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<p>Imported from legacy OpenComputers documentation at ocdoc.cil.li</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>= OC Tutorial: Basic Computer =<br /> <br /> In this tutorial you will learn how to build a basic (Tier 1) computer. This tutorial is using the default config file.<br /> <br /> You will need:<br /> <br /> # [[Block/case|Tier 1 Case]]<br /> # [[Block/screen|Tier 1 Screen]]<br /> # [[Block/keyboard|Keyboard]]<br /> # [[Item/graphics card|Tier 1 Graphics Card]]<br /> # [[Item/CPU|Tier 1 CPU]]<br /> # [[Item/memory|Two Tier 1 RAM or 1 Tier 1.5 RAM]]<br /> # [[Block/disk drive|Disk Drive]]<br /> # [[Item/openos floppy|OpenOS Floppy Disk]]<br /> # [[Item/hard disk drive|Hard Disk Drive]]<br /> # [[Item/EEPROM|Lua BIOS]]<br /> # Source of Power<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Important:&#039;&#039;&#039; Versions prior to 1.2.2 require a [[Block/power converter|Power Converter]]<br /> <br /> = Setting up your environment =<br /> <br /> The basic computer setup consists of a [[Block/case|Computer Case]] with a [[Block/screen|Screen]] on top and a [[Block/keyboard|Keyboard]] attached.<br /> <br /> Here is an example with the power source on the left and a basic setup on the right [[File:http://i.imgur.com/TDIiBJr.png|http://i.imgur.com/TDIiBJr.png]]<br /> <br /> Now, you will need to right click on the computer case and put the items in here as shown [[File:http://i.imgur.com/OrMN600.png|http://i.imgur.com/OrMN600.png]]<br /> <br /> Now, if you try to start the computer by clicking on the power button, you will end up getting an error:<br /> <br /> [[File:http://i.imgur.com/jiGZKSR.png|http://i.imgur.com/jiGZKSR.png]] This means that there is no OS for the computer to run! To fix that, we will need to put a [[Block/disk drive|Disk Drive]] directly next to the computer and place the [[Item/openos floppy|OpenOS Floppy Disk]] in it.<br /> <br /> Now, it should turn on. [[File:http://i.imgur.com/SeEd9Xb.png|http://i.imgur.com/SeEd9Xb.png]]<br /> <br /> Congratulations! You now have a fully working computer, but if you want more features, you will need to install OpenOS!<br /> <br /> To install OpenOS, you will need to run the &quot;install&quot; command on the computer, which will allow you run the computer with out the OS Floppy.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Next up: [[Tutorial/oc2 writing code|Writing Programs]].&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> == Contents ==<br /> <br /> {{:Tutorial/contents}}<br /> </div>

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