A fast loader is a software program for a home computer, such as the Commodore 64 or ZX Spectrum, that accelerates the speed of file loading from floppy...
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The Epyx Fast Load is a floppy disk fast loader cartridge made by American software company Epyx in 1984 for the Commodore 64 home computer. It was programmed...
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FastLoad may refer to: Teradata FastLoad, a database utility Epyx FastLoad, a peripheral cartridge for the Commodore 64 computer This disambiguation page...
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of Microsoft Windows ME Loader (surname) Fast loader Speedloader Boot loader LOADER.COM (aka "NEWLDR"), a multi-boot loader shipping with various Digital...
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the Dutch company Riska B.V. Home & Personal Computers. It offered a fast loader, increasing the speeds of the disk drive, and a freezer, allowing the...
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circuit Electronic load, a simulated electrical load used for testing purposes Invade-a-Load, was a fast loader routine used in software for the Commodore...
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Teradata (redirect from Teradata FastLoad)
Teradata Corporation is an American software company that provides cloud database and analytics-related software, products, and services. The company was...
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for the budget-aware home computer mass market. Famicom Data Recorder Fast loader IBM cassette tape Kansas City standard Magnetic-tape data storage De...
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excruciating load times. If played in C128 mode and a 1571 drive is used, the game uses the computer's "burst mode" and does not require a fast loader. Amiga...
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An upgraded Japan-only faster-loading double-speed version The front loader is the original console design, while the top loader version was developed...
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A rifled breech loader (RBL) is an artillery piece which, unlike the smoothbore cannon and rifled muzzle loader which preceded it, has rifling in the...
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Sean (March 14, 2022). "Microsoft releases DirectStorage: 'a new era of fast load times and detailed worlds in PC games'". The Verge. Archived from the...
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loading screen, notably the 1983 Skyline Attack for the Commodore 64 and Joe Blade 2 on the ZX Spectrum. One well-known loader game was Invade-a-Load...
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Net neutrality (section Favoring fast-loading websites)
millions of Internet video users who waited for a slow-loading video to start playing. Users who had faster Internet connectivity, such as fiber-to-the-home...
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and automatic rifles. A magazine loader is placed on the lip of the box magazine, the clip is placed inside the loader, and then the rounds are pushed...
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and landing speed of an aircraft are partly determined by its wing loading. The faster an aircraft flies, the more its lift is changed by a change in angle...
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hours. Two main goals of data loading are to obtain fresher data in the systems after loading, and that the loading is fast so that the data can be updated...
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Wettlaufer in 1983. Vertical press layers with open-top cloth bags allow for faster loading and emptying of the press, compared to the classic rack-and-cloth method...
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the data lake, but stored in its original raw format. This enables faster loading times. However, ELT requires sufficient processing power within the...
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compatible RGB monitor. The C64 version of GEOS incorporates a built-in fast loader, called diskTurbo, that significantly increases the speed of drive access...
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popular culture Epyx Vorpal, a fastloading system for video games by Epyx Fast Load Vorpahl This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...
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adult content. In early 2006, Ogrish.com changed its design to a much faster-loading, cleaner layout. Its previous layout was very "dark" and graphic-intensive...
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data are sent one bit at a time down a wire Fast loader – Software acceleration program for file loading FTDI – Scottish semiconductor device design company...
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point to user-written routines, for example, to integrate a fast loader so that its fast replacement routines are used system-wide or to replace the system...
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new C64 with the 1541. As a free alternative to FastLoad cartridges, numerous pure software turbo-loader programs were also created that were loaded to...
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following the Great Exhibition of 1851. Its advantages included easier and faster loading than percussion weapons, and it was more likely to fire reliably when...
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Power-Loader cable is a companion for the X1541 cables flavors, adding parallel support for faster transfer between PC and the C64. The Power-Loader (Pwr/XE)...
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drive operations drastically. Without hardware modifications, some "fast loader" utilities (which bypassed routines in the 1541's onboard ROM) managed...
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choosing cartridges. The biggest advantage was their fast load times—unlike CDs, which required lengthy loading screens, cartridges provided near-instant gameplay...
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disk is also used to load/save the player's progress. One of the biggest criticisms of the C64 port was a lack of any disk fast loader, which made for extremely...
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