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Master operation system development. FreeDOS Kernel explains the construction and operation of Pat Villani's DOS-C - a highly portable, single threaded operating system. Written in C and with system calls similar to MS-DOS, the FreeDOS kernel provides an

Teach yourself the essentials of operating system design and development with this guide to FreeDOS -- a highly portable single threaded OS! You'll learn about kernel architecture, file systems, memory management, the API, and the command line interpreter. FreeDOS is an excellent source code base for experimenting. ... Read more

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This is my second pass on this book.And each pass gives more pleasure.Excellently designed while obeying ms-dos compatability.Excellent explanations.Highly commented programs.I have got the overall picture.Butthe f-node related functions are somehow harder to understand and needsmore explanation.I have made pass 1 on Podanoffsky's dissecting dos.Thisbook is much better than the latter.If there had been a table showing thefunctions and the files they are in it would have been better. I am lookingfor a similar book on a multiprogramming OS and as easy to grasp as thisone.

Excellent text from many perspectives.
The author really made the text flow by providing a high level view and then peeling back each layer to reveal the working of the kernel. In addition, he judiciously intermixed, text (historical, theoretical, practical, opinions) with diagrams, and code segments, which made the book easy to read, and concepts easy to follow.

The code was written in a clean and consistant style, amply annotated with comments which explainwhat the code does, as opposed to just paraphrasing it. A student or inexperienced "C" coder will see thepractical uses of portability techniques, ifdef debugs, type defs, etc., which are frequently ignored in academic works.

Lastly, I'm glad the author resisted the current trend of dumping everything but the kitchen sink into a text just to see how much shelf space he could take up (most professionals are to busy for that nonsense). This is a nuts-and-bolts approach;what are the concepts, why is done, how is done, here's the code (and its all on a companion disk).

If your looking to learn about DOS, kernel implementations, or some good "C" code examples/idioms, this book is highly recommended.

Ok if you have borland C++.....
This book was ok, but you need borland C++ unless you want to do some major porting... The back said that you only need borland OR microsoft c, but that is a lie. The only reasion I gave it a 4 was becouse of this. You could tell that a program wrote it and not an author. If you want a book on os programing get it ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Emulator," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Emulator in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Emulator when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Emulator, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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Ever need a fact or quotation on "emulators"? Designed for speechwriters, journalists, writers, researchers, students, professors, teachers, historians, academics, scrapbookers, trivia buffs and word lovers, this is the largest book ever created for this word. It represents a compilation of "single sentences" and/or "short paragraphs" from a variety of sources with a linguistic emphasis on anything relating to the term "emulators," including non-conventional usage and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities. This is not an encyclopedic book, but rather a collage of statements made using the word "emulators," or related words (e.g. inflections, synonyms or antonyms). This title is one of a series of books that considers all major vocabulary words. The entries in each book cover all parts of speech (noun, verb, adverb or adjective usage) as well as use in modern slang, pop culture, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This data dump results in many unexpected examples for "emulators," since the editorial decision to include or exclude terms is purely a computer-generated linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under fair use conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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The girls have finally graduated 6th grade and are now in Junior High...but are they really prepared for the challenges that await them? There's a new girl in town and she seems to be hosting an entirely different kind of alien. Is she a new ally, or will she be Earth's latest threat? ... Read more

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I've said it many times. The series Alien Nine is an absolute materpiece that anybody should read. Emulators is a sequel to the three volumed manga.
Kasumi, Yuri, and Kumi are now in junior high, and still are alien Fighters. They meet up with a girl named Monami, who is a Sybiote, like Kumi and Kasumi (I'll say that since it is a sequel) and is fused with a completely different alien then a 'Borg/Drill Clan.
If you were left out of Alien Nine's first three, do not read this. You will be utterly confused beyond all reason. Vets (ones who read the series, anime viewers will probably be in the same boat as the newcomers) will be a little confused but get the basics of the plot.
Everything is more hectic. Things, THINGS, happen. Many, many things. It's more confusing this time around, and you must read it more than once. That's the point of a manga, though, ne?
I, Scarfed Kai-kun, also must say that this isn't as good as the first three. Still, it's a good read for A.9 fans. Seriously.
There are also some good ministories... heheh... ^__^ ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Q is a free emulator software that runs on Mac OS X, including OS X on PowerPC. Q is Mike Kronenberg's port of the open source and generic processor emulator QEMU. Q uses Cocoa and other Apple technologies, such as Core Image and Core Audio, to achieve its emulation. Q can be used to run Windows, or any other operating system based on the x86 architecture, on the Macintosh. Q is available as a Universal Binary and, as such, can run on Intel or PowerPC based Macintosh systems. ... Read more

