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A. M. Derr
Alfred M. Derr was a Democratic politician from Idaho. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Idaho in 1958. Derr was defeated by the Republican incumbent, Robert E. Smylie. Derr was a member of the Idaho Legislature, serving three stints in the Idaho State Senate (1937, 1939 to 1942, 1955 t..
AMD
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (abbreviated AMD; NYSE: [AMD]) is an American manufacturer of integrated circuits based in Sunnyvale, California. It is the second-largest supplier of x86-compatible processors, and a leading supplier of non-volatile f..
AMD64
AMD64 (also x86-64 or x64) is a 64-bit microprocessor architecture and corresponding instruction set designed by Advanced Micro Devices. It is a superset of the x86 architecture, which it natively supports. The AMD64 instruction set is currently implemented in AMD's Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Athl..
Amdahl's law
The speedup of a program using multiple processors in parallel computing is limited by the sequential fraction of the program. For example, if 0.5 portion of the program is sequential, the theoretical maximum speed-up using parallel computing would be 2 (1/(0.5+(1-0.5)/N)) when N is very very big..
Amdahl Corporation
Amdahl Corporation was founded by Dr. Gene Amdahl, a former IBM employee, in 1970, and specializes in IBM mainframe-compatible computer products. It has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu since 1997. The company is located in Sunnyvale, California. Amdahl was a major supplier of large main..
Amdang language
Amdang (autonym: sìmí amdangtí) is a language closely related to Fur spoken in Chad by about 5,000 people (as of 1983). It is mainly spoken in Chad north of Biltine, and sporadically elsewhere in Wadai. There are also small colonies of speakers in Darfur near Woda'a and Fafa, and in Kordofan ..
Amdarch of Strathclyde
Amdarch of Strathclyde was ruler of the Kingdom of Strathclyde, the probable son of his predecessor King Domnall III of Strathclyde, and noted in the historical records only as the slayer of King Cuilén of Scotland in 971. His name occurs in various forms only in the various versions of the Chron..
Amda Iyasus
Amda Iyasus (Ge'ez ዓምደ ኢየሱስ ʿāmda iyasus, "Pillar of Jesus," Amh. amde iyesus) was {{IPA (throne name Badel Nan በድል ናኝ badil nāñ; 1433 - 1434) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty. He was the younger son of Takla Maryam. E. A. Wallis Budge notes that Amda ..
Amda Seyon (disambiguation)
Amda Seyon ("Pillar of Zion") was the name of two Emperors of Ethiopia, and one usurper: Amda Seyon I (ruled 1314-1344)Amda Seyon II (ruled 1494)Amda Seyon (usurper proclaimed September, 1707) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title..
Amda Seyon (usurper)
For other people with the name Amda Seyon, see Amda Seyon (disambiguation). Amda Seyon was proclaimed {{IPA in September, 1707 at Yebala in Gojjam. He made his way to Gondar, where he had himself crowned, and within a short time gained the support of the friends of the late Emperor Iyasu. Emperor T..
Amda Seyon I
For other people with the name Amda Seyon, see Amda Seyon (disambiguation). Amda Seyon I (Ge'ez ዓምደ ፡ ጽዮን ʿāmda ṣiyōn, Amharic āmde ṣiyōn, "Pillar of Zion") was ; width: " | width="50%" align="" valign="" | Primary sources (Ethiopian) Huntingford, G.W.B., ed. The Glorious V..
Amda Seyon II
For other people with the name Amda Seyon, see Amda Seyon (disambiguation). Amda Seyon II (Ge'ez ዓምደ ፡ ጽዮን ʿāmda ṣiyōn, Amh. āmde ṣiyōn, "Pillar of Zion") was {{IPA (1494) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty. He was the infant son of Eskender, and a second wife..
Amdír
In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, Amdír was an Elf of Lothlórien. He was a Sindarin Elf from Doriath who left east into Eriador after the War of Wrath. He took over the realm of Lórinand (later Lórien) from Silvan Elves who had had no lords before, south of where Oropher established a realm a..
Amdir
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, Amdír was an Elf of Lothlórien. He was a Sindarin Elf from Doriath who left east into Eriador after the War of Wrath. He took over the realm of Lórinand (later Lórien) from Silvan Elves who had had no lords before, south of w..
Amdo
Amdo (Tibetan: ཨ༌མདོ, Chinese: 安多, Pinyin: Ānduō) is one of the three former provinces of Tibet, the other two being Ü-Tsang and Kham; it is also the place from where the present Dalai Lama comes from. The Amdo dialect is also one of the major dialects of the Tibetan language. The r..
Amdocs
Amdocs NYSE: [DOX], headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri but primarily based in Ra'anana, Israel, works with billing and CRM (formerly Clarify, including ClearSales) systems, mainly focused on the public sector and telecommunications. Their clients are primarily the "Tier-1" players like ..
