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Epson 386/25 User Manual

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Monitor

The piece of hardware that contains the screen and displays

information.

Monochrome monitor

A monitor that displays in only one color, such as green or

amber, as opposed to a color monitor which can display in

several colors.

Mouse

A hand-held pointing device with one or more buttons. When

you slide the mouse over a flat surface in a certain direction, the

cursor moves in the same direction on the screen.

MS-DOS

Microsoft Disk Operating System. The operating system most

commonly used with your computer. See

Operating system.

Network server

The master computer in a network which provides storage space
for the other computers connected to it. The network server can
write files to and read files from the other computers in the

network.

Network server mode

An optional password mode that provides extra security for a

computer that is operating as a network server.

Non-interlaced mode

A technique used by the built-in VGA display adapter that

refreshes all the lines on the monitor screen sequentially from

top to bottom.

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