Ironically the VLB portion of a slot looked similar to a IBM MCA slot, as indeed it was the same physical 116 pin connector used by MCA cards rotated by 180 degrees.

Micro Channel Architecture ( MCA ) was a proprietary 16-or 32-bit parallel computer bus introduced by IBM in 1987 which was used on PS / 2 and other computers until the mid 1990s.

HM Coastguard does not possess many of its own lifeboats but does have several MCA Falcons which are a type of lifeboat that are used in areas that might not necessarily have a lifeboat provided by the volunteer Royal National Lifeboat Institution, although it often wet leases commercial helicopters — mainly Sikorsky S-92s and AgustaWestland AW139s — and tugs to provide search and rescue cover in certain areas.

Image: 1960sMCAlogo. jpg | First MCA Records logo, used outside the United States and patterned after the 1960s American Decca logo.

Image: 1970sMCARecordsLogo. jpg | MCA Records logo used from 1972 through 1991.

Still used by MCA Nashville.

Image: Final MCA Records logo. png | Final MCA Records logo, used from 1997 until its dismantling in 2003.

Bronfman, Jr., used the proceeds of the sale to help acquire Universal Studios, MCA, PolyGram, and Deutsche Grammophon.

The 7820 was such a high quality player that MCA themselves used it at their DiscoVision disc pressing plant in Carson, CA for quality control checks of both master discs and finished sets.

Technical documents and brochures produced by MCA Disco-Vision during the early and mid -' 70s also used the term " Disco-Vision Records " to refer to the pressed discs.

In recent years, CA has been employed by researchers in other fields, such as feminism and feminist linguistics, or used in complement with other theories, such as Membership Categorization Analysis ( MCA ).

" The MCA says that material it publishes is subject to Crown copyright protection, which means that it may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium for research or private study, provided it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context.

* A Pockels Cell was used by MCA Disco-Vision ( DiscoVision ) engineers in the optical videodisc mastering system.

MCA used the Pockels Cell in videodisc mastering until the sale to Pioneer Electronics.

Late in 1974, the Famous Music record labels were sold to ABC Records ; ABC kept the Blue Thumb imprint active ( mostly for albums by the Pointer Sisters and the Crusaders, and it was also used for reissues too ) until ABC sold its labels to MCA Records in 1979.

The Decca, Kapp, and Uni labels continued to be used for new releases for a short time, but in late 1972, new releases by their former artists began appearing on the MCA Records label ; before long their back catalogs had been transferred to MCA as well.

Two tones of 25 Hz and 35 Hz were used: these two tones allowed different effects to be activated when desired: the rumble could be turned on or off in the Sensurround horns, the main soundtrack could be sent to the Sensurround horns, the level of both the rumble and the soundtrack coming from the horns could be varied by varying the level of the control tones and the theater's main audio system could be increased in level by up to 8 dB at select points to create a greater dynamic range ( MCA called this the " Step-Gain " function.

Note: A mono optical Sensurround print was used for the MCA DiscoVision release of Earthquake in 1978.

MCA also changed the way the control tones were used, allowing the Sensurround horns in the front and back of the theater to be controlled independently.

Due to the use of dbx Type-II noise reduction, MCA eliminated the standard Academy Filter traditionally used on optical prints, thus giving Sensurround an increased frequency response of 16 Hz to 16 kHz and a dynamic range of 86 dB, superior to 70mm magnetic prints of the time.

The 7820 was the only player ever sold to either the industrial or consumer market that was entirely designed and engineered by the technicians at MCA Disco-Vision and contained all of their preferred design approaches, such as playing the disc with the laser on top ( instead of underneath ) and moving the disc radially to provide tracking instead of moving the laser radially.

Additionally, Fleming told McClory that if MCA rejected the film because of McClory's involvement, then McClory should either sell himself to MCA, back out of the deal, or file suit in court.

Talent-agent MCA exerted influence at the studio, bringing in some high-paid clients for occasional features, and it was rumored at various times that either MCA or deposed MGM head Louis B. Mayer would buy the studio outright.

Indian on non-Indian crime in Indian Country will be prosecuted in Federal Court, either from the MCA, or the Indian Country Crimes Act (§ 1152 ) ( unless the Indian was punished by the tribe ).

Direct superficial temporal artery ( STA ) to middle cerebral artery ( MCA ) bypass is considered the treatment of choice, although its efficacy, particularly for hemorrhagic disease, remains uncertain.

She had two Top 40 hit singles with MCA ---" Read Between the Lines " and a cover version of The Drifters ' " Under the Boardwalk ", which hit Top 25 country in 1988.

After a decade of operating through Warner, when its contract with the company expired, the label was sold to MCA Music Entertainment ( later renamed Universal Music Group ) in 1990.

After it was recorded, Nunes took the recording to Russ Regan, who was the head of the Uni label owned by MCA.

After Motown was sold off to MCA in 1988, Robinson relinquished his position as vice president.

After being dropped from MCA, the band explored a new musical direction and reshuffled their lineup somewhat.

After Diamond had signed a deal with MCA Records, whose label at the time was Uni ( after MCA's parent company, Universal Pictures ), he moved to Los Angeles in 1970.

After the waiver was granted, the company formed MCA Television Limited for Syndication.

After World War II, American Decca releases were issued in the United Kingdom on the Brunswick label until 1968 when the MCA Records label was introduced in the UK.

After losing his publishing contract with Dea and Carter, Earle met producer Tony Brown and after severing his ties with Lomax and Epic Records obtained a seven record deal with MCA Records.

After the MCA contract ended, Stevens became exclusive to his own label, Clyde Records, for a period of years.

After the partnership with MCA ended, he remained active on his own label, Clyde Records, until he found another home with Curb Records, returning to the label in 2001.

After MCA DiscoVision shut down, Pioneer continued to sell the player under the Pioneer name as the Pioneer Model-III.

After Discovision Associates shut down in early 1982, Universal Studio's videodisc software label, called MCA Videodisc until 1984, began reissuing many DiscoVision titles.

After PolyGram took over British Decca, classical-music albums recorded by British Decca continued to be released on the London label in the U. S., with a logo similar to the Decca classical label logo, until American Decca owner MCA Records bought British Decca owner PolyGram in 1998, which formed Universal Music, after which they were all reissued on the original British Decca label in the U. S.

After winning a legal battle with Epic Records, Scholz switched his band's recording label to MCA.

After the official fanclub Slave was set up in January, Luna Sea released their first official MCA Victor album, Image on May 21.

After Boardwalk folded, producer Bruce Bird secured Night Ranger a deal with MCA on their Camel subsidiary in 1983.

After the duo broke up, Wynonna signed to MCA Records in association with Curb Records as a solo artist.

After the release of a greatest hits album called Collection, Wynonna left MCA in favor of Mercury Records.

After moving to MCA, co-founder Lucky Oceans left the band, and Chris O ' Connell left in September 1986 due to her pregnancy.

After traveling the globe in support of her self-titled MCA debut, De Lory's pop and world influences took root in her collaboration with cellist, Cameron Stone.

After 1994's Tha Triflin ' Album, on which Tee worked with Marley Marl, he left Capitol for MCA and put out IV Life in 1995.

After leaving MCA as well, he built with Dr. Dre and ended up signing to the producer's label, Aftermath Entertainment.

After ABC was sold to MCA Records in 1979, MCA briefly operated an MCA / Songbird label with new signings including Little Anthony ( of Little Anthony and the Imperials ) and Dan Peek ( formerly of the group America ).