Some digital synthesizers now exist in the form of " softsynth " software that synthesizes sound using conventional PC hardware, though they require careful programming and a fast CPU to get the same latency response as their dedicated equivalents.

Some devices connected via PCs ' DB-25 parallel port, or through the joystick port found in many PC sound cards.

Some IBM PC clone vendors offered somewhat customised hardware solutions that were delivered running NeXTSTEP on Intel, such as the Elonex NextStation and the Canon object. station 41.

Some controllers, however, have peer-to-peer communication option in order to reduce dependency on the host PC.

Some " low-cost " workstations are still expensive by PC standards, but offer binary compatibility with higher-end workstations and servers made by the same vendor.

Some Pocket PC 2002 devices were also sold as " Phone Editions ", which included cell phone functionality in addition to the PDA abilities.

Some examples of current Pocket PCs with GPS integrated are the Fujitsu Siemens Pocket Loox N560, a high-end Pocket PC with a VGA screen and an integrated SiRF Star III GPS ; the HTC TyTN ,< ref >

Some computers, such as the IBM PC, used an integrated circuit called a UART, that converted characters to ( and from ) asynchronous serial form, and automatically looked after the timing and framing of data.

Some considered UAE to be attempting the impossible ; to be demanding that a system read, process and output 100 MB / s of data when the fastest PC was a 66 MHz 486, while keeping various emulated chips ( the Amiga chipset ) all in sync and appearing as they were supposed to appear to software.

Some of the early 1982 commercial software for the IBM PC was ported from CP / M ( where it was written for the BDS C subset of the C language ) to MS-DOS using Lattice C including Perfect Writer, PerfectCalc, PerfectSpeller and PerfectFiler.

Some PC Party members formed the new Progressive Canadian Party, which has attracted only marginal support.

Some operating systems such as ANDOS managed to output text in 80x25 mode when displaying documents imported from IBM PC, by placing characters more densely.

Some versions of the Asus Eee PC uses a 900 MHz Intel Celeron M processor underclocked to 630 MHz.

Some BIOSes ( like the IBM PC / AT ) perform the check only for fixed disk / removable drives, while for floppies and superfloppies it is enough to start with a byte greater or equal to < tt > 06h </ tt > and the first nine words not to contain the same value, before the boot sector is accepted as valid, thereby avoiding the explicit test for < tt > 0x55 </ tt >, < tt > 0xAA </ tt > on floppies.

Some manufacturers bundled a PC version of Atari Games ' racing game San Francisco Rush, the arcade version of which used a Voodoo Graphics chipset.

Some PC caucus members refused to accept the merger: long-time Tory MP and former Prime Minister Joe Clark continued to sit as a " Progressive Conservative " for the remainder of the Parliament, as did MPs John Herron and André Bachand, while Scott Brison left the new party to join the Liberal Party in December 2003.

This began to change in 1998 ", while Maximum PC has said " Some would argue that the stealth-action genre was born in 1998 " with the mainstream success of Metal Gear Solid as well as Tenchu: Stealth Assassins and Thief: The Dark Project.

Some of the NES Miracle keyboards were also later converted for PC use-the Nintendo Seal of Quality on these boards was covered up with a piece of plastic.

Some manufacturers do not document and even mildly discourage the assembly language programming of their machines because they must programmed in this way by putting together the program on the PC and then forcing it into the calculator by various improvised methods.

Some episodes are a vehicle to introduce a new character into the storyline, while others are parodies of cultural phenomena, such as Hello Kitty, Japanese karate and ninja movies, ' 80s anti-drug documentaries, Michael Moore's documentