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PREFACE
The following abbreviations are used in the book:
When unusual abbreviations appear in this developer note, the corresponding
terms are also spelled out. Standard units of measure and other widely used
abbreviations are not spelled out.
A distinction is made between boards and cards. Boards are a permanent part
of the computer or expansion device. Cards may be inserted into the system
and can be added or exchanged.
Other Reference Material 0
Related documentation includes:
■
Macintosh Developer Notes, Number 2, Macintosh Duo System,
APDA
publication number R0457LL/A
■
Guide to the Macintosh Family Hardware,
second edition
■
Designing Cards and Drivers for the Macintosh Family,
third edition
■
Inside Macintosh,
Volumes I through VI
■
Macintosh Classic II, Macintosh PowerBook Family, and Macintosh Quadra
Family
Developer Notes,
APDA publication number R0I43LL/A.
AM active matrix
DRAM dynamic random access memory
FSTN film super twist nematic
I/O input/output
K 1024
LCD liquid crystal display
mA milliampere
MB megabyte
Mbit megabit
MHz megaherz
mm millimeter
ms millisecond
µ
s microsecond
ns nanosecond
RAM random-access memory
RMS root mean square
SCC serial communication controller
SCSI small computer system interface
VRAM video RAM
V volts