@DATABASE Introduction
@AUTHOR Chris Sterne
@$VER: "Electrics Introduction 1.0 2.2.1996"
@REMARK Requires AmigaGuide.

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@NODE Introduction
@TOC "Instructions/MAIN"
@TITLE "Introduction to Electrics"

                  @{fg background}@{bg text} *** Welcome to Electrics! *** @{fg text}@{bg background}

Electrics Digital Designer consists of a number of programs for 
designing digital circuits.  After a schematic diagram of the circuit 
has been drawn, signal levels can be applied to observe the resulting
output levels.  A variety of methods for applying and viewing signal
levels are available.

Simple logic gates (NAND, NOR, etc.), including more complex TTL 74xxx
components (74164, 74521, etc.) are available for building the design.
The schematic diagram may be drawn on a single sheet, or it may span
multiple sheets.

The Amiga's ARexx feature is used extensively by Electrics for design
simulation scripts and program control.  ARexx also allows third-party
programs to be developed that provided additional features.

@{fg background}@{bg text} Prerequisites @{fg text}@{bg background}

It is assumed that the user of this program has a working knowledge
of digital circuits, including the ARexx language.  Some useful
reference materials are listed in the @{" Bibliography " LINK Bibliography}.

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@REMARK *                          Bibliography                       *
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@NODE Bibliography
@TOC "Instructions/MAIN"
@TITLE "Additional Information"

@{fg background}@{bg text} Introduction @{fg text}@{bg background}

The following is a list information sources that may be useful while
using Electrics.

@{fg background}@{bg text} Digital Circuits @{fg text}@{bg background}

Tocci, Ronald J., @{i}Digital Systems - Principles and Applications@{ui},
Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1985.

@{i}The TTL Data Book Volume 2@{ui}, Texas Instruments, 1985.
        
@{i}FAST@{ui} ®@{i} Advanced Schottky TTL Logic Databook@{ui}, National Semiconductor,
1988.

@{fg background}@{bg text} ARexx @{fg text}@{bg background}

@{i}Using the System Software@{ui}, Commodore-Amiga, Inc., 1990.

Pritchard, E.F., @{i}Introduction to ARexx - AmigaGuide@{ui} ®@{i}Document@{ui},
South West Amiga Group, March 30, 1991.
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