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(docs) mainframe - Change console section to improve readability

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@ -7,29 +7,34 @@ The components of a Mark I are:
- a CG 103 Print-Key-Punch - a CG 103 Print-Key-Punch
- a CG 104 Matrix Display - a CG 104 Matrix Display
### Console ### Operator console
<mark>TBC TBC TBC</mark> <mark>TBC TBC TBC</mark>
The console is equipped with: ## Basic controls
- Power switch - Power
- Load button - Load
- Run button - Run
- Run Single Step button - Halt
- Halt button
- Memory Read button
- Memory Read Next button
- Memory Write button
- Memory Write Next button
- 4 Sense Switches - 4 Sense Switches
## Status lights
- 8 Accumulator lights - 8 Accumulator lights
- 8 Address lights - 8 Address lights
- 8 Data lights - 8 Data lights
- 8 Instruction Pointer lights (<mark>review IP size?</mark>) - 8 Instruction Pointer lights (<mark>review IP size?</mark>)
- 8 Status Register lights - 8 Status Register lights
## Debugging controls
- Run Single Step
- Memory Read
- Memory Read Next
- Memory Write
- Memory Write Next
## IO programming ## IO programming
Only one input or output device can be accessed at a time. Only one input or output device can be accessed at a time.