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| ARTICLES RELATED TO 32-bit | | | |  32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Mac OS history - Mac OS XWhile it technically retains the same name as its predecessors, Mac OS X is largely independent. It is primarily based on a UNIX core known as Darwin, while older versions are based on a proprietary core (the same basic core was in use from System 1 up to Mac OS 9).
For a complete history of Mac OS X, view Mac OS X history.
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See also:Mac OS history, Mac OS history - Early history, Mac OS history - Development, Mac OS history - Release, Mac OS history - System 5, Mac OS history - System 6, Mac OS history - System 7, Mac OS history - Mac OS 8, Mac OS history - Mac OS 9, Mac OS history - Mac OS X, Mac OS history - Other Read more here: » Mac OS history: Encyclopedia II - Mac OS history - Mac OS X |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Mac OS history - Mac OS 9 Mac OS 9 was released on October 23, 1999. It was generally a steady evolution from Mac OS 8. In fact the only reason that the version was increased from 8 to 9 was to pave the way for the upcoming Mac OS X, rather than leave a gap in the version numbers which might have discouraged some to make the eventual transition from classic Mac OS to Mac OS X. Mac OS 9 was originally planned to be named Mac OS 8.7.
OS 9 also added some transitional technologies to help application developers adopt some OS X features before the introduction of ...
See also:Mac OS history, Mac OS history - Early history, Mac OS history - Development, Mac OS history - Release, Mac OS history - System 5, Mac OS history - System 6, Mac OS history - System 7, Mac OS history - Mac OS 8, Mac OS history - Mac OS 9, Mac OS history - Mac OS X, Mac OS history - Other Read more here: » Mac OS history: Encyclopedia II - Mac OS history - Mac OS 9 |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8.6 Released May 10, 1999, Mac OS 8.6 introduced the concept of a nanokernel to the Mac OS which allowed for multi-tasking and multi-processors. This nanokernel added a pre-emptive scheduler to Mac OS, but this is only allowed certain types of application to run pre-emptively. Applications not specifically developed to be pre-emptive were run in the blue task, a single pre-emptive task itself.
This free update for Mac users running 8.5 and 8.5.1 was faster and much more stable than either versions of 8.5.x, and is by some considere ...
See also:Mac OS 8, Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8.0, Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8.1, Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8.5, Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8.5.1, Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 8 - Versions of Mac OS 8 Read more here: » Mac OS 8: Encyclopedia II - Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8.6 |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Mac OS history - System 5 System 5 added MultiFinder, an add-on replacement for the Finder which could run several programs at once. Time was given to the background applications only when the foreground (or "running") applications gave it up (co-operative multitasking), but in fact most of them did via a clever change in the OS's event handling. The other significant change that System 5 brought to the Mac was Color QuickDraw, which debuted with the Macintosh II. This significantly altered the extent and design of the underlying graphics architecture (and its APIs), but it is a credit to Apple that most users, and perhaps more importantly e ...
See also:Mac OS history, Mac OS history - Early history, Mac OS history - Development, Mac OS history - Release, Mac OS history - System 5, Mac OS history - System 6, Mac OS history - System 7, Mac OS history - Mac OS 8, Mac OS history - Mac OS 9, Mac OS history - Mac OS X, Mac OS history - Other Read more here: » Mac OS history: Encyclopedia II - Mac OS history - System 5 |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Mac OS history - System 7 On May 13, 1991 System 7 was released. It was the first considerably major upgrade to the Mac OS, adding a significant user interface overhaul, new applications, stability improvements and many new features. Systems 7.1 and 7.5 introduced a large number of "high level" additions, considered by some to be less well thought out than they could have been.
The most visible change was a new full-color user interface. Although this feature made for a visually appealing interface, it was optional. On machines not capable of displaying color, ...
See also:Mac OS history, Mac OS history - Early history, Mac OS history - Development, Mac OS history - Release, Mac OS history - System 5, Mac OS history - System 6, Mac OS history - System 7, Mac OS history - Mac OS 8, Mac OS history - Mac OS 9, Mac OS history - Mac OS X, Mac OS history - Other Read more here: » Mac OS history: Encyclopedia II - Mac OS history - System 7 |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Mac OS history - Mac OS 8 Mac OS 8 was released on July 26, 1997, shortly after Steve Jobs returned to the company. It was mainly released to keep the Mac OS moving forward during a difficult time for Apple. 8.0 added a number of features from the stillborn Copland project, while leaving the underlying operating system unchanged. A multi-threaded Finder was included, enabling for better multi-tasking. The GUI was changed in appearance to a new shaded greyscale look called Platinum, and the ability to change the appearance themes (also known as skins) was added with a new control panel. This capability was provided by a new "appearance" API layer within ...