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Chapters: Nintendo Ds Emulation, No$gba, Ensata, Desmume, Ideas, Dualis, Neonds. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 38. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Nintendo DS emulation is the act of emulating the Nintendo DS on non-native hardware. "NDS emu" was released before the Nintendo DS itself in November 2004. The purported emulator was packaged with a demo file, as no commercial games had been made available. When commercial games were released, NDS emu was unable to emulate them. "Dualis" was released on March 5, 2005. It could not run commercial games, but could run homebrew games. "NO$GBA" was released with Nintendo DS support on January 22, 2006. An update of the emulator released on August 4, 2006, was stated by the creators to be the first emulator supporting commercial Nintendo DS games. DeSmuME is a open source emulator for the Nintendo DS created by YopYop156 licensed under GPL. The original DeSmuME is written in C++ for Linux, Mac OS and Windows. It can play Nintendo DS homebrew and commercial roms. Later versions are multiplatform and contain multiple user interfaces. It has been ported to other systems such as the PlayStation Portable. The original emulator was in French, but had user translations to other languages. It supported many homebrew Nintendo DS demos and some Wireless Multiboot demos. YopYop stopped development on DeSmuME due to a change of laws regarding emulation in France. However, the source code has been released and other programmers have continued developing DeSmuME. Dualis is a plugin-based emulator for Windows. It is written in x86 assembly and C++. The emulator also has the capability to record videos using the VFW encoding system, outputting in AVI containers. Official website for Dualis Ensata is an official emulator provided to developers in Ninte...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=14523021 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Mame, Virtual Console, Visual Pinball, Finalburn Alpha, Ultrapin, Arcade Emulator, Xcade, Virtual Arcade, Ultracade Multi-Game System. Excerpt:An arcade emulator is a program that emulates one or more arcade games on a different computer , such as a PC . The first known arcade emulation available publicly was the Williams Digital Arcade series from Digital Eclipse Software , released for the Macintosh in 1994. This series featured the Williams Electronics ' arcade classics Joust , Defender and Robotron: 2084 . In 1995, it was repackaged and expanded upon as Williams Arcade Classics for the PC. DASArcade (written by David Alan Spicer) was arguably the first PC-based multiple arcade game emulator. This was distinct from Digital Eclipse's release in that only one program was required to emulate more than one arcade game, rather than one program per game. The first version of DASArcade was released later in 1995 and emulated a few titles including Pac-Man and Frogger (two years before MAME which now dominates arcade emulation). DASArcade evolved into Sparcade which emulates over 40 games. See the List of video game console emulators for examples of arcade emulators. Websites (URLs online) References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Developer(s) : FinalBurn Alpha Team FinalBurn Alpha is an arcade emulator for MC68000/Z80 based arcade games. It mostly plays Capcom games on the CPS-1 and CPS-2 boards as well as most of the Neo-Geo MVS arcade games and other miscellaneous hardware . Origins FinalBurn Alpha is based on Dave's Final Burn emulator. Dave's Final Burn Emulator was first called After Burner Emu, and it was first released in August 2000. It was then renamed Final Burn started in September 2000 . It was an emulator for Sega System 16 and Sega X Board ... ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from CD Computing News, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2008. The length of the article is 743 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: MICROSOFT LAUNCHES XBOX 360 HD DVD EMULATOR.
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: CD Computing News (Newsletter)
Date: January 1, 2008
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Chapters: No$gba, Visualboyadvance, Mednafen, Ideas, Boycottadvance, Pocketgba. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: NO$GBA is a freeware Nintendo DS emulator. It is capable of running commercial and homebrew Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS games, such as Pokémon Diamond which the latest version is able to run at full speed with no graphical glitches. NO$GBA stays freeware up to version 2.6, if the user cares to obtain version 2.6a he or she has to make a donation of $2.50. It was considered by many communities the best Nintendo DS emulator due to the fact that it is capable of running most of the commercial games at full speed and without video/audio errors. It is considered by many to be the first Nintendo DS emulator running commercial ROMs, though others state that's already been countered by reports of successful emulation elsewhere. The first public release was version 1.0 in March 13, 2002, starting out as a Gameboy Advance emulator giving little support homebrew and commercial roms. The last functional version as a Gameboy Advance emulator was 2.0g, released in March 25, 2005. Martin Korth started working on Nintendo DS support in version 2.1, released in May 17, 2005, even though the emulator could not yet play homebrew nor commercial roms. It wasn't until January 22, 2006, when version 2.2 was released, that the emulator supported both homebrew and commercial roms. The support was still in development stages, and emulation would often run at a very low frame rate with many graphical glitches; many roms would not even run at all. Version 2.3 was released in August 4, 2006, containing almost full Nintendo DS emulation support including 3D rendering. Version 2.3b was released in November 4, 2006 now containing Nintendo DS sound emulation. V...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24366305 ... Read more

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Create dynamic role-playing adventures without preparation.
For use as a supplement to be played with your favorite role-playing games.
NOTE: This product provides the Game Master Emulation rules found in Mythic Role Playing (also for sale on Lulu), a product that contains emulation rules and a full, universal role playing game.

