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Epson 486SX User Manual

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Extended Memory

Memory above 1MB that is accessed by the protected mode of

the microprocessor and is available to some application

programs and operating systems.

Extended VGA mode

Special features of the built-in VGA adapter available when

you are using certain display drivers and a multi-frequency

monitor. These features include 132-column text mode,

resolutions up to 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 (non-interlaced) in

16 colors, and resolutions up to 640 x 480 in 256 colors.

Extension

A suffix of characters that you can add to a filename to better

identify it.

File

A group of related pieces of information called records, or

entries, stored together on a disk. Text files consist of words

and sentences. Program files consist of codes and are used by

computers to interpret and carry out instructions.

Filename

A name up to eight characters long that MS-DOS uses to

identify a file.

Fixed disk

See Hard disk.

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