See also:Mac OS history, Mac OS history - Early history, Mac OS history - Development, Mac OS history - Release, Mac OS history - System 5, Mac OS history - System 6, Mac OS history - System 7, Mac OS history - Mac OS 8, Mac OS history - Mac OS 9, Mac OS history - Mac OS X, Mac OS history - Other Read more here: » Mac OS history: Encyclopedia II - Mac OS history - Mac OS 8 |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Nintendo 64 - Cartridges vs. discs The Nintendo 64 was the last mainstream home video game console to use ROM cartridges to store its games. Nintendo's choice had several advantages:
ROM cartridges have very fast load times in comparison to disc based games. This can be observed from the loading screens that appear in many PlayStation games but are virtually non-existent in N64 versions.
ROM cartridges are difficult and expensive to duplicate, thus resisting piracy (albeit at the expense of lowered profit margin for Nintendo). While unauthorized interfac ...
See also:Nintendo 64, Nintendo 64 - Introduction, Nintendo 64 - Cartridges vs. discs, Nintendo 64 - Hardware, Nintendo 64 - Specifications, Nintendo 64 - Architecture and Development, Nintendo 64 - Accessories, Nintendo 64 - Colored/Special Systems, Nintendo 64 - Digital rights management, Nintendo 64 - Screenshots, Nintendo 64 - Market Share, Nintendo 64 - Sources Read more here: » Nintendo 64: Encyclopedia II - Nintendo 64 - Cartridges vs. discs |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Visual Basic - Evolution of Visual Basic VB 1.0 was introduced in 1991. The approach for connecting the programming language to the graphical user interface is derived from a system called Tripod (sometimes also known as Ruby), originally developed by Alan Cooper, which was further developed by Cooper and his associates under contract to Microsoft.
Visual Basic - Timeline of Visual Basic before Visual Basic .NET.
Visual Basic 1.0 (May 1991) was released for Windows.
Visual Basic 1.0 for DOS was released in ...
See also:Visual Basic, Visual Basic - Derivative languages, Visual Basic - Language features, Visual Basic - Controversy, Visual Basic - Programming constructs not present in Visual Basic, Visual Basic - Behaviors present in Visual Basic, Visual Basic - Visual Basic and VB.NET, Visual Basic - Evolution of Visual Basic, Visual Basic - Timeline of Visual Basic before Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic - Timeline of Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic - Visual Basic and HyperCard Read more here: » Visual Basic: Encyclopedia II - Visual Basic - Evolution of Visual Basic |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Windows Me - Criticism Many users were generally unimpressed with Windows Me, due to perceived stability issues. These issues generally came from using incompatible drivers, usually Windows 95 and 98 based drivers untested in Windows Me. In many instances separate Windows Me compatible drivers were required as well as updates to mainboard BIOSes for proper compatibility. Microsoft's removal of legacy ISA support led to further confusion when older ISA based modems, soundcards and network cards failed to work. Proponents of Windows Me state that, using properly tested certified drivers or hardware and BIOS updates (if necessary), Windows Me could be as st ...
See also:Windows Me, Windows Me - New features, Windows Me - System Restore, Windows Me - Windows File Protection, Windows Me - Universal Plug and Play, Windows Me - Windows Image Acquisition, Windows Me - Criticism, Windows Me - Relation to other Windows releases, Windows Me - System requirements Read more here: » Windows Me: Encyclopedia II - Windows Me - Criticism |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Windows API - Other implementations Although Microsoft's implementation of the Windows API is copyrighted, it is generally accepted that other vendors can emulate Windows by providing an identical API, without breaching copyright.
The Wine project is an attempt to provide a Win32 API Compatibility layer for Unix-like platforms. ReactOS goes a step further and provides an emulation of the entire Windows operating system, working closely with the Wine project to promote code re-use and compatibility.
The Mono Project implements much o ...
See also:Windows API, Windows API - Overview of the Windows API Components, Windows API - Web related APIs, Windows API - Multimedia related APIs, Windows API - APIs for interaction between programs, Windows API - Wrapper Libraries, Windows API - History, Windows API - Versions, Windows API - Other implementations, Windows API - Compiler support, Windows API - Notes Read more here: » Windows API: Encyclopedia II - Windows API - Other implementations |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - NS320xx - The 32332 32532 Swordfish & Others During the 1980s, successor chips called the ns32332 and ns32532 arrived, maintaining a good degree of compatibility, with much improved reliability and performance. By then the damage to reputation had been done, however, and these chips were (probably unjustly) ignored by most of the market.
In 1985, National Semi introduced the ns32332, which was a much improved version of the 32032. From the datasheet, the enhancements include "the addition of new dedicated addressing hardware (consisting of a high speed ALU, a barre ...
