Before the introduction of HTML and HTTP, other protocols such as File Transfer Protocol and the gopher protocol were used to retrieve individual files from a server.

* ( Before and after Waterloo-plain text and HTML editions )

Google Videos ( originally Google Video ) was a video search engine, and formerly a free video sharing website, from Google Inc. Before removing user-uploaded content, the service allowed selected videos to be remotely embedded on other websites and provided the necessary HTML code alongside the media, similar to YouTube.

Before Channel 4 and S4C, Britain had three terrestrial television services: BBC1, BBC2, and ITV.

Before the development of silicon power rectifier diodes, cuprous oxide and later selenium was used ; its low efficiency gave it a much higher forward voltage drop ( typically 1. 4 to 1. 7 V per " cell ", with multiple cells stacked to increase the peak inverse voltage rating in high voltage rectifiers ), and required a large heat sink ( often an extension of the diode ’ s metal substrate ), much larger than a silicon diode of the same current ratings would require.

Before the military buildup began in fiscal year ( FY ) 1980, United States military assistance to Honduras was less than US $ 4 million.

Before long, scientific inquiries provoked by his claims had pushed back the age of the earth into the millions of yearsstill too short when compared with the accepted 4. 6 billion year age in the 21st century, but a distinct improvement.

Before the Mariner 4 spacecraft arrived at Mars in July 1965 and dispelled some of the more exotic theories about the planet, the conventional image of Mars was shaped by the observations of the astronomers Giovanni Schiaparelli and Percival Lowell.

Before long, the Giants were 6 – 2, but lost two straight to division foes: to the Cowboys 33 – 20 at home, and to the Eagles on the road, putting the G-Men in 2nd place in the NFC East at 6 – 4.

Before the vaccine was introduced in 1963, there were an estimated 3 – 4 million

Before being taken out of the game, Denver's starting quarterback Craig Morton completed just 4 out of 15 passes for 39 yards and was intercepted 4 times.

Before cable-ready TV sets became common in the late 1980s, an electronic tuning device called a cable converter box was needed to receive the additional analog cable TV channels and transpose or convert the selected channel to analog radio frequency ( RF ) for viewing on a regular TV set on a single channel, usually VHF channel 3 or 4.

Before the 2011 World Series, the team is 16 – 20 in individual playoff games, and 4 – 4 overall for postseason series.

Before Grace's debut in the fixture, the Gentlemen had lost 19 consecutive games ; of the next 39 games they won 27 and lost only 4.

Before pre-production could begin, Moe fell ill from lung cancer, and died three months later on May 4, 1975.

Before this episode, Jesus had been " all about Galilee " preaching, as in Matthew 4: 23, and " great crowds followed him " from all around the area.

Before the game, the Mariners honored him with a 15-minute presentation which included a highlight reel of his playing career with the Mariners, a presentation of a " The House that Griffey Built " memorial by Mariners hall-of-famers and former teammates Jay Buhner and Edgar Martínez, and a 4 minute standing ovation from the sold-out crowd.

Before its outright purchase by Nokia in December 2008, Symbian Ltd. was owned by Nokia ( 56. 3 %), Ericsson ( 15. 6 %), Sony Ericsson ( 13. 1 %), Matsushita ( 10. 5 %), and Samsung ( 4. 5 %).

Before its market introduction, the 1201 was renamed 8008, following the new naming convention started with the 4001 / 2 / 3 / 4.

Before the merger with Alkemade, the municipality covered an area of 41. 37 km² ( 25. 71 mile² ) of which 4. 88 km² ( 3. 03 mile² ) is water, mainly the lakes Braassemermeer and Wijde Aa.

Thiensville Park, along the Milwaukee river, hosts the " Family Fun Before the Fourth " every year, the Saturday before July 4.

Before the 1966 World Cup the West Stand was demolished again and replaced by a two-tiered structure with 4, 471 seats in the upper tier and retaining a terrace in front of the stand.

