Introduction - Epson 20 User Manual

Introduction

The Epson® Equity™ 386/20 is a versatile, high-performance personal
computer. Its 80386 microprocessor and 20 MHz operation speed
make this a fast machine, and you can easily upgrade it by adding
memory and installing options.
The Equity 386 is available in these configurations:
A single diskette drive system with one 1.2MB (megabyte)
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diskette drive
A hard disk drive system with one 40MB hard disk and one
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1.2MB diskette drive
A hard disk drive system with one 90MB hard disk and one
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1.2MB diskette drive.
You can install additional diskette or hard disk drives up to a
maximum of four drives total.
All models of the Equity 386 include 1MB of internal memory, nine
option slots, and built-in serial and parallel interfaces.
You can expand the computer's memory up to 16MB by adding
memory modules to the main system memory card. Specific memory
configurations allow the computer to access the memory 32 bits at a
time, making it twice as fast as systems that use a 16bit address.
Because of its industry standard architecture, the Equity 386 is fully
compatible with the current installed base of personal computer
hardware and software. You can install just about any optional device
that is compatible with the IBM® Personal Computer, PC XT", or
PC AT". The Equity 386 has six 16-bit option slots and three 8-bit
option slots.
You may also want to install an 80387 math coprocessor to speed up
mathematical calculations. Check with your authorized Epson dealer
to see which options are available.
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