User`s guide

Preface
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Abbreviations
Abbreviation Meaning
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semi-
conductor
DIMM Dual In-line Memory Module
DMA Direct Memory Access
DSTN Dual Scan Twisted Pneumatic
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 = 1024 bytes
KB Kilobyte
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
MB Megabyte
MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface
PC Card (PCMCIA) Personal Computer Memory Card
International Association
POST Power On Self-Test
ROM Read Only Memory
VGA Video Graphics Array
SVGA Super Video Graphics Array
TFT Thin Film Transistor