His work as a songwriter met with particular success in the UK: top 40 UK hits written by Newman included Cilla Black's " I've Been Wrong Before " (# 17, 1965 ), Gene Pitney's " Nobody Needs Your Love " (# 2, 1966 ) and " Just One Smile " (# 8, 1966 ); and The Alan Price Set's " Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear " (# 4, 1967 ).

Between this time, Lynn soon began to regularly hit the Top 10 after 1964 with " Before I'm Over You ", which peaked at No. 4, followed by " Wine, Women, and Song ", which peaked at No. 3.

Before that, 35. 2 ° C ( 95. 4 ° F ) was recorded in August 1990.

Before 1999, Runway 1 / 19 and 4 / 22 were originally designated 18 / 36 and 3 / 21.

Before she begins her shift, another field commander named Major Mackenzie on patrol has lost contact with the CSS ASTRID after sighting Order troops.

Before CSS was commonplace, web developers may have resorted to some structurally invalid markup to achieve certain presentational goals-for example, including block level elements within inline elements to obtain a particular effect.

Before version 6, Internet Explorer used an algorithm for determining the width of an element's box which conflicted with the algorithm detailed in the CSS specification, and due to Internet Explorer's popularity many pages were created which relied upon this incorrect algorithm.

Before this, many of its families were assigned to the old order Liliales: a very large order containing almost all monocots with colourful tepals and without starch in their endosperm.

Before the 19th century, tattoos and piercings were very common among the Aleut people, especially among women.

First, that the " sword shall never depart from your house " ( 2 Samuel 12: 10 ) second, that " Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.

Before then, effectiveness of muzzleloaders was hindered by both the low reloading speed and, before the firing mechanism was perfected, the very high risk posed by the firearm to the person attempting to fire it.

Before Jack and I moved to Montreal, we had just been through some very rough treatment in the racially biased South during spring training in Florida.

Before 1700, London brewers sent out their beer very young and any aging was either performed by the publican or a dealer.

Before his death he had urged the College of Cardinals to elect Giovanni di San Paolo as his successor, but Lotario de ' Conti was elected pope on the very day on which Celestine III died.

Before becoming Pope, he spent time at the then very liberal and cosmopolitan University of Padua, which maintained considerable independence from the Church and had a very international character.

Before the success of the midnight screenings, the film was withdrawn from its eight opening cities due to very small audiences, and its planned New York opening ( on Halloween night ) was cancelled.

For men to sing about very emotional things ... Before that no one would do it.

These slings were apparently very powerful ; in 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, historian Charles C. Mann quoted a conquistador, who said that an Incan sling " could break a sword in two pieces " and " kill a horse.

Before long distance telephone services were readily available or affordable, telegram services were very popular and the only way to convey information speedily over very long distances.

Before any of the scandalous activity became widely known, Harding's popularity began to ebb, but he responded with determination to run for re-election, despite strong support emerging for the very popular Henry Ford for the Democrats.

Before the invention of crinoline, women's underwear was often very large and bulky.

Before Linux 2. 6. 33, ReiserFS heavily used the big kernel lock ( BKL ) — a global kernel-wide lock — which does not scale very well for systems with multiple cores, as the critical code parts are only ever executed by one core at a time.

Before the album was released, Blur released a new single, " Don't Bomb When You Are the Bomb " as a very limited white label release.

Before his methods were commercialised in 1987 his laboratory was the only centre carrying out DNA fingerprinting in the world, and during this period of about two or three years it was very busy, receiving inquiries from all over the globe.

Before the turn, very little information was known in Europe about what lay around the cape.

Bleeding: Before modern surgical developments, there was a very real threat that a patient would bleed to death before treatment, or during the operation.

Before that very few Asian models were booked such as Anna Bayle and Du Juan.

Before 1940, to meet the objections of the labor unions, the programs provided very little training to teach new skills to workers.

Before appearing in television, Rayburn was a very successful actor and radio performer.

Before the introduction of a vaccine, the mortality of the severe form of smallpox — variola major — was very high.