EPSON ActionPC and ActionTower 8600
System Memory Map
Address range
Function
FE0000h-FFFFFFh
128KB duplication of ROM BIOS stored at
0E0000h-0FFFFFh
100000h-FDFFFFh
System extended memory (128MB maximum)
0E0000h-0FFFFFh
128KB ROM BIOS
0C8000h-0DFFFFh
Adapter ROM BIOS
0C0000h-0C7FFFh
Video ROM BIOS
0A0000h-0BFFFFh
128KB video memory
000000h-09FFFFh
640KB base memory
Video Memory
Memory
require-
Resolution
ments
Color
640
480
1MB
256
1MB
32K/64K
2MB
16.8M
(True
Color)
800
600
1MB
256
1MB
32K/64K
2MB
16.8M
(True
Color)
1024
768
1MB
256
2MB
64K
1280
1024
1MB
16
2MB
256
1600
1200
2MB
256
*
Non-interlaced and interlaced
** Interlaced
Processor Upgrades
6 - ActionPC and ActionTower 8600
Refresh
rates (Hz)
Remarks
60/72/75
8 bits/pixel
60/72/75
16 bits/pixel
60/72/75
24 bits/pixel
56/60/72/75
8 bits/pixel
60/72/75
16 bits/pixel
60/72/75
24 bits/pixel
43.5/60/70/75
8 bits/pixel*
43.5/60/70/75
16 bits/pixel**
43.5/60/72/75
4 bit planes*
43.5/60/72/75
8 bits/pixel**
43.5
8 bits/pixel**
Hard Disk Drive Types
Enter
Hard Disk Drive Information
Conner
Parameters
Formatted
1275
850
capacity (MB)
Size,width
4
1
4
1
height (in)
Weight (lb)
1.25
1.25
Cylinders
3640
3640
Disks
3
2
Heads
6
4
Sectors per
77 -
78 -
track
143
143
Rotational
3600
3600
speed (RPM)
Buffer size
64
64
(KB)
Average seek
14
14
time (ms)
Encoding
RLL
RLL
method
1,7
1,7
Power
3.5
3.5
dissipation
W
W
(seek)
Logical parameters
Cylinders
2477
1651
Heads
16
16
Precomp
0
0
zone
Landing
2477
1651
zone
Sectors
63
63
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NEC
635
540
1620
1080
1625
4
1
4
1
4
1
4
1
4
1
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.5
3640
3924
3678
3678
4708
2
1
3
2
3
3
2
6
4
6
78 -
90 -
76 -
144
170
142
3600
3600
4500
4500
5400
64
64
256
256
256
14
14
11
11
10.5
RLL
RLL
PRML
PRM
RLL
1,7
1,7
L
1,7
3.5
3.9
4.0
4.0W 8.41
W
W
W
W
1238
1048
3144
2096
3150
16
16
16
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
1238
1048
3144
2096
4726
63
63
63
63
63
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Seagate
1282
631
4
4
1
.75
.75
1.3
5414
3164
2
2
4
4
66 -
115
5400
3811
128
120
10.5
14
RLL
RLL
1,7
1,7
6.4W 5.2
W
2485
1223
16
16
0
0
5376
3164
63
63