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Why does my browser attempt to download pages from http://clhs.lisp.se instead of viewing them normally?
There is something wrong with the way that website and/or web sever is delivering web pages.
This is not a problem on your end but rather something odd on the server side; with either the website ...
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Is it safe to use the PSU from a Sun Ultra 40 to build a modern system?
The power supply will not power the system because it lacks connectors required by modern systems. Furthermore, the motherboard will not fit in the machine without modification.
The Sun Ultra 40 ...
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Is RAM that is sold as server-RAM compatible with desktop-PC and why?
The answer is "maybe". It depends on what your desktop machine is capable of and what kind of server RAM it is. The most important part is whether the RAM is "unbuffered" or "registered" or "load ...
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Is After Dark compatible for Windows 10?
Apparently here according to this person on Reddit who seems to believe it's working on their Windows 10 environment. According to this post a lot of old screensavers do still work in Windows 8.1/10, ...
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Is there a native alternative to the `watch` command; for Darwin/OS X
There's no exact replacement. You could install the Linux watch command with your favorite package manager (homebrew or macports), or manually.
Or you could roll your own watch-like functionality ...
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Why does my browser attempt to download pages from http://clhs.lisp.se instead of viewing them normally?
This funny website return for your page an answer with the following headers:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
Accept-Ranges: bytes
Content-Length: 8896
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 ...
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New Skype (v8.x) setup forces installing Skype from Windows Store
Reason:
According to Skype System Requirements:
New Skype on Windows desktop requires:
Windows 10 Version 1507, or version 1511
Windows 8.1
Windows 8
Windows 7 (32-bit and 64 bit versions supported)
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When Firefox drops Java applet support, how will I run old Java applets?
The Java Developers Kit (JDK) has a utility that is designed for debugging applets. The tool is called appletviewer and is run like this:
<PATH_TO_JDK>\bin\appletviewer.exe <...
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Is it safe to use the PSU from a Sun Ultra 40 to build a modern system?
From my own experience with exactly that endeavour (wanting to re-use the attractive Ultra 40 M2 case for a regular PC) I can give you a heads-up, it will work.
The supply can deliver about 750 Watts ...
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What is the difference between various TPM modules?
The naming of pluggables TPM-cards should be something like
TPM-L-R2.0, where the L stands for the pins and it's spacing and the R for the protocoll revision.
Please note that on the mechnical part ...
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Why does my browser attempt to download pages from http://clhs.lisp.se instead of viewing them normally?
You can try ModHeader. After install you visit the root of the site, click on the extension icon, then on the plus sign, response header and type Content-Type. Happy browsing of that site.
You can ...
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NVMe PCIe x4 SSD on M.2 PCIe x2 slot?
A single lane of PCIe 3.0 is capable of, in theory, 985MB/s. Two lanes would be twice that at 1970MB/s.
Overheads may eat into that slightly.
PCIe should also negotiate how many lanes are available, ...
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Is there a native alternative to the `watch` command; for Darwin/OS X
Based on @Spiff awesome answer, I improved it a bit to avoid flickering/flashing on each execution:
fakewatch () { while true; do DATE=$(date); RESULT=$(${@}); clear; echo "$DATE"; echo "$RESULT"; ...
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Is it risky to purchase two kits of 64GB RAM instead of single kit of 128GB RAM?
What is a matched set?
Matched sets are guaranteed to work together at advertised speed, assuming no motherboard incompatibilities or defects. 2 sets of same speed, same brand and same model number ...
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What is the difference between various TPM modules?
TPM/FW3.19 is TPM 1.2 compatible and TPM-L R2.0 is 2.0 compatible.
Ok, let me explain again. TPM/FW3.19 (20 pins) is an old module created for old Motherboards like P8B, P9D etc. and it's TPM 1.2 ...
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Is Thunderbolt 2 forward-compatible to Thunderbolt 3?
I just found something that sheds some light on my question. On the Apple Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter page they mentioned that the adapter is bidirectional and I quote:
The Thunderbolt 3 ...
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Is it safe to use the PSU from a Sun Ultra 40 to build a modern system?
Safe? Maybe. Compatible? Chances are no. The service manual indicates a design with two independant power supply connectors, and a very different layout from what I typically see in a PC. If the ...
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Run notepad.exe as admin by default
This is because notepad.exe is located in C:\Windows\System32
In order to fix this, you have to copy notepad.exe to a different folder. From the new folder, you will find that the compatibility tab ...
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Why does Windows 10 Compatibility mode pop up a UAC prompt?
Only windows 7 and up have separated administrative rights from user rights.
When you use Windows XP or earlier as compatibility mode, you need administrative rights because in those operating ...
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How to enable IE mode in Edge browser (Version 83.0.478.61 and up) for a site?
In fact, the article that you referenced to, gave you all the hints that you need.
Look at Verify IE Mode Configuration section. It shows the result of all the complicated settings is just a registry ...
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"Inexplicit" RAM Compatibility
only DDR3 800/1066 are compatible
This is incorrect, it should read "memory supporting at least 400MHz or 533MHz".
(DDR3-800 runs at 400MHz with two actions per cycle. Marketing loves to present ...
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Is it safe to use the PSU from a Sun Ultra 40 to build a modern system?
I found a parts re-seller carrying the PSU for the Sun Ultra 40. While one of the connectors does appear to be a 24 pin ATX plug (the side that's visible matches wire colors and orders); the other ...
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New Skype (v8.x) setup forces installing Skype from Windows Store
I don't often answer my own questions but have just come across a fix for this:
Run the installer in "Compatibility mode" (Windows 8) and it installs fine.
Quite why the most recent version of ...
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Can I replace regular DIMMs with (non-ECC) RDIMM RAM?
It depends on the motherboard specifications.
Usually, the motherboard must match the memory type; as a result,
registered memory will not work in a motherboard not designed for it,
and vice ...
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Are network printers with 10Base-T/100Base-TX connectivity compatible with older Ethernet equipement?
and a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet passive hub (Zyxel ES-108P),
It's not passive and it's not even a hub. ZyXEL ES-108P is an active Ethernet switch.
Real Ethernet hubs largely disappeared from the market ...
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16 bit windows under Win64 using Wine?
This is now possible with winevdm: https://github.com/otya128/winevdm.
To run 16 bit applications on a 64 bit Windows, a x86 CPU has to be emulated because the Local Descriptor Table (LDT) cannot be ...
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What is the easiest way to open a Mac Pages (.pages) file on Windows?
Another option is to register for free to Apple's iCloud service (https://www.icloud.com/), upload your document there, and download it in either .docx or .pdf format. This of course less than ideal, ...
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Why do motherboards only support oh so much RAM?
tldr - It is a result of physical constraints, and memory controller constraints. The memory controller can only handle so much. There's a limit to how much ram you can pack into a single stick, and ...
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Troubleshooting very old software hanging in Windows 10
Off the top of my head, rightclick on the executable, and run it in compatibility troubleshooter. That might help diagnose it if it hangs, and you kill it.
Alternately run it on a VM. Its going to ...
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