Most Role-Playing Games operate under the principle that there are players and there is a Game Master. The GM prepares all the details of an adventure, and then ""runs"" the players through that adventure. This usually requires a great deal of preparation on the part of the GM.

Mythic is different in that it requires no preparation from the GM. Mythic adventures are meant to be played off the cuff, with perhaps a few minutes of brainstorming to come up with the initial setup. Mythic can also be played entirely without a GM. ... Read more

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Chapters: Zinf, Xmms, Unix Amiga Delitracker Emulator, Mplayer, Mpg123, Helix, Vlc Media Player, Media Player Classic, Xbmc, Boxee, Amarok, Rockbox, Songbird, Music Player Daemon, Xmms2, Xine, Gnash, Banshee, Linuxmce, Rhythmbox, Audacious Media Player, Miro, Cmus, Mpxplay, Totem, Coherence, Musikcube, Xbox Media Player, Perian, Exaile, Smplayer, Juk, Itheater, Music on Console, Beep Media Player, Voxound, Swfdec, Subsonic, Geexbox, Decibel Audio Player, Kaffeine, Dragon Player, Muine, Xiph Quicktime Components, Ogle Dvd Player, Dscaler, Ffplay. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 227. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: XBMC Media Center (formerly named XBox Media Center) is a free and open source cross-platform media player and home entertainment system software with a 10-foot user interface designed for the living-room TV. Its graphical user interface allows the user to easily manage video, photos, podcasts, and music from a computer, optical disk, local network, and the internet using a remote control. It is a popular alternative to Microsoft's Windows Media Center and Apple's Front Row, similar to MediaPortal and MythTV, and has a skinnable and user-configurable interface and plugin support. XBMC was originally created for the first-generation Xbox game console but is, since several years back, now primarily available as a native application for Linux, Mac OS X (Snow Leopard, Leopard, Tiger, Apple TV), and Microsoft Windows operating systems. There is also a bootable Live CD and Live USB standalone version referred to as "XBMC Live" which is made for easy bare-metal installations, as well as for interactive demonstrations. In addition, source code from XBMC is used as a application framework platform for others projects to base their media center software on, and today at least Boxe...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=838798 ... Read more

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An emulator in computer sciences duplicates (provides an emulation of) the functions of one system using a different system, so that the second system behaves like (and appears to be) the first system. This focus on exact reproduction of external behavior is in contrast to some other forms of computer simulation, which can concern an abstract model of the system being simulated. ... Read more

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Chapters: Virtual Console, Meka, Morphgear, Chasms. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Virtual Console ), sometimes abbreviated as VC, is a specialized section of the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel, an online service that allows players to purchase and download games and other software for Nintendo's Wii gaming console. The Virtual Console lineup consists of titles originally released on past consoles. These titles are run in their original forms through software emulation, and can be purchased for between 500 and 1200 Wii Points depending on system, rarity, and/or demand. The library of past games currently consists of titles originating from the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Nintendo 64, as well as Sega's Master System and Mega Drive/Genesis, NEC's TurboGrafx-16 and TurboGrafx-CD, SNK's Neo Geo AES, Commodore 64 (Europe and North America only) and MSX (Japan only). Virtual Console Arcade allows players to download video arcade games. Nintendo has no plans to add Nintendo GameCube games to Virtual Console due to their 1.4 GB capacity (and even higher for certain games), and because the Wii is already backward compatible with the GameCube's original Game Discs. Virtual Console titles have been downloaded over ten million times as of December 2007. While the gameplay remains unchanged for all of the classic titles offered for the Virtual Console, Nintendo has stated that some games may be improved with sharper graphics or better frame rates. Certainly, many PAL SNES games run with significantly reduced borders compared to the original cartridge releases. As with disc-based games, the Virtual Console service is region-locked that is, different versions of games are provided to different regions, and game availab...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2622904 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A video game console emulator is a program that allows a computer or modern console (cross-console emulation) to emulate a different video game console's behavior. Emulators are most often used to play older video games on personal computers and modern video game consoles, but they are also used to play games translated into other languages or modify (or hack) existing games. Emulators are also a useful tool in the development process of homebrewed demos and new games for older systems. ... Read more

