User's Manual

Introduction

Your Apex

by Epson

personal computer comes with

512KB (kilobytes) of internal memory and two floppy

disk drives, and is compatible with all popular IBM

PC software.

The amount of internal memory (called random access

memory or RAM) in your computer determines the

type of software programs you can run and the size of

your data files. With 512KB of RAM, you can run any

of the larger programs without having to add any

memory and you can create large data files. (One

kilobyte equals approximately 1000 bytes, and one

byte is the equivalent of one character.)

Most software programs expect a computer to have

two floppy disk drives, one for the program diskette

and one for a data diskette. Having two floppies on

your Apex means that you do not have to spend time

and effort switching diskettes.

You can choose the type of monitor you want to use

with your Apex. You can select either a monochrome

or color monitor. The Apex monochrome monitor is

the most inexpensive choice. However, if you select the

Apex color monitor, which has good resolution, you

will be able to use software designed for color graphics.

Introduction