See also:NS320xx, NS320xx - Beginnings: the 32016 and 32032, NS320xx - The 32332 32532 Swordfish & Others, NS320xx - Machines Using the NS32000 Series, NS320xx - Similarly named non-NS processors, NS320xx - External link Read more here: » NS320xx: Encyclopedia II - NS320xx - The 32332 32532 Swordfish & Others |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Nintendo 64DD - Hardware The N64DD has a 32-bit coprocessor to help it read magnetic disks and transfer the data to the main console. It was supposed to be Nintendo's answer to the Compact Disc that was used for Sony's PlayStation, which was cheaper to produce. The CD could also hold approximately 650 megabytes of information compared to Nintendo 64's 32 to 512 megabit (4 to 64 megabytes) cartridge.
The new media for the N64DD was rewriteable and allowed for a storage capacity of 64MB (megabytes). The games on normal N64 cartridges could also hook up with DD expansions, for extra lev ...
See also:Nintendo 64DD, Nintendo 64DD - History, Nintendo 64DD - Hardware, Nintendo 64DD - Accessories, Nintendo 64DD - RANDnetDD, Nintendo 64DD - Legacy, Nintendo 64DD - Software, Nintendo 64DD - Creation Softwares/Games, Nintendo 64DD - Games, Nintendo 64DD - Rare Games, Nintendo 64DD - Unreleased Games Read more here: » Nintendo 64DD: Encyclopedia II - Nintendo 64DD - Hardware |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Windows Me - Relation to other Windows releases At the time of its release, several third-party applications written for Microsoft Windows, especially older games, ran under Windows Me but not under Windows 2000, which is not based on DOS. This fact has become less relevant with the precipitous decline in popularity of Windows Me after the release of Windows XP, which features a Compatibility Mode to allow such programs to run, although sometimes failing.
Windows Me was succeeded by Windows XP, Microsoft's desktop operating system based on the Windows NT kernel (on which Windows 2000 was also based). Windows Me will be supported until ...
See also:Windows Me, Windows Me - New features, Windows Me - System Restore, Windows Me - Windows File Protection, Windows Me - Universal Plug and Play, Windows Me - Windows Image Acquisition, Windows Me - Criticism, Windows Me - Relation to other Windows releases, Windows Me - System requirements Read more here: » Windows Me: Encyclopedia II - Windows Me - Relation to other Windows releases |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Windows Vista - Editions It is rumored that Windows Vista will ship in nine editions; all of which except for Starter Edition will be in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. It is possible that all editions of Windows Vista will be printed on a single DVD to cut production costs. With such a system, Microsoft would either have separate retail packages, or a single retail package with multiple UPC's that would allow a user to purchase any version with one box, then call in to Microsoft and get a product code.
Microsoft has not made any official statement on product versions or price points, but some of the product names have appeared in ...
See also:Windows Vista, Windows Vista - Overview, Windows Vista - Editions, Windows Vista - Technologies, Windows Vista - End-user features, Windows Vista - Features and technologies delayed, Windows Vista - Hardware requirements, Windows Vista - System hardware requirements, Windows Vista - Graphics hardware requirements, Windows Vista - Summary of builds Read more here: » Windows Vista: Encyclopedia II - Windows Vista - Editions |
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| | | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Visual Basic - Language features Visual Basic was designed to be usable by all programmers, whether novice or expert. The language is designed to make it easy to create simple GUI applications, but also has the flexibility to develop fairly complex applications as well. Programming in VB is a combination of visually arranging components on a form, specifying attributes and actions of those components, and writing additional lines of code for more functionality. Since default attributes and actions are defined for the components, a simple program can be created without the p ...
See also:Visual Basic, Visual Basic - Derivative languages, Visual Basic - Language features, Visual Basic - Controversy, Visual Basic - Programming constructs not present in Visual Basic, Visual Basic - Behaviors present in Visual Basic, Visual Basic - Visual Basic and VB.NET, Visual Basic - Evolution of Visual Basic, Visual Basic - Timeline of Visual Basic before Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic - Timeline of Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic - Visual Basic and HyperCard Read more here: » Visual Basic: Encyclopedia II - Visual Basic - Language features |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Windows Vista - Hardware requirements
Windows Vista - System hardware requirements.
Microsoft has not released final details of Windows Vista's hardware requirements; however, Microsoft has released some preliminary Windows Vista Ready PC Hardware requirements for those wishing to upgrade to Windows Vista and have the full Aero Glass experience. These requirements apply to Beta 1, and are subject to change.