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Chapters: Command-Line Interface, Turing Tarpit, Command-Line Interpreter, Wysiwyg, Common Desktop Environment, Terminal Emulator, Kernel User Interface Package, Gpe, Light-On-Dark Color Scheme, Multi-Monitor, Project Natal, Keystroke Dynamics, Computer Terminal, Tangible User Interface, Multi-Touch, User Interface Design, Information Design, Paper Prototyping, Naked Objects, User Experience, Zooming User Interface, Elements of Graphical User Interfaces, Mode, Machpanel, Dialog System, Archy, Plesk, Interaction Technique, Flight Envelope Protection, Natural User Interface, Text User Interface, Programming by Demonstration, Natural Language User Interface, Presentation-Abstraction-Control, 10-Foot User Interface, Object-Oriented User Interface, Task-Focused Interface, Desktop Metaphor, Touch User Interface, Virtual Console, Hal, Griffon, H-Sphere, Preview, Look and Feel, the Humane Interface, Display Device, Pseudo Terminal, User Interface Management Systems, User Experience Design, Physical Computing, Status Bar, Social Interface, Sdl Passolo, Htmlbutcher, Login, System Usability Scale, Integrated Computer Solutions, Focus-Plus-Context Screen, List of User Interface Literature, Devicekit, Clicktale, Elmer Guidelines, Ibm Aix Smit, Opengem, Slicing, Knowledge Navigator, Dynabook, Process-Centered Design, Usage-Centered Design, Monochrome Monitor, Dasher, Hosting Controller, System Console, Screenless, Starfire Video Prototype, Dashboard Construct, Green-Screen Display, Principles of User Interface Design, Mezzo, Organic User Interface, Blit, Console Application, Click Here, Salto, Syscp, Ispcp, Adaptive User Interfaces, Baifox, Ttyrec, Interface Apparency, Cubit, Principles of Attention Stress, Multiple Frames Interface, Wyciwyg, Spoken Dialog System, Mt-50 Multitouch Table, Computer Russification, Reactive User Interface, Kinetic User Interface, Programming by Example, User Illusion, Command History, Dialog Manager, Operati...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1352528 ... Read more

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Chapters: Epsxe, Bleem!, Psxeven, Multi Emulator Super System, Connectix Virtual Game Station, Bleemcast!, Pcsx, Adripsx. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: ePSXe (enhanced PSX emulator) is an emulator of the PlayStation video game console for x86-based PC hardware. It was written by three authors, using the aliases "Calb", "_Demo_", and "Galtor". ePSXe makes use of a plugin-based system to emulate GPU, SPU, and CD drive functions, similar to the model first introduced in PSEmu Pro. This approach is also taken in PCSX, PCSX2, and Project64. ePSXe is closed source with the exception of the application programming interface (API) for its plugins. For half a year, ePSXe was developed in secret, away from the public eye. When released on October 14, 2000, ePSXe was a revolution in the PSX emulation scene, boasting higher compatibility and performance than other PlayStation emulators of the time. When ePSXe 1.6.0 was released on August 5, 2003, its development seemed to halt, with rumors claiming that the source code had been lost due to a hard disk failure. However, on April 5, 2008, the developers of ePSXe made a public statement revealing that in the summer of 2007, they had decided to continue development of the emulator, due to encouragement from users. On May 24, 2008, ePSXe version 1.7.0 was released. As with many modern emulators, ePSXe makes use of plugins to emulate GPU, SPU, and CD-ROM drive functions, a model first established in PSEmu Pro. ePSXe can read from CDs and run many types of CD images directly from the user's hard drive. With few exceptions, it is capable of nearly flawlessly emulating many PlayStation games. Games that do not necessarily run properly, or even start at all, can still be fixed and played via the use of ePSXe patc...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1220345 ... Read more

