IBM 2179 Personal Computer User Manual


 
Miscellaneous
information
Acronyms,
Abbreviations,
and
Terms
Term
Information
ACPA/A
Audio
Capture
and
Playback
Adapter
ADP
Automatic
Data
Processing
AGP
Advanced
Graphics
Port
Alt
Alternate
ANSI
American
National
Standards
Institute
ARTIC
A
Real
Time
Interface
Coprocessor
ASCII
American
National
Standard
Code
for
Interface
Interchange
AT
Advanced
Technology
(refer
to
AT
Bus)
AVC
Audio
Video
Connection
BIOS
Basic
Input/Output
System
bps
Bits
Per
Second
BPS
Bytes
Per
Second
CCITT
The
International
Telephone
and
Telegraph
Consultative
Committee
CCS
Common
Command
Set
CCSB
Common
Complete
Status
Block
CCSB
Configuration
Control
Sub
Board
CD
Compact
Disc
CDPD
Cellular
Digital
Packet
Data
CD-ROM
CD
Read-Only
Memory
CGA
Color
Graphics
Adapter
(See
EGA)
CRC
Cyclic
Redundancy
Check
CRT
Cathode
Ray
Tube
CSA
Canadian
Standards
Association
CSD
Corrective
Service
Diskette
DASD
Direct
Access
Storage
Device
(hard
disk)
DMA
Direct
Memory
Access
DRAM
Dynamic
Random
Access
Memory
ECA
Engineering
Change
Announcement
ECC
Error
Correction
Code
EGA
Enhanced
Graphics
Adapter
ESD
Electrostatic
Discharge
ESDI
Enhanced
Small
Device
Interface
EEPROM
Electrically
Erasable
Programmable
Read-Only
Memory
EWS
Energy
Work
Station
FRU
Field
Replaceable
Unit
(replaceable
part)
GPIB
General
Purpose
Interface
Bus
(IEEE
348)
GSA
General
Services
Administration
Chapter
8.
Related
service
information
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