Epson EQUITY 386/33 PLUS - Manual (Page 190)

Tracks
Addressable, concentric circles on a disk, resembling the
grooves on a record, which help to divide the disk into separate
accessible areas.
UNIX
An operating system that supports multitasking and is suited
to multi-user environments. UNIX is compatible with a range
of computers, from personal computers to mainframes. See also
Operating system.
VGA
Video Graphics Array. A type of high-resolution display
adapter. The VGA adapter built into the system board of your
computer supports 16-color graphics at resolutions up to
1024 x 768 and 256-color graphics at resolutions up to 640 x 480
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 5¼-inch diskette or by
setting the write-protect switch on a diskette. When a
diskette is write-protected, you cannot erase, change, or record
over its contents.
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