CPU: Intel x86-compatible 32-bit or x64-compatible 64-bit microprocessor(s) (Dual Core systems will be supported)
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See also:Windows Vista, Windows Vista - Overview, Windows Vista - Editions, Windows Vista - Technologies, Windows Vista - End-user features, Windows Vista - Features and technologies delayed, Windows Vista - Hardware requirements, Windows Vista - System hardware requirements, Windows Vista - Graphics hardware requirements, Windows Vista - Summary of builds Read more here: » Windows Vista: Encyclopedia II - Windows Vista - Hardware requirements |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Windows API - History The Windows API has always exposed a large part of the underlying structure of the various Windows systems for which it has been built to the programmer. This has had the advantage of giving Windows programmers a great deal of flexibility and power over their applications. However, it also has given Windows applications a great deal of responsibility in handling various low-level, sometimes tedious, operations that are asso ...
See also:Windows API, Windows API - Overview of the Windows API Components, Windows API - Web related APIs, Windows API - Multimedia related APIs, Windows API - APIs for interaction between programs, Windows API - Wrapper Libraries, Windows API - History, Windows API - Versions, Windows API - Other implementations, Windows API - Compiler support, Windows API - Notes Read more here: » Windows API: Encyclopedia II - Windows API - History |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8.1 Released January 19, 1998, Mac OS 8.1 was the last version to run on both m68k- and PowerPC-based Macintoshes.
It introduced the new, optional HFS Plus file system format (also known as the Mac OS Extended Format), which supported large file sizes, longer file names and made more efficient use of the space on larger drives due to using a smaller block size. To upgrade, you had to wipe out the contents of your entire hard drive before upgrading to HFS Plus, although some third-party utilities later appeared that held your data stead ...
See also:Mac OS 8, Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8.0, Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8.1, Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8.5, Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8.5.1, Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 8 - Versions of Mac OS 8 Read more here: » Mac OS 8: Encyclopedia II - Mac OS 8 - Mac OS 8.1 |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - Amdahl Corporation - Amdahl customer options z/OS V1R5 is the last release of IBM's flagship operating system still able to run on 31-bit mainframes, including Amdahl and older IBM systems. IBM plans to end support for z/OS V1R5 on March 31, 2007 (projected date). However, other operating systems (TPF, VSE, Linux, etc.) may support the 31-bit mainframes beyond that date, so there's still some potential life for Amdahl's hardware. Numerous companies and governments still have Amdahl systems performing useful work as of late 2004, and the company still suppo ...
See also:Amdahl Corporation, Amdahl Corporation - Company origins, Amdahl Corporation - Market exit, Amdahl Corporation - Amdahl customer options Read more here: » Amdahl Corporation: Encyclopedia II - Amdahl Corporation - Amdahl customer options |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - C programming language - History
C programming language - Early developments.
The initial development of C occurred at AT&T Bell Labs between 1969 and 1973; according to Ritchie, the most creative period occurred in 1972. It was named "C" because many of its features were derived from an earlier language called "B". Accounts differ regarding the origins of the name "B": Ken Thompson credits the BCPL programming language, but he had also created ...
See also:C programming language, C programming language - Features, C programming language - Overview, C programming language - hello world example, C programming language - Types, C programming language - Unification of arrays and pointers, C programming language - Data storages, C programming language - Syntax, C programming language - Criticism, C programming language - Memory allocation, C programming language - Pointers, C programming language - Arrays, C programming language - Variadic functions, C programming language - Syntax, C programming language - Maintenance problems, C programming language - Compiler-external static-checking tools, C programming language - History, C programming language - Early developments, C programming language - K&R C, C programming language - ANSI C and ISO C, C programming language - C99, C programming language - Relation to C++, C programming language - Intermediate language Read more here: » C programming language: Encyclopedia II - C programming language - History |
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| | | | | 32-bit: Encyclopedia II - C programming language - Criticism A popular saying, repeated by such notable language designers as Bjarne Stroustrup, is that "C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot" [1] In other words, C permits many operations that are generally not desirable, and thus many simple errors made by a programmer are not detected by the compiler or even when they occur at runtime. This leads to programs with unpredictable behavior and security holes. In other words, "C is a sharp tool". It is certainly not a language for beginners in programming. The safe ...
See also:C programming language, C programming language - Features, C programming language - Overview, C programming language - hello world example, C programming language - Types, C programming language - Unification of arrays and pointers, C programming language - Data storages, C programming language - Syntax, C programming language - Criticism, C programming language - Memory allocation, C programming language - Pointers, C programming language - Arrays, C programming language - Variadic functions, C programming language - Syntax, C programming language - Maintenance problems, C programming language - Compiler-external static-checking tools, C programming language - History, C programming language - Early developments, C programming language - K&R C, C programming language - ANSI C and ISO C, C programming language - C99, C programming language - Relation to C++, C programming language - Intermediate language Read more here: » C programming language: Encyclopedia II - C programming language - Criticism |
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