3With your purchase of an EPSON®ActionNote™ 500 seriescomputer, you have chosen state-of-the-art notebook computing.The 486SLC2-50 microprocessor chip, designed for portablecomputers, packs high-speed performance into your compact,lightweight notebook.I n t r o d u c t i o nStandard ConfigurationThe ActionNote 500 notebooks are versatile computers supportinga wide range of applications and hardware. Their standardfeatures include the following:Cyrix™ 486SLC2-50 processor with clock-doubling technology,which enables the processor to operate at twice the speed ofthe system4MB or 8MB of RAM (random access memory), expandable to8MBBacklit LCD (liquid crystal display) screen supportingstandard VGA resolutions (up to 640 x 480) in 256 colors16-bit local bus video controller for LCD and external monitorJntemal hard disk driveInternal 3.5-inch, 1.44MB diskette driveBidirectional parallel port for a printer or other parallel deviceSerial port for a serial deviceRJ-11 standard phone jack for an internal modemIntroduction 1