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  2. Flicker (screen) - Wikipedia

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    The flicker of a CRT monitor can cause various symptoms in those sensitive to it such as eye strain, headaches [9] in migraine sufferers, and seizures in epileptics. [10]As the flicker is most clearly seen at the edge of our vision there is no obvious risk in using a CRT, but prolonged use can cause a sort of retinal shock where the flickering is seen even when looking away from the monitor.

  3. Compositing window manager - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] Since the screen is double buffered, it does not flicker during updates. The most commonly used compositing managers and compositing window managers include: for Linux , BSD , Hurd and OpenSolaris using the X Window System : the Compiz , KWin , Xfwm , Enlightenment , Muffin (compositing window manager for Cinnamon DE), and Mutter ...

  4. Steam (service) - Wikipedia

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    Steam is a digital distribution service and storefront developed by Valve Corporation.It was launched as a software client in September 2003 to provide game updates automatically for Valve's games and expanded to distributing third-party titles in late 2005.

  5. Proton (software) - Wikipedia

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    Proton is a compatibility layer that allows Windows games to run on Linux-based operating systems. [1] Proton is developed by Valve in cooperation with developers from CodeWeavers . [ 2 ] It is a collection of software and libraries combined with a patched version of Wine to improve performance and compatibility with Windows games.

  6. Booting process of Windows - Wikipedia

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    When a user is logging on to Windows, the startup sound is played, the shell (usually EXPLORER.EXE) is loaded from the [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file, and startup items are loaded. In all versions of Windows 9x except ME, it is also possible to load Windows by booting to a DOS prompt and typing "win".

  7. Flicker-free - Wikipedia

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    Flicker-free is a term given to video displays, primarily cathode-ray tubes, operating at a high refresh rate to reduce or eliminate the perception of screen flicker.For televisions, this involves operating at a 100 Hz or 120 Hz hertz field rate to eliminate flicker, compared to standard televisions that operate at 50 Hz (PAL, SÉCAM systems) or 60 Hz (), most simply done by displaying each ...

  8. ROM hacking - Wikipedia

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    Super Mario Land 2 DX: 6 Golden Coins is another example of graphics hacking, which is an enhanced version of the original game that added, among others, full-color support (the original game was greyscale-only) and some quality-of-life improvements, such as fixes with screen flickering issues from the original game.

  9. Alt-Tab - Wikipedia

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    This means that under Windows 10, Alt+Tab ↹ no longer functions as a way to switch out of a full-screen application, since the desktop is no longer a window. If the user prefers the smaller XP icons over the larger Vista "thumbnail" icons, they can change the functionality by: Start → Computer