User`s manual

Am486
®
Microprocessor PCI Customer Development Platform
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Documentation Conventions
The Advanced Micro Devices Am486
®
Microprocessor PCI Customer
Development Platform User’s Manual uses the conventions shown in Table 0-1
(unless otherwise noted). These same conventions are used in all the E86 family
support product manuals.
Table 0-1. Notational Conventions
Symbol Usage
Boldface Indicates that characters must be entered
exactly as shown, except that the alphabetic case is
only significant when indicated.
Italic Indicates a descriptive term to be replaced with a
user-specified term.
Typewriter face Indicates computer text input or output in an example
or listing.
[ ] Encloses an optional argument. To include the
information described within the brackets, type only
the arguments, not the brackets themselves.
{ } Encloses a required argument. To include the
information described within the braces, type only
the arguments, not the braces themselves.
.. Indicates an inclusive range.
... Indicates that a term can be repeated.
| Separates alternate choices in a list — only one of
the choices can be entered.
:= Indicates that the terms on either side of the sign are
equivalent.