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Chapters: Hercules Emulator, Mame, Uae, Unix Amiga Delitracker Emulator, Windows Virtual Pc, Qemu, Rosetta, Visualboyadvance, Bochs, Multi Emulator Super System, Fce Ultra, Vice, Yabause, Mupen64plus, Sheepshaver, Fuse, Desmume, Snes9x, Mednafen, Simh, Boycottadvance, Nestopia, Bsnes, Macfc, Basilisk Ii, Mac-On-Mac, Genesis Plus, Sixtyforce, Dgen, Ti-Nesulator, Macwise, Appleiigo. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 132. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Windows Virtual PC (formerly Microsoft Virtual PC and Connectix Virtual PC) is a virtualization program for Microsoft Windows operating systems. In July 2006 Microsoft released the Windows-hosted version as a free product. In August 2006 Microsoft announced the Macintosh-hosted version would not be ported to Intel-based Macintosh computers, effectively discontinuing the product as PowerPC-based Macintosh computers are no longer manufactured. The newest release, Windows Virtual PC, is available only for Windows 7 hosts. Virtual PC virtualizes a standard PC and its associated hardware. Supported Windows operating systems can run inside Virtual PC. Other operating systems like Linux may run, but are not officially supported. The successor to Virtual PC 2007, Windows Virtual PC, entered public beta testing on April 30, 2009, and was released alongside Windows 7. Unlike its predecessors, this version supports only Windows 7 host operating systems. It originally required hardware virtualization support but on March 19th 2010 Microsoft released an update to Microsoft Virtual PC which allows it to run on PCs without Hardware Virtualisation Technology (VT). (see Requirements). Windows Virtual PC includes the following new features: It removes the following features: System requirements for Windows Virtual PC: Originally (Before March 19th 2010)...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=312015 ... Read more

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Chapters: Synclavier, Fairlight Cmi, Sampler, Ensoniq Mirage, Kaoss Pad, Music Production Center, E-Mu Emulator, Korg Triton, Kurzweil K2000, Casio Fz-1, Kontakt, Ensoniq Eps, Roland Sound Canvas, Fl Studio, Korg Dss-1, E-Mu Sp-1200, Akai Mpc60, Linuxsampler, Ensoniq Asr-10, Vienna Symphonic Library, E-Mu Emax, Akai S3000xl, Roland Sp-808, Roland Ms-1 Digital Sampler, Yamaha Tx16w, Roland Sp-404, Roland Sp-303, E-Mu Emulator X, Emulator X2. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 150. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Synclavier System was an early synthesizer and sampler, manufactured by New England Digital. First released in 1978, it proved to be highly influential among both music producers and electronic musicians due to its versatility, its cutting-edge technology and distinctive sound. Originally developed as the "Dartmouth Digital Synthesizer" by Dartmouth College professor Jon Appleton, in association with NED founders Cameron W. Jones and Sydney A. Alonso, and subsequently under the marketing guidance of Brad Naples, the Synclavier was one of the first synthesizers to completely integrate digital technology. It used FM synthesis as well as sampling in order to create sounds, which were stored on large magnetic disks. It was often referred to, by New England Digital and others, as the "tapeless studio," due to one's ability to compose and produce an entire song, solely on the Synclavier. Synclavier systems were expensive - the highest price ever paid for one was about $500,000, although average systems were closer to about $200,000-300,000. Although this made it inaccessible for most musicians, it found widespread use among producers and professional recording studios, and it competed in this market with other high-end production systems, such as the Fairlight CMI. For the pri...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1354538 ... Read more

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Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: The Mario series Mario Shirīzu) is a series of highly popular and acclaimed video games by Nintendo, featuring Nintendo's mascot Mario and, in many games, his brother Luigi. Gameplay in the series often centers around jumping on and defeating enemies. The games usually feature simple plots; the most common theme is that of Bowser, the main antagonist, kidnapping Princess Peach, whom Mario saves. The series includes over 200 games, which have sold over 200 million copies total, making it the best-selling video game series of all time. Part of the fifth world's map in Super Mario Bros. 3; cleared levels are marked with an "M" or "L"(for Mario and Luigi, respectively), while uncleared levels display a number.In the platform games of the Mario series, gameplay primarily involves jumping on enemies and avoiding enemy attacks. In later 3D games, close quarters fights were incorporated. Intense emphasis on reaching various goals permeates the series; such goals include defeating enemies, reaching specific points, or solving puzzles. Throughout the series, collecting power-ups has been an integral part of the gameplay. In 2D games, the levels are linear, and are usually divided into different worlds, each with a certain number of hidden items and secret warp pipes. Early 2D games used levels with only one exit, then forcing the player to advance to the next sequential level. Super Mario Bros. 3 was the first game to use an overworld. In the game, levels are shown on a map, and the player can take different paths through the game. The order in which all these elements are arranged is not necessarily linear, which often allows the player to skip them or play them in different order. Super Mario World introduced levels with multiple exits. Unlike in Super Mario Bros. 3, where once a level is cleared, the player can choose the next level in the overworld, in Super Mario World, the way the player e...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more