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10Base-2

- The IEEE's specification for running Ethernet over thin coaxial cable ... more

10Base-5

- The IEEE's specification for running Ethernet over thick coaxial cable ... more

10Base-T IEEE's

- A specification for running Ethernet over unshielded twisted-pair wiring ... more

16-bit colour

- The term used to describe a graphical bitmap image containing 65536 different colours. ... more

24-bit video adapter

- A video adapter that uses 24 bits to define the colour used for an individual pixel. Each of the three colour channels (red, green, blue) is defined by one 8-bit byte; this means that each channel ca ... more

3+Open

- A family of 3 Com networking products built around the LAN Manager file/print server. 3+Open includes connectivity, messaging, and netwotk management services. ... more

3174

- A new version of the 3274 ... more

3270

- The generic name for the family of interoperable IBM system components (terminals, printers, and terminal cluster controllers) that canbe used to communicate with a main-frame by means of the SNA or b ... more

3274/3276

- The most commonly used cluster controller. This device links as many as 32 3270- type terminals and printers to a mainframe front-end processor ... more

3275

- A common front-end processor, intended for linking groups of cluster controllers to a mainframe. ... more

3278

- The most commonly used terminal in the 3270 family. It features a monochrome display and offers a limited graphics set ... more

3279

- A colour terminal that is part of the 3270 family ... more

3287

- The current series of printers in the 3270 equipment family ... more

3705

- A common front-end processor, typically used to link several 3274s to a mainframe. ... more

3745

- A new communications controllervbthat combines the functions of a cluster controller and a front-end processor. The 3745 can interfacesimultaneously with as many as eight Tokens-Ring networks, 512 te ... more

386 enhanced mode

- In Microsoft Windows 3.x, the most advanced and complex of the different operating modes. 386 enhanced mode lets Windows access the protected mode of the 80386 (or higher) processor for extended memo ... more

5.25" disk

- A floppy disk, enclosed in a flexible 5.25" jacket, used in IBM and IBM-compatible computers. The 5.25" disk can contain either 360KB or 1.2MB of information, depending on the type of disk used. B ... more

56K

- A network connection that has a speed of 56,000 bits per second. ... more

68000

- A family of 32-bit microprocessors from Motorola, used in the Macintosh computers and many advanced workstations. The 68000 uses a linear addressing mode to access memory, rather than the segmented ... more

6845

- An early programmable video controller chip from Motorola, used in IBM's Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA) and Colour/Graphics Adapter (CGA). Because of the extensive use of the 6845, later and more c ... more
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