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| - | This tutorial will demonstrate how to build a simple computer. | + | OC Tutorial: Basic Computer |
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| + | In this tutorial you will learn how to build a basic (Tier 1) computer. | ||
| + | This tutorial is using the default config file. | ||
| - | The first step is getting all the materials: you'll need a [[block:case|Tier 1 Case]], a [[block:screen|Tier 1 Screen]], a [[block:keyboard|Keyboard]], a [[item:graphics_card|Tier 1 Graphics Card]], a [[item:cpu|CPU]], some [[item:memory|RAM]], a [[block:power_converter|Power Converter]] and lastly, some power source. We'll use a BuildCraft Stirling Engine in this example. | + | You will need: |
| + | - [[block:case|Tier 1 Case]] | ||
| + | - [[block:screen|Tier 1 Screen]] | ||
| + | - [[block:keyboard|Keyboard]] | ||
| + | - [[item:graphics_card|Tier 1 Graphics Card]] | ||
| + | - [[item:cpu|Tier 1 CPU]] | ||
| + | - [[item:memory|Two Tier 1 RAM or 1 Tier 1.5 RAM]] | ||
| + | - [[block:disk_drive|Disk Drive]] | ||
| + | - [[item:openos_floppy|OpenOS Floppy Disk]] | ||
| + | - [[item:hard_disk_drive|Hard Disk Drive]] | ||
| + | - [[item:eeprom|Lua BIOS]] | ||
| + | - Source of Power | ||
| - | **Important**: as of 1.2.2 it is *no longer necessary* to have a power converter in such a setup. Computer cases and server racks can also *directly* accept power since that version. | + | **Important:** Versions prior to 1.2.2 require a [[block:power_converter|Power Converter]] |
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| - | Now place them like in this image: | + | Setting up your environment |
| - |  | + | ===================== |
| - | Note that you can actually place them in any configuration you wish, as long as the blocks are next to each other. | + | The basic computer setup consists of a [[block:case|Computer Case |
| + | ]] with a [[block:screen|Screen]] on top and a [[block:keyboard|Keyboard]] attached. | ||
| - | Make sure your energy source actually produces energy and feeds it into the converter (e.g. when using Thermal Expansion energy cells make sure the right faces *emit* power). | + | Here is an example with the power source on the left and a basic setup on the right |
| + | {{http://i.imgur.com/TDIiBJr.png}} | ||
| - | Now open the inventory of the Basic Case you just placed and insert the graphics card, CPU and the RAM into it: | + | Now, you will need to right click on the computer case and put the items in here as shown |
| - |  | + | {{http://i.imgur.com/OrMN600.png}} |
| - | After you've done that, press the power button (the big button in the middle of the GUI). And that's it, you *should* have a running computer! | + | Now, if you try to start the computer by clicking on the power button, you will end up getting an error: |
| - | **Important** As of OC 1.3 you will also need to craft an OpenOS floppy as the operating system is not installed by default, for the first two tiers you will need to craft a [[block:disk_drive|Disk Drive]]. You may also want a [[item:hdd|HardDrive]] to install OpenOS on, to allow writing to any directory (including root) and edit files in OpenOS. | + | {{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. |
| - | The most direct (but in the long run suboptimal) way of playing around with it is via the Lua interpreter. Type `lua` and hit enter to open it. When you're done, press `Ctrl`+`C` to quit it (or `Ctrl`+`D` if the prompt is empty). Another useful key combination is `Ctrl`+`Alt`+`C`, which lets you break out of sleeps. For example, if you started something like `while true do os.sleep(1) end`, that's the key combination that'll break that loop. Alternatively just turn it off and on again. | + | Now, it should turn on. |
| - |  | + | {{http://i.imgur.com/SeEd9Xb.png}} |
| - | **Next up: [[tutorial:oc2_writing_code|writing programs]].** | + | Congratulations! You now have a fully working computer, but if you want more features, you will need to install OpenOS! |
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| + | To install OpenOS, you will need to run the "install" command on the computer, which will allow you run the computer with out the OS Floppy. | ||
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| + | **Next up: [[tutorial:oc2_writing_code|Writing Programs]].** | ||
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