Amdovirus
Amdovirus is a genus of the Parvoviridae family of viruses. One well known member is Aleutian mink disease virus. See also mink External links [ICTVdB overview at columbia.edu]MeSH [Aleutian+Mink+Disease]MeSH [Aleutian+Mink+Disease+Virus] ..
Amdo County
Amdo County (Tibetan ཨ་མདོ་རྫོང་ Wylie a mdo rdzong ) is a small county within the Nagchu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is considered particularly holy throughout Tibet because it was the birth place of the current Fourteenth Dalai Lama. ..
Amduat
The Amduat (literally "That Which Is In the Afterworld") is an important Ancient Egyptian funerary text of the New Kingdom. Like many funerary texts, it was written on the inside of the tomb for reference by the deceased. Unlike other funerary texts, however, it was reserved only for pharaohs or ver..
Amdukias
In demonology, Amdukias (alternative spellings include Ambduscias, Amduscias and Amdusias) is a demon who has thirty legions of demons under his command (29 according to other authors) and has the rank of Great Duke. Amdukias is associated with thunder and it has been said that his voice is heard du..
Amduscia
Amduscia is a electronic music band consisting of three members, Marco Polo (vocal, lyrics, sampling), Edgard (synth programming, sampling, mixing) and Raul (keyboard and sampling), and was founded in 1999 in Mexico City. The group's name is derived from demon Amdukias in medieval demonolgy. Their m..
Amdusias
In demonology, Amdusias (also Amduscias or Amdukias) has under his control twenty-nine legions. Even though he may appear as a human when evoked, his true form is that of a unicorn. He is accompanied by the sound of trumpets when he comes and will give concerts if commanded, even though no instru..
AMD (disambiguation)
AMD, a three-letter abbreviation, may refer to: A Modest Destiny, the webcomic by Sean HowardAcid mine drainage, an ecological problem concerning very acidic water resulting from miningAdvanced Micro Devices, a microchip manufacturerAge-related macular degeneration, a disease of the eyeArchway Meta..
AMD 5x86
Am5x86-P75 Socket 3 Am5x86-P75 surface mount The AMD 5x86 processor is an x86-compatible CPU introduced in 1995 by AMD for use in 486-class computer systems. It was one of the fastest, and most universally-compatible upgrade paths for users of 486 systems. Introduced in November 1995, t..
AMD 65
AMD-65 Type assault rifle Nation(s) of origin Hungary Era modern History Date of design 1965 Production period 1965 - ?? Service duration 1965 - present Operators Hungary War service Variants Number built Specifications Type Caliber 7,62 mm Ammunit..
AMD Am2900
Am2900 is a family of integrated circuits (ICs) created in 1975 by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). They were constructed with bipolar devices, in a bit-slice topology, and were designed to be used as modular components each representing a different aspect of a computer control unit (CCU). By using a..
AMD Am29000
AMD 29000 Microprocessor The AMD 29000, often simply 29k, was a popular family of RISC-based 32-bit microprocessors and microcontrollers from Advanced Micro Devices. They were, for a time, the most popular RISC chips on the market, widely used in laser printers from a variety of manufacturers. ..
AMD Athlon FX-60
The AMD Athlon FX-60 is a dual core processor with the power of two FX-55 processors based on the Toledo architecture, this processor includes: AMD’s Enhanced Virus Protection for Microsoft Windows XP SP2Cool'n'Quiet technology for a quieter computer and lower power costsHyperTransport technology..
AMD Core Math Library
AMD Core Math Library (ACML) is software development library released by AMD. This library provides useful mathematical routines optimized for AMD processors. ..
AMD Horus
The Horus system, designed by Newisys for AMD, was created to enable AMD Opteron machines to extend beyond the current limit of 8-way (CPU sockets) architectures. The Opteron CPUs feature a cache-coherent Hypertransport (ccHT) bus to permit glueless, multiprocessor interconnect between physical CPU..
AMD K10
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AMD K5
AMD 5K86-P90 (SSA/5) Microprocessor AMD K5 PR166 The K5 was developed by AMD to compete with Intel's Pentium microprocessor range. Introduced in 1995 over a year late, AMD's problems were compounded by being unable to manufacture the chip at the clock speeds originally projected. In its..
AMD K6
AMD K6 logo The K6 microprocessor was launched by AMD in 1997. The significance of this particular microprocessor is that it was designed to fit into existing Pentium desktop designs. What is more it was marketed as being a product which could perform as well as its Intel Pentium equivalent ..
AMD K6-2
The K6-2 was an x86 microprocessor manufactured by AMD, available in speeds ranging from 266 to 550 MHz. It had a 64 KiB Level 1 cache (32 KiB instruction and 32 KiB data), ran at 2.2 volts, was manufactured using a 0.25 micrometre process, had 9.3 million transistors, and fit in a ..
