" Since the term " CPU " is generally defined as a device for software ( computer program ) execution, the earliest devices that could rightly be called CPUs came with the advent of the stored-program computer.

Since the advent of satellite positioning, such coordinate systems are typically geocentric: the axis is aligned with the Earth's ( conventional or instantaneous ) rotation axis.

Since the advent of the World Wide Web and computer software development, many graphic designers have become involved in interface design.

Since the 1950s, hydrology has been approached with a more theoretical basis than in the past, facilitated by advances in the physical understanding of hydrological processes and by the advent of computers and especially geographic information systems ( GIS ).

Since the advent of the World Cup in 1930, two trophies have represented victory: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy from 1974 to the present day.

Since the advent of digital video and computerized video processing, optical disc media and digital video recorders can now perform the same role as videotape.

Since the advent of technology, it is possible for aircraft and boats to parade.

Since the advent of the Global Positioning System, highly precise, yet affordable timing is available from many commercial GPS receivers.

Since the advent of radio, and then television, the speech has been broadcast live on most networks, preempting scheduled programming.

Since the advent of the internet, various people in both China and abroad have begun to argue online that the Cultural Revolution had many beneficial qualities for China that have been denied by both the post-Mao Chinese Communist Party and the Western media.

Since the advent of silicification, diatoms have made a significant impression on the fossil record, with major deposits of fossil diatoms found as far back as the early Cretaceous, and some rocks ( diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr ) being composed almost entirely of them.

Since the 1980s, with the advent of flexible, yet stiff graphite ferrules, travel rod technology has greatly advanced, and multi-piece travel rods that can be transported in a suitcase or backpack constitute a large share of the market.

Since the advent of microcontrollers ( monolithic integrated circuits containing RAM, ROM and CPU all onboard ), the term " micro " is more commonly used to refer to that meaning.

Since the advent of graphical user interfaces, Fitts's law has been applied to tasks where the user must position a mouse cursor over an on-screen target, such as a button or other widget.

Since the 1950s, the advent of mass tourism has transformed the island into a centre of attraction for foreign visitors and attracting workers from mainland Spain.

Since the advent of ham satellites in 1969, each has always been known as Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio – OSCAR.

Since the 1950s, the advent of mass tourism radically changed the face of both the city and island, transforming it into a centre of attraction for visitors and attracting workers from mainland Spain.

Since the advent of world cruises in 1922, by Cunard's Laconia, thousands of people have completed circumnavigations of the globe at a more leisurely pace.

Since the advent of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989 ( children defined as under 18 ), almost every country ( except the U. S. & Somalia ) in the world has become voluntarily legally committed to advancing an anti-discriminatory stance towards young people of all ages.

Since the advent of the Interstate Highway System, Interstate 40 has largely diverted long-distance travel away from Wynne.

Since then, better transport and the advent of tourism has helped the city regain its fortunes.

Since the advent of high-power rocketry, which began in the mid-1980s with the availability of G-through J-class motors ( each letter designation has twice the energy of the one before ), a number of companies have shared the market for larger and more powerful rockets.

Since the advent of computer controlled systems this is accomplished by an automated systems in professional and even amateur equipment.

Since the advent of organized Matchbox collectors ' clubs ( see below, " Matchbox collectors "), models and their variations have been coded and catalogued, and values have been roughly established.

Since then people began to associate a word " ecommerce " with the ability of purchasing various goods through the Internet using secure protocols and electronic payment services.

Since the mid-1990s the Internet has had a drastic impact on culture and commerce, including the rise of near-instant communication by electronic mail, instant messaging, Voice over Internet Protocol ( VoIP ) " phone calls ", two-way interactive video calls, and the World Wide Web with its discussion forums, blogs, social networking, and online shopping sites.

Since the principal consumer application is for Internet access, ISDN was mostly superseded by DSL in the early 21st century.

Since the end of Sakoku in 1853, the flow of loanwords from European languages has increased significantly – the last half-century or so has seen a very large volume of words borrowed from English, especially words about technology, including pasokon ( a shortening of " personal computer "), intānetto (" Internet "), and kamera (" camera ").

Since 1997, all newly-found Mersenne primes have been discovered by the “ Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search ” ( GIMPS ), a distributed computing project on the Internet.

Since the rise of widespread broadband Internet access, malicious software has more frequently been designed for profit.

Since the late 1990s, The New Yorker has used the Internet to publish current and archived material.

Since Unreal came packaged with its own scripting language called UnrealScript, it soon developed a large community on the Internet which was able to add new mods ( short for " modifications ") in order to change or enhance gameplay.

Since e-mail is faster than the standard postal service, the rise of the Internet saw a shift of people playing board wargames from play-by-mail ( PBM ) to play-by-email ( PBEM ) or play-by-web ( PBW ).

Since 2008, the Internet has become a new field of battle.

Since 1994, version four of the BGP has been in use on the Internet.

Since the majority of popular tin whistle music is traditional and out of copyright, it is common to share tune collections on the Internet.

Since he was interested, and since several of those authors ( like Jerry Pournelle, former columnist for Byte Magazine, for instance ) were very Internet savvy, he did.

Since 2006 several more companies emerged to provide options to individual Iraqis that made Internet access more affordable, albeit with less bandwidth.

Since then, Orange is the sole brand of France Telecom for landline and Internet services worldwide, with a few exceptions, such as Mobistar in Belgium and TPSA in Poland.

Since the rise of the Internet in the early 1990s, the graphology organizations have suffered major declines in membership.

Since the purchase of CompuServe's Information Services Division by AOL, it has operated as an online service provider and an Internet service provider.

Since January 2003, Penthouse International has been working with FCC, DISA and various agencies as well as several academic universities to offer Penthouse HDTV on cell phones using regular the United States TV broadcaster and Internet Service Providers.

Since the state controlled media has control over most media outlet, the Internet is one of the rare places where Chinese nationalists can rant and express their feelings.

Since at least 1982, the Internet has provided a new venue for support groups.

Since the creation of the first DNSBL in 1997, the operation and policies of these lists have been frequently controversial, both in Internet advocacy and occasionally in lawsuits.

" Since then, and with gradual increasing penetration, the Internet has become a common communication platform and an important tool for sharing information.