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286:
Chip that drives very very old machines. Pre-386.
386:
Chip that drives very old machines. Pre-486.
486:
Chip that drives old machines. Pre-Pentium.
Atari ST:
An old personal computer from the 1990's.
BAT:
.BAT files, or batch files, automatically execute a string of DOS commands.
Command-Line:
A line of text entered at a command prompt to execute program files and to configure settings.
Command-Prompt:
Or DOS Prompt as it's sometimes called. A place where you can type in commands to execute program files, etc.
Download:
The process of copying a file from a website onto your computer.
DOS:
Or MS DOS is a pre-"Windows" operating system which was purely
command-line driven from a command-prompt, with no graphical
user-interface. Many programs written for DOS can be run under the Windows operating system.
Emulator:
A program that allows one computer to behave exactly like another (usually older) computer.
Freeware:
Software that is distributed under the pretence of Freeware is completely free to use but retains the author's copyright.
This means that you can't modify the software or re-distribute it for a proffit without the concent of the author.
Operating System:
The software that makes a computer tic and allows the user to interface with it.
Patch:
A patch is an extra file or files that can be added on to a game to give extra features, levels, graphics, sound, etc.
Pentium:
Modern chip that drives the latest PCs today.
Public Domain:
Programs released as Public Domain are free to be used and distrubuted without restrictions. Similar to
Freeware.
Playable:
Not a word in the English dictionary but a word used a lot to describe games that are fun to play, as
opposed to being nice to watch.
Shareware:
Software that is distributed as Shareware is free to use for a limited period or has limited functionality. A fee
is asked by the author for a "Registered" version of the game that has no imposed limits.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum:
This old 1980's personal computer is affectionatly known as the Speccy by enthusiasts. You can download a Spectrum
emulator for Windows from
The Emulator Zone website, but there are other emulators
out there if you do a search for "ZX Spectrum Emulator". Spectrum programs sometimes end with .z80.
Screen-Shots:
A single still picture of a computer game or program in action.
UnZip:
The process of extracting files from a .zip file.
VGA:
A colour graphics format that can achieve a maximum resolution of 800x600. All modern colour PC displays now are
SVGA and are compatible with VGA.
WinAce:
Utility to extract .zip files. Download it from the
WinAce Website.
WinZip:
Utility to extract .zip files. Download it from the
WinZip Website.
ZIP:
Not to be confused with a Zip Drive, a .zip file is a collection of files compressed into one file. You may need a utility like WinAce
or Winzip to extract (unzip) the files to a location on your hard drive if your operating system doesn't support zip files natively.