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Epson EISA Desktop User Manual

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CFG (configuration) file

A file that provides the System Configuration program with all

the information it needs about your system board or an option

card. Most EISA and ISA cards come with CFG files. Some CFG

files for ISA cards are included on the Reference 3 diskette.

CGA

Color Graphics Adapter. A type of display adapter card that

can generate up to 25 lines of text with 80 characters on each

line, monochrome graphics at 640 x 200 resolution, or four-

color graphics at 320 x 200 resolution.

CMOS

Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. A type of

low-power silicon chip.

A system of symbols for representing data or instructions. Also

any software program or part of a program.

Command prompt

The symbol or message that tells you your operating system is

loaded and ready to receive instructions. The default command

prompt displays the current drive and directory. If you are

logged onto drive C, the command prompt may look like this:

c : > .

Configuration

The particular setup of a group of components. A typical

system configuration consists of a computer with one diskette

drive and one hard disk drive connected to a monitor and a

printer.

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