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GHXX at 12:25, 18 August 2026

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	At this point you can write scripts that do all kinds of things. You can access components via the global components field (see [[Component Registry]]). E.g. <code>components:getFirst("computer")</code> gives you a reference to the [[Computer]] userdata object. Similarly for all other components, please note that in descriptions often the suffix "UD" is used to indicate userdata, but this suffix is never used in <code>:getFirst()</code>.		At this point you can write scripts that do all kinds of things. You can access components via the global components field (see [[Component Registry]]). E.g. <code>components:getFirst("computer")</code> gives you a reference to the [[Computer]] userdata object. Similarly for all other components, please note that in descriptions often the suffix "UD" is used to indicate userdata, but this suffix is never used in <code>:getFirst()</code>.

			The following is an example snippet that, when run gets the computerUD object and makes the computer emit a beep sound in world.
			<syntaxhighlight lang="lua" line="1">
			local computer = components:getFirst("computer") -- get the computer userdata object
			computer:beep(1200, 2) -- beep for 2 seconds at a frequency of 1200 Hz.
			</syntaxhighlight>

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	File:Introduction computer setup.png\|Sample computer setup unstarted		File:Introduction computer setup.png\|Sample computer setup unstarted
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	File:IntroductionSetupGui2.png\|OS installation		File:IntroductionSetupGui2.png\|OS installation
	File:IntroductionShell.png\|Fully installed Advanced OS		File:IntroductionShell.png\|Fully installed Advanced OS
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GHXX at 12:23, 18 August 2026

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	[[File:Introduction computer gui.png\|alt=Sample computer setup GUI\|thumb\|Sample computer setup GUI]]		[[File:Introduction computer gui.png\|alt=Sample computer setup GUI\|thumb\|Sample computer setup GUI]]
	To get started, simply place down a [[Computer]] of any tier and place a [[Screen]] of any tier on top (although any side would work). Then open the computer's GUI and place a [[Mainboard]], a [[Hard Disk Drive]] (optional) and an Advanced OS installation [[Floppy Disk]] (craftable by combining a normal floppy with a regular book in a crafting table).		To get started, simply place down a [[Computer]] of any tier and place a [[Screen]] of any tier on top (although any side would work). Then open the computer's GUI and place a [[Mainboard]], a [[Hard Disk Drive]] (optional, but required for this tutorial) and an Advanced OS installation [[Floppy Disk]] (craftable by combining a normal floppy with a regular book in a crafting table).

	Next, simply press the power button in the GUI, or shift-rightclick the computer with an empty hand. This will make the computer's run state indicator change color to green and display text on the screen.<gallery mode="nolines">		Next, simply press the power button in the GUI, or shift-rightclick the computer with an empty hand. This will make the computer's run state indicator change color to green and display text on the screen.

			Once the computer has booted you will see an installation menu giving you the option to either boot from the floppy directly, or instead install the contents of the floppy onto the hard disk drive.

			Assuming you did install a hard disk drive, select "Install", by typing "1" and pressing ENTER. Then select your HDD by typing again "1" and pressing ENTER. Observe that the files were copied. Then press ENTER as prompted, remove the floppy disk and start the computer again.

			Now you will see a shell that is usable. You can use commands like <code>ls</code> to explore the contents of the system, copy/delete files via <code>cp</code> and <code>rm</code>, edit files using <code>nano</code> or hop into a Lua shell using <code>lua</code>.

			At this point you can write scripts that do all kinds of things. You can access components via the global components field (see [[Component Registry]]). E.g. <code>components:getFirst("computer")</code> gives you a reference to the [[Computer]] userdata object. Similarly for all other components, please note that in descriptions often the suffix "UD" is used to indicate userdata, but this suffix is never used in <code>:getFirst()</code>.

			<gallery mode="nolines">
	File:Introduction computer setup.png\|Sample computer setup unstarted		File:Introduction computer setup.png\|Sample computer setup unstarted
	File:Sample computer setup running.png\|Sample computer setup running		File:Sample computer setup running.png\|Sample computer setup running
			File:IntroductionSetupGui.png\|Initial boot
			File:IntroductionSetupGui2.png\|OS installation
			File:IntroductionShell.png\|Fully installed Advanced OS
	</gallery>		</gallery>

GHXX at 12:11, 18 August 2026

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	To get started, simply place down a [[Computer]] of any tier and place a [[Screen]] of any tier on top (although any side would work). Then open the computer's GUI and place a [[Mainboard]], a [[Hard Disk Drive]] (optional) and an Advanced OS installation [[Floppy Disk]] (craftable by combining a normal floppy with a regular book in a crafting table).		To get started, simply place down a [[Computer]] of any tier and place a [[Screen]] of any tier on top (although any side would work). Then open the computer's GUI and place a [[Mainboard]], a [[Hard Disk Drive]] (optional) and an Advanced OS installation [[Floppy Disk]] (craftable by combining a normal floppy with a regular book in a crafting table).

	Next, simply press the power button in the GUI, or shift-rightclick the computer with an empty hand. This will make the computer's run state indicator change color to green and display text on the screen.<gallery>		Next, simply press the power button in the GUI, or shift-rightclick the computer with an empty hand. This will make the computer's run state indicator change color to green and display text on the screen.<gallery mode="nolines">
	File:Introduction computer setup.png\|Sample computer setup unstarted		File:Introduction computer setup.png\|Sample computer setup unstarted
	File:Sample computer setup running.png\|Sample computer setup running		File:Sample computer setup running.png\|Sample computer setup running
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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[[File:Introduction computer gui.png|alt=Sample computer setup GUI|thumb|Sample computer setup GUI]]
To get started, simply place down a [[Computer]] of any tier and place a [[Screen]] of any tier on top (although any side would work). Then open the computer's GUI and place a [[Mainboard]], a [[Hard Disk Drive]] (optional) and an Advanced OS installation [[Floppy Disk]] (craftable by combining a normal floppy with a regular book in a crafting table).

Next, simply press the power button in the GUI, or shift-rightclick the computer with an empty hand. This will make the computer's run state indicator change color to green and display text on the screen.<gallery>
File:Introduction computer setup.png|Sample computer setup unstarted
File:Sample computer setup running.png|Sample computer setup running
</gallery>