AMD K6-III
The K6-III was an x86 microprocessor manufactured by AMD, the last and fastest of all Socket 7 processors. It achieved the distinction of being the fastest X86 processor on the market on release, and remained highly competitive for a considerable time afterwards. In conception, the design was si..
AMD K8L
The AMD K8L is the immediate successor to the AMD K8 series of processors (i.e. Athlon 64, Opteron, Sempron 64, and sharing technologies with the Turion 64 S1). Little is known about it yet as it has not been officially announced. However, its existence is confirmed by Henri Richard, AMD executi..
AMD K9
The term K9 represents a microarchitecture by AMD to replace the K8 chips, and has had various definitions. Contents 1 K9 still not a confirmed product2 Original K9 - eight issue3 Design teams4 Naming5 External links K9 still not a confirmed product AMD has now confir..
AMD Live!
Contents 1 Background2 Features and Software3 Hardware requirements4 Media Discussion5 External links Background AMD Live! was originally the name of Advanced Micro Devices' initiative to gather the support of professional musicians and other media producers behind i..
AMD Next Generation Microarchitecture
AMD Next Generation Microarchitecture currently refers to one of the following: AMD K8L due in late 2006 to 1H 2007.AMD K10 due sometime in 2008. AMD K9 had been cancelled in 2004, due to, among other reasons; technical difficulties in adoption of an extra wide execution core, and the decision to fo..
Amédée-François Frézier
Amédée-François Frézier (1682-October 26, 1773) was a French military engineer, mathematician, spy, and explorer who is best remembered for bringing back five specimens of Fragaria chiloensis, the Beach Strawberry, from an assignment in South America, thus introducing this New World fruit to ..
Amédée Baillot de Guerville
Amédée Baillot de Guerville (1869-?) was a minor newspaper correspondent and editor best known for his staunch defense of Japan in the aftermath of the alleged Port Arthur Massacre of November 1894 and as author of a few books of travel-journalism. A.B. de Guerville, as he was more generally k..
Amédée Courbet
Amédée Courbet (1828–1885) was a French Admiral during the 19th century, who was particularly active in Asia. He was a Polytechnician. Courbet was born in Abbeville in 1828. He was appointed governor of New Caledonia from 1880 to 1882, then commander of the Naval Division of Tonkin in 18..
Amédée de Noé
Charles Amédée de Noé, known as Cham (Jan. 26, 1818 - Sept. 6, 1879) was a French caricaturist and lithographer. Raised by a family who wished him to attend a polytechnic school, he instead attended painting workshops by Nicolas Charlet and Paul Delaroche and began work as a cartoonist, taking..
Amédée E. Forget
The Honourable Amédée Emmanuel Forget (November 12, 1847 – June 8, 1923) was a Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and politician. He was the last Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories and the first Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Saskatchewan. Born in Marieville, Lower Canada..
Amédée Gordini
Amédée Gordini (June 23, 1899 - May 25, 1979) was an Italian-born race car driver and sports car manufacturer in France. Gordini was born in Bassano, Province of Varese in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. He was a young boy when he became fascinated with automobiles and racing. In his earl..
Amédée Louis Michel Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau
Amédée Louis Michel Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau (1770 – 1845) was a French entomologist, and specialist in the Hymenoptera. From the year of 1833 until his death, he served as president of the Société Entomologique de France. ..
Amédée Mouchez
Amédée Ernest Barthélemy Mouchez (August 24, 1821 – June 29, 1892) was a 19th century French naval officer who became director of the Paris Observatory and launched the ill-fated Carte du Ciel project in 1887. Born in Madrid, Spain, Mouchez embarked on a career in the French Navy as an ens..
Amédée Ozenfant
Guitar and Bottles (Guitare et bouteilles), 1920. Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Amédée Ozenfant (15 April, 1886 - 4 May, 1966) was a French cubist painter. He was born into a bourgeois family in Saint-Quentin, Aisne and was educated at Dominican colleges in Saint-Sébastien. After completi..
Amédéo Garrammone
At the risk of his own life Pte. Amédéo Garrammone an off duty Military Police officer of CFB Halifax made a valiant attempt to assist another member of the Forces, a stranger, who was being stabbed by thugs in Halifax on 4 November 1978. Pte. Garrammone was returning to the base when he saw t..
Amédé Ardoin
Amédé Ardoin (March 11 1898—1941 or 1950) was a black creole Louisiana musician, known for his high singing voice and virtuosity on the ten-button (diatonic or "Cajun") accordion. He is credited by Louisiana music scholars with laying the groundwork for Cajun music in the early 20th century...
Am Dobrock
Am Dobrock is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Oste and Elbe, approx. 25 km east of Cuxhaven, and 15 km south of Brunsbüttel. Its seat is in the village Cadenberge. The Samtgemeinde Am..
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