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Winamp is an audio player made by Nullsoft, part of America Online. It is skinnable, multi-format freeware. Winamp was first released by Justin Frankel in 1997. It also now plays streamed video content, both live and recorded, authored worldwide. Originally, MP3 playback was based on the AMP decoding engine by PlayMedia Systems, Inc.'s [1] Tomislav Uzelac et al. In later versions this was replaced with Nitrane, an allegedly 'proprietary' decoder fabricated by Nullsoft and disputed by PlayMedia. A lawsuit was filed ...

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• Winamp - History
• Winamp - Winamp 1 and Winamp 2
• Winamp - Winamp3
• Winamp - Winamp 5.0
• Winamp - Concepts
• Winamp - Skins
• Winamp - Plugins
• Winamp - Features
• Winamp - Derivative work

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DivX ;-) 3.11 Alpha and earlier versions generally refer to a hacked version of the Microsoft MPEG-4 Version 2 video codec, extracted around 1998 by French hacker Jerome Rota (also known as Gej). The Microsoft codec, which originally required that the compressed output be put in an ASF file, was altered to allow other containers such as AVI. From 1998 through 2002, independent enthusiasts within the DVD-ripping community created software tools which dramatically enhanced the quality of video files that the DivX ;-) 3.11 Alpha codec ...

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DivX, DivX - History, DivX - Current situation

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The history of computer games has not received much attention from researchers. Although one might expect a consensus on such a 'young' research area, many details are more than cloudy. Which game, for example, was the first? The usual answer is Spacewar. In the 1960s computers were a luxury for the few. The machines were enormous and usually exclusive to research institutions or the military. In 1961, MIT students Martin "Shag" Graetz and Alan Kotok, with MIT employee Stephen "Slug" Russell, used a computer for statistical calculatio ...

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Personal computer game, Personal computer game - Overview, Personal computer game - History, Personal computer game - PC game development, Personal computer game - Game engines, Personal computer game - Notable developers, Personal computer game - Distribution media and marketing, Personal computer game - Traditional, Personal computer game - Shareware, Personal computer game - Web-based delivery, Personal computer game - Service-based delivery platform, Personal computer game - Piracy and warez, Personal computer game - Expansion packs, Personal computer game - Popular and notable genres of PC gaming, Personal computer game - Characteristics unique to PC gaming, Personal computer game - Moddability and user-created content, Personal computer game - Rich user experience, Personal computer game - More players in online gaming, Personal computer game - Preferences, Personal computer game - Computer gaming hardware, Personal computer game - Hardware, Personal computer game - Operating systems, Personal computer game - Multiplayer, Personal computer game - Cultural impact, Personal computer game - Japan, Personal computer game - UK and US, Personal computer game - Southeast Asia, Personal computer game - Screenshots

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key2audio™ products are mosly compatible because the audio part fully complies with the Red Book standard - not a single bit is changed in the audio data stream - however the CD by itself is not Red Book compliant any more and must not have a "Compact Disc" label. This leads to problems on some CD players. Since optical computer CD/DVD drives are also capable of reading Red Book audio CDs, a lot of player manufacturers use these CD/DVD ROM drives instead of specialized Audio CD / Video DVD only drives in order to reduce costs. DVD players and car stereo systems seem to have most problems with incomp ...

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Key2Audio, Key2Audio - key2Audio, Key2Audio - Technical background, Key2Audio - key2AudioXS

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A type of backsaw. From Japanese 胴付鋸　dō = trunk, tsuki/zuki = attached, thus a saw with a stiffening strip attached, i.e., a backsaw. Ryōba Multi-purpose carpentry saw with two cutting edges. From Japanese ryō= both, ha/ba = blade. There is cross-cutting (yoko-biki) blade on one side and a ripping (tate-biki) blade on the other. Azebiki A small ryōba saw used for cutting into the flat surface of a board rather than from the edge. The blade has a conve ...

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Japanese saw, Japanese saw - Types of Japanese hand saws, Japanese saw - Other Japanese saws

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The history of computer games has not received much attention from researchers. Although one might expect a consensus on such a 'young' research area, many details are more than cloudy. Which game, for example, was the first? The usual answer is Spacewar. In the 1960s computers were a luxury for the few. The machines were enormous and usually exclusive to research institutions or the military. In 1961, MIT students Martin "Shag" Graetz and Alan Kotok, with MIT employee Stephen "Slug" Russell, used a computer for statistical calculatio ...

