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Epson EQUITY 386SX/16 PLUS User Manual

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Tracks

Addressable, concentric circles on a disk, resembling the
grooves on a record, which help to divide the disk into

separate accessible areas.

VGA

Video Graphics Array. A type of high-resolution display

adapter. The VGA adapter built into the system board of your
computer can display 16-color graphics at resolutions up to

800 x 600 on a compatible VGA monitor.

Video card

A display adapter card that can be installed in one of the
computer’s option slots to provide a monitor interface. Your
computer comes with a built-in VGA adapter, so you do not
need to install a video card if you are going to use this
interface.

Write

To store data on a disk.

Write-protect

To protect the data on a diskette from being changed by

placing a write-protect tab over the notch on a
diskette or by setting the write-protect switch on a 3
diskette. When a diskette is write-protected, you cannot

erase, change, or record over its contents.

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