Model 700A User's Manual Appendix C
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Local-Bus The speed of Local-Bus
is vastly superior than the AT-Bus
(8MHz).
MB Mega Byte (1 million bytes).
Mouse A pointing device to move
your cursor under certain software,
such as Windows, and OS/2.
MPEG A stands for Motion Picture
Experts Group. It supports real-time,
full-motion video, audio data
compression and decompression.
OS Operating System. There are
many different types like: MS-DOS,
Windows, OS/2, UNIX, etc...
PARTITION A logical unit
created on the HDD, which is seen to
the OS as a separate drive.
PIXEL Image elements (small
points), that compose a screen image.
PCMCIA Personal Computer
Memory Card International
Association. A small credit-card size
accessory that can contain memory,
Fax/ Modem, SCSI adapter, etc... Also
known as PC card.
POST Power-On-Self-Test. Every-
time you power on the notebook,
POST runs many different tests to
insure the system will operating
properly.
RAM Random Access Memory.
See DRAM.
ROM Read Only Memory. This
memory contains the BIOS where all
the information about your notebook is
stored.
SPP Standard Parallel Port. This
bi-directional communication mode is
slower than the EPP and ECP modes.
Also see EPP and ECP.
TFT Thin Film Transistor. The
speed and resolution is better than the
DSTN display. TFT is also known as
Active Matrix.
TouchPAD A pointing
device that uses your finger to glide the
cursor.
UART Universal Asynchronous
Receiver/Transmitter. The UART is
compatible to NS16550. Used for high
speed serial port connections.
VGA Video Graphics Array. A
standard for 640x480 resolution. Most
computers have higher resolution:
800x600 or 1024x768 (SVGA).
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