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Personal computer game, Personal computer game - Overview, Personal computer game - History, Personal computer game - PC Game Development, Personal computer game - Noteable Developers, Personal computer game - Distribution media and marketing, Personal computer game - Traditional, Personal computer game - Shareware, Personal computer game - Web-based delivery, Personal computer game - Service-based delivery platform, Personal computer game - Piracy and warez, Personal computer game - Expansion packs, Personal computer game - Popular and notable genres of PC gaming, Personal computer game - Characteristics unique to PC gaming, Personal computer game - Moddability and user-created content, Personal computer game - Rich user experience, Personal computer game - More players in online gaming, Personal computer game - Preferences, Personal computer game - Computer gaming hardware, Personal computer game - Hardware, Personal computer game - Operating systems, Personal computer game - Multiplayer, Personal computer game - Cultural impact, Personal computer game - Japan, Personal computer game - UK and US, Personal computer game - Southeast Asia, Personal computer game - Screenshots

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In the short period that XCP has been publicly known, security researchers have been quick to analyze it and publish their findings. Many of these findings have been highly critical of Sony and First 4 Internet. Specifically, the software has been found to conceal its activity in the manner of a rootkit (a common computer criminal's toolkit for hiding evidence); and moreover has been found to expose users to follow-on harm from viruses and trojans. XCP's cloaking technique, which makes all processes with names starting with $sys ...

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Extended Copy Protection, Extended Copy Protection - Description, Extended Copy Protection - Security research, Extended Copy Protection - Antivirus industry response, Extended Copy Protection - Impact of XCP, Extended Copy Protection - XCP Flaw, Extended Copy Protection - Legal concerns, Extended Copy Protection - Sony's response, Extended Copy Protection - Albums with XCP

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Winamp - Winamp 1 and Winamp 2. Although Winamp 1 (first version released in May 1997) was used among early adopters of the MP1, MP2, and MP3 formats, it wasn't until Winamp 2 was released that it became widely used, and was one of the most downloaded pieces of software for the PC. Winamp - Winamp3. The next major Winamp release, Winamp3 (spelled condensed in this way to include mp3 in the name, as in Winamp3, but more commonly spelled Winamp 3), surfaced on Augus ...

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Winamp, Winamp - History, Winamp - Winamp 1 and Winamp 2, Winamp - Winamp3, Winamp - Winamp 5.0, Winamp - Concepts, Winamp - Skins, Winamp - Plugins, Winamp - Features, Winamp - Derivative work

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation published its original list of 19 titles on November 9, 2005[18]. On November 15, 2005 The Register published an article saying there may be as many as 47 titles. Sony BMG says there are 52 XCP CDs.[19] Amazon says it's treating the XCP CDs as defective merchandise and will offer a refund with shipping, as long as the customer specifies the request. [20] ...

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Extended Copy Protection, Extended Copy Protection - Description, Extended Copy Protection - Security research, Extended Copy Protection - Antivirus industry response, Extended Copy Protection - Impact of XCP, Extended Copy Protection - XCP Flaw, Extended Copy Protection - Legal concerns, Extended Copy Protection - Sony's response, Extended Copy Protection - Albums with XCP

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Personal computer game - Game engines. Main article: Game engine The term "game engine" arose in the mid-1990s, especially in connection with 3D games such as first-person shooters (FPS). Such was the popularity of id Software's Doom and Quake games that rather than work from scratch, other developers licensed the core portions of the software and designed their own graphics, character ...

