User`s guide
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Acronyms
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APM Advanced Power Management
ASTN Active Scan Technology (Dynamic Matrix)
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
DIMM Dual In-line Memory Module
DMA Direct Memory Access
DSTN Dual Super Twisted Nematic
DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
EDO Extended Data Out
FDD Floppy Disk Drive
HDD Hard Disk Drive
IDE Integrated Drive Electronics (internal hard disk drive interface)
FIR Fast Infrared
ISA Industry Standard Architecture
k 1k = 1000
KB 1Kilobyte=1024bytes
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED Light Emitting Diode
LiIon Lithium Ion
MB Megabyte
MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface
NTSC National Television System Committee
PC Card Personal Computer Card (PCMCIA card)
POST Power On Self-Test
ROM Read Only Memory
SO-DIMM Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module
SVGA Super Video Graphics Array
TFT Thin Film Transistor
USB Universal Serial Bus
VGA Video Graphics Array
XGA Extended Graphics Adapter