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Absolute pathname
A pathname that begins with the backslash character. An
absolute pathname tells MS-DOS how to find its way to a given
directory, starting at the root directory. See also
Relative
pathname.
Address
A number or name that identifies the location where
information is stored in a computer’s memory.
Application program
A software program designed to perform a specific task, such as
a word processing or spreadsheet program.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A
standardized coding system for representing characters, such as
numbers, letters, and graphic symbols. An ASCII character
occupies one byte of storage. Files transmitted in ASCII code
can be used by many different computers, printers, and
programs.
Asynchronous
A method of data transmission in which one machine sends
data one character at a time to another, without either machine
preparing for the transmission.
AUTOEXEC.BAT file
The batch file that is executed automatically when you load
MS-DOS. See also Batch file.
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Summary of Contents for Equity 386SX PLUS
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Page 4: ...EPSON E Q U I T Y 3 8 6 S X User s Guide Y19299100100 ...
Page 20: ...6 Introduction ...
Page 38: ...1 18 Setting Up Your System ...
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Page 70: ...2 32 Running the Setup Program ...
Page 96: ... 7 R _ ri h 14 3 26 Using the Equity 386SX ...
Page 168: ...5 26 dling Options ...
Page 192: ...B 4 Power on Diagnostics ...
Page 232: ...C 40 Performing System Diagnostics ...
Page 246: ... D 14 Physically Formatting a Hard Disk ...
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