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Personal computer game, Personal computer game - Overview, Personal computer game - History, Personal computer game - PC game development, Personal computer game - Game engines, Personal computer game - Notable developers, Personal computer game - Distribution media and marketing, Personal computer game - Traditional, Personal computer game - Shareware, Personal computer game - Web-based delivery, Personal computer game - Service-based delivery platform, Personal computer game - Piracy and warez, Personal computer game - Expansion packs, Personal computer game - Popular and notable genres of PC gaming, Personal computer game - Characteristics unique to PC gaming, Personal computer game - Moddability and user-created content, Personal computer game - Rich user experience, Personal computer game - More players in online gaming, Personal computer game - Preferences, Personal computer game - Computer gaming hardware, Personal computer game - Hardware, Personal computer game - Operating systems, Personal computer game - Multiplayer, Personal computer game - Cultural impact, Personal computer game - Japan, Personal computer game - UK and US, Personal computer game - Southeast Asia, Personal computer game - Screenshots

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Personal computer game - Japan. Many Japanese gamers view personal computers as a business tool, and that games are best played on dedicated hardware. However, some genres like bishōjo games are popular. The MSX Computer series also impacted the future of games for computers and consoles alike. Personal computer game - UK and US. Gamers in the UK and US have embraced PC games from their inception and most PC games are developed in these countries. Among hardcore gamers there h ...

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Personal computer game, Personal computer game - Overview, Personal computer game - History, Personal computer game - PC game development, Personal computer game - Game engines, Personal computer game - Notable developers, Personal computer game - Distribution media and marketing, Personal computer game - Traditional, Personal computer game - Shareware, Personal computer game - Web-based delivery, Personal computer game - Service-based delivery platform, Personal computer game - Piracy and warez, Personal computer game - Expansion packs, Personal computer game - Popular and notable genres of PC gaming, Personal computer game - Characteristics unique to PC gaming, Personal computer game - Moddability and user-created content, Personal computer game - Rich user experience, Personal computer game - More players in online gaming, Personal computer game - Preferences, Personal computer game - Computer gaming hardware, Personal computer game - Hardware, Personal computer game - Operating systems, Personal computer game - Multiplayer, Personal computer game - Cultural impact, Personal computer game - Japan, Personal computer game - UK and US, Personal computer game - Southeast Asia, Personal computer game - Screenshots

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Zork I (pictured running on a modern emulator) Infocom (1980) Elite David Braben and Ian Bell (1984) Minesweeper Robert Donner (1989) Secret of Monkey Island LucasArts(1990) Stunts Brøderbund (1990) Dune II Westwood (1992) DooM id Software (1993) Ultima Online Origin Systems (1997) Grand Theft Auto DMA Design (1997) The Sims Maxis (2000) Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 Microsoft (2003)

Personal computer game, Personal computer game - Overview, Personal computer game - History, Personal computer game - PC game development, Personal computer game - Game engines, Personal computer game - Notable developers, Personal computer game - Distribution media and marketing, Personal computer game - Traditional, Personal computer game - Shareware, Personal computer game - Web-based delivery, Personal computer game - Service-based delivery platform, Personal computer game - Piracy and warez, Personal computer game - Expansion packs, Personal computer game - Popular and notable genres of PC gaming, Personal computer game - Characteristics unique to PC gaming, Personal computer game - Moddability and user-created content, Personal computer game - Rich user experience, Personal computer game - More players in online gaming, Personal computer game - Preferences, Personal computer game - Computer gaming hardware, Personal computer game - Hardware, Personal computer game - Operating systems, Personal computer game - Multiplayer, Personal computer game - Cultural impact, Personal computer game - Japan, Personal computer game - UK and US, Personal computer game - Southeast Asia, Personal computer game - Screenshots

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Personal computer game - Hardware. Most setups will include a keyboard and mouse. Other common gaming peripherals are headset and microphone for faster communication with teammates or opponents in online games, joysticks for flight simulators and steering wheels for driving games. PC games have to deal with the constantly-improving PC hardware market that makes it potentially confusing for game buyers to tell if a new game is compatible with their machine. New CPUs and graphics cards are coming out all the ...

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Personal computer game, Personal computer game - Overview, Personal computer game - History, Personal computer game - PC game development, Personal computer game - Game engines, Personal computer game - Notable developers, Personal computer game - Distribution media and marketing, Personal computer game - Traditional, Personal computer game - Shareware, Personal computer game - Web-based delivery, Personal computer game - Service-based delivery platform, Personal computer game - Piracy and warez, Personal computer game - Expansion packs, Personal computer game - Popular and notable genres of PC gaming, Personal computer game - Characteristics unique to PC gaming, Personal computer game - Moddability and user-created content, Personal computer game - Rich user experience, Personal computer game - More players in online gaming, Personal computer game - Preferences, Personal computer game - Computer gaming hardware, Personal computer game - Hardware, Personal computer game - Operating systems, Personal computer game - Multiplayer, Personal computer game - Cultural impact, Personal computer game - Japan, Personal computer game - UK and US, Personal computer game - Southeast Asia, Personal computer game - Screenshots

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Personal computer game - Moddability and user-created content. Main article: Mod (computer gaming) Computer games have a large and active following of mod communities. This may be attributed to easier access to the games' coding and perimeters using editing tools, courtesy of the personal computer's capability to run non-gaming programs. Also, easier access to the Internet using a personal computer m ...

