyboard for entry of data represented by a series of bytes and/or instructions, processor is provided for processing data entered via the keyboard with a control unit controlling the entry and processing of data. An activatable guiding device including a single digit display instructs the operator by displaying as a number of machine conditions to the operator, a number of signals corresponding to a plurality of configurations of a single byte output from the processor. The control unit generates an activating instruction for activating the display.
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