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Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project and author of GNU Emacs. The original EMACS was written in 1976 by David A. Moon and Guy L. Steele Jr. as a set of macros for the TECO editor, and in 1984, Richard Stallman began work on GNU Emacs, to produce a free software replacement to the proprietary Gosling Emacs.
The original motivation for EFI came during early development of the first Intel–HP Itanium systems in the mid-1990s. BIOS limitations (such as 16-bit real mode, 1 MB addressable memory space, [7] assembly language programming, and PC AT hardware) had become too restrictive for the larger server platforms Itanium was targeting. [8]
The word Internet was used in 1945 by the United States War Department in a radio operator's manual, [14] and in 1974 as the shorthand form of Internetwork. [15] Today, the term Internet most commonly refers to the global system of interconnected computer networks , though it may also refer to any group of smaller networks.
Telecommunication is a compound noun of the Greek prefix tele-(τῆλε), meaning distant, far off, or afar, [7] and the Latin verb communicare, meaning to share. Its modern use is adapted from the French, [ 8 ] because its written use was recorded in 1904 by the French engineer and novelist Édouard Estaunié .
The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, remotely-piloted surveillance aircraft introduced in 2001. It was initially designed by Ryan Aeronautical (now part of Northrop Grumman), and known as Tier II+ during development.
The Scottish Government is the executive arm of the devolved government, headed by the first minister who chairs the cabinet and responsible for government policy and international engagement. [14] [15] Further powers are devolved to local government from the Scottish Government to the countries 32 subdivisions (known as "council areas"). [16] [17]
A video game [a] or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality ...
Samsung Heavy Industries currently holds a 14.1% stake in Doosan Engine, making it the second-largest shareholder. [138] Doosan Group is a South Korean company found in 1896 by Park Seung-jik. The company specializes in heavy industries and construction such as power plants and desalination plants.