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Personal computer game, Personal computer game - Overview, Personal computer game - History, Personal computer game - PC game development, Personal computer game - Game engines, Personal computer game - Notable developers, Personal computer game - Distribution media and marketing, Personal computer game - Traditional, Personal computer game - Shareware, Personal computer game - Web-based delivery, Personal computer game - Service-based delivery platform, Personal computer game - Piracy and warez, Personal computer game - Expansion packs, Personal computer game - Popular and notable genres of PC gaming, Personal computer game - Characteristics unique to PC gaming, Personal computer game - Moddability and user-created content, Personal computer game - Rich user experience, Personal computer game - More players in online gaming, Personal computer game - Preferences, Personal computer game - Computer gaming hardware, Personal computer game - Hardware, Personal computer game - Operating systems, Personal computer game - Multiplayer, Personal computer game - Cultural impact, Personal computer game - Japan, Personal computer game - UK and US, Personal computer game - Southeast Asia, Personal computer game - Screenshots

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Personal computer game - Traditional. Typically, games are distributed via storage media that would be standard to personal computers, and distributed to local retailers. Different formats of floppy disks were initially the staple storage media of the 1980s and early 1990s, but has largely fallen back in practical use as the increasing sophistication of computer games also increased the overall size of the game's data and program files. Compact discs have largely replaced the role of floppy disks, supporti ...

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Personal computer game, Personal computer game - Overview, Personal computer game - History, Personal computer game - PC game development, Personal computer game - Game engines, Personal computer game - Notable developers, Personal computer game - Distribution media and marketing, Personal computer game - Traditional, Personal computer game - Shareware, Personal computer game - Web-based delivery, Personal computer game - Service-based delivery platform, Personal computer game - Piracy and warez, Personal computer game - Expansion packs, Personal computer game - Popular and notable genres of PC gaming, Personal computer game - Characteristics unique to PC gaming, Personal computer game - Moddability and user-created content, Personal computer game - Rich user experience, Personal computer game - More players in online gaming, Personal computer game - Preferences, Personal computer game - Computer gaming hardware, Personal computer game - Hardware, Personal computer game - Operating systems, Personal computer game - Multiplayer, Personal computer game - Cultural impact, Personal computer game - Japan, Personal computer game - UK and US, Personal computer game - Southeast Asia, Personal computer game - Screenshots

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Personal computers, due mostly to input available from the keyboard, mouse, and third-party joystick peripherals, have been the home genres of games that have never proved popular on video game consoles. The PC, due to its relative advanced hardware compared to video game consoles, has seen the development of new genres of gaming not possible on other systems at the time. The most notable example of this is the first-person shooter. Some games, such as SimCity and Wing Commander have been ported to console, but to lessened, if ...

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Personal computer game, Personal computer game - Overview, Personal computer game - History, Personal computer game - PC game development, Personal computer game - Game engines, Personal computer game - Notable developers, Personal computer game - Distribution media and marketing, Personal computer game - Traditional, Personal computer game - Shareware, Personal computer game - Web-based delivery, Personal computer game - Service-based delivery platform, Personal computer game - Piracy and warez, Personal computer game - Expansion packs, Personal computer game - Popular and notable genres of PC gaming, Personal computer game - Characteristics unique to PC gaming, Personal computer game - Moddability and user-created content, Personal computer game - Rich user experience, Personal computer game - More players in online gaming, Personal computer game - Preferences, Personal computer game - Computer gaming hardware, Personal computer game - Hardware, Personal computer game - Operating systems, Personal computer game - Multiplayer, Personal computer game - Cultural impact, Personal computer game - Japan, Personal computer game - UK and US, Personal computer game - Southeast Asia, Personal computer game - Screenshots

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On a National Public Radio program, Thomas Hesse, President of Sony BMG's global digital business division asked "Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"[9] He explained that "The software is designed to protect our CDs from unauthorized copying, ripping." Sony also contends that the "component is not malicious and does not compromise security," but "to alleviate any concerns that users may have about the program posing potential security vulnerabilities, this update has been released to enable use ...

