Apple Macintosh PowerBook 165c - Manual (Page 8)

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Conventions and Abbreviations 0
This developer note uses typographical conventions and abbreviations that
are standard in Apple publications.
Typographical Conventions 0
Computer-language text—any text that is literally the same as it appears in
computer input or output—appears in
Courier font.
Standard Abbreviations 0
Standard units of measure used in Apple reference books include:
Standard abbreviations used in Apple reference books include:
America Online APDA
CompuServe 76666,2405
Internet [email protected]
A amperes MB megabytes
GB gigabytes MHz megahertz
Hz hertz ms milliseconds
K 1024 ns nanoseconds
KB kilobytes V volts
mA milliamperes W watts
$ n hexadecimal value n
AC alternating current
ADB Apple Desktop Bus
CLUT color look-up table
DAC digital-to-analog converter
IC integrated circuit
ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
MMU memory-management unit
RAM random-access memory
RAMDAC random-access memory, digital/analog converter
ROM read-only memory
RGB red-green-blue (a video display system used by
Apple computers)