Wang 2200 PCS II
Physical Object
2023.08.17.101
The PCS-II is a minidiskette-based computer system powerful enough to meet the specialized needs of engineers, laboratory technicians, and scientists, yet flexible enough to meet the data processing needs of students, accountants, business people, and administrators. This small computer system offers both first time and experienced computer users many capabilities found in large scale computer systems.
In a single compact unit (see Figure 1-1), the standard PCS-II features a central processor with 8K (8,192) bytes of user memory, a 42.5K-byte BASIC language interpreter, a 9-inch (22.9 cm) diagonal measure Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) display, a multi-zone keyboard, a single minidiskette drive and three peripheral connectors. The minidiskette drive provides 89,600 bytes of online storage, and extensive offline storage limited only by the number of minidiskette platters acquired for the system.
Several available options, including increased user memory to 32K bytes (maximum), a second minidiskette drive, a printer or plotter, and a communications or instrumentation interface controller, provide user flexibility initially or when the need for expanded capability arises.
In a single compact unit (see Figure 1-1), the standard PCS-II features a central processor with 8K (8,192) bytes of user memory, a 42.5K-byte BASIC language interpreter, a 9-inch (22.9 cm) diagonal measure Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) display, a multi-zone keyboard, a single minidiskette drive and three peripheral connectors. The minidiskette drive provides 89,600 bytes of online storage, and extensive offline storage limited only by the number of minidiskette platters acquired for the system.
Several available options, including increased user memory to 32K bytes (maximum), a second minidiskette drive, a printer or plotter, and a communications or instrumentation interface controller, provide user flexibility initially or when the need for expanded capability arises.