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Extended Copy Protection, Extended Copy Protection - Description, Extended Copy Protection - Security research, Extended Copy Protection - Antivirus industry response, Extended Copy Protection - Impact of XCP, Extended Copy Protection - XCP Flaw, Extended Copy Protection - Legal concerns, Extended Copy Protection - Sony's response, Extended Copy Protection - Albums with XCP

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The version of this software used in Sony CDs is the one marketed as "XCP-Aurora". The first time a user attempts to play such a CD on a Windows system, a program will be installed after a dialog box prompts the user to agree to a license agreement. It will then remain resident in the user's system, intercepting all accesses of the CD drive to prevent any media player or ripper software other than the one included with XCP-Aurora from accessing the music tracks of the Sony CD. The software alters registry settings to cause the Windows CD driver to not operate, making the CD drive unusable, i ...

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Extended Copy Protection, Extended Copy Protection - Description, Extended Copy Protection - Security research, Extended Copy Protection - Antivirus industry response, Extended Copy Protection - Impact of XCP, Extended Copy Protection - XCP Flaw, Extended Copy Protection - Legal concerns, Extended Copy Protection - Sony's response, Extended Copy Protection - Albums with XCP

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Personal computer game - Moddability and user-created content. Main article: Mod (computer gaming) Computer games have a large and active following of mod communities. This may be attributed to easier access to the games' coding and perimeters using editing tools, courtesy of the personal computer's capability to run non-gaming programs. Also, easier access to the Internet using a personal computer m ...

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Personal computer game, Personal computer game - Overview, Personal computer game - History, Personal computer game - PC Game Development, Personal computer game - Noteable Developers, Personal computer game - Distribution media and marketing, Personal computer game - Traditional, Personal computer game - Shareware, Personal computer game - Web-based delivery, Personal computer game - Service-based delivery platform, Personal computer game - Piracy and warez, Personal computer game - Expansion packs, Personal computer game - Popular and notable genres of PC gaming, Personal computer game - Characteristics unique to PC gaming, Personal computer game - Moddability and user-created content, Personal computer game - Rich user experience, Personal computer game - More players in online gaming, Personal computer game - Preferences, Personal computer game - Computer gaming hardware, Personal computer game - Hardware, Personal computer game - Operating systems, Personal computer game - Multiplayer, Personal computer game - Cultural impact, Personal computer game - Japan, Personal computer game - UK and US, Personal computer game - Southeast Asia, Personal computer game - Screenshots

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Personal computers, due mostly to input available from the keyboard, mouse, and third-party joystick peripherals, have been the home genres of games that have never proved popular on video game consoles. The PC, due to its relative advanced hardware compared to video game consoles, has seen the development of new genres of gaming not possible on other systems at the time. The most notable example of this is the first-person shooter. Some games, such as SimCity and Wing Commander have been ported to console, but to lessened, if ...

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Personal computer game, Personal computer game - Overview, Personal computer game - History, Personal computer game - PC Game Development, Personal computer game - Noteable Developers, Personal computer game - Distribution media and marketing, Personal computer game - Traditional, Personal computer game - Shareware, Personal computer game - Web-based delivery, Personal computer game - Service-based delivery platform, Personal computer game - Piracy and warez, Personal computer game - Expansion packs, Personal computer game - Popular and notable genres of PC gaming, Personal computer game - Characteristics unique to PC gaming, Personal computer game - Moddability and user-created content, Personal computer game - Rich user experience, Personal computer game - More players in online gaming, Personal computer game - Preferences, Personal computer game - Computer gaming hardware, Personal computer game - Hardware, Personal computer game - Operating systems, Personal computer game - Multiplayer, Personal computer game - Cultural impact, Personal computer game - Japan, Personal computer game - UK and US, Personal computer game - Southeast Asia, Personal computer game - Screenshots

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