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direction from a particular point or line on
a display screen.
port replicator. An option to expand the
capabilities of the ThinkPad computer by
providing additional PC Card slots and
ports.
POST. Power-on self-test.
power mode. A mode of battery
operation to conserve power. The
ThinkPad computer has three power
modes: high performance, automatic,
and customize.
prompt. A visual or audible message
sent by a program to request the user's
response.
PSTN. Public-switched telephone
network.
pull-down menu. On the display
screen, a menu that emerges in a
downward direction from a point or line at
or near the top of the screen.
reboot. To restart all operations of the
computer as if the power had just been
turned on.
resume. To begin computer operations
again from suspend mode.
ROM. Read-only memory.
SDRAM. Static dynamic random access
memory.
serial port. A port used to attach such
devices as display devices, letter-quality
printers, modems, plotters, and such
pointing devices as light pens and mice;
it transmits data 1 bit at a time.
suspend. To stop all operations of the
computer to reduce power drain and
restrict access to the files.
SVGA. Super video graphics adapter.
TFT. Thin-film transistor.
TrackPoint. The built-in pointing device
of the ThinkPad computer.
TSRs. Terminate-and-stay-resident
programs, memory-resident programs
that are loaded into memory and stay
there so you can conveniently access
them whenever you need to.
UltraslimBay. The ThinkPad 600 bay
for installing either a CD-ROM drive or a
diskette drive.
USB. Universal serial bus.
vertical expansion. A video display
technique in character-display mode to fit
video images on the whole LCD screen
by adjusting the number of character dots
vertically.
VESA. Video Electronics Standards
Association.
VGA. Video graphics adapter, a video
mode that produces up to 640-by-480
resolution.
VSYNC. Vertical synchronization
frequency.
warm docking. Docking the computer
to the docking station when the computer
is in suspend or hibernation mode.
XMS. Extended memory specification.
184 IBM ThinkPad 600 User's Reference
Title: C79EGMST CreationDate: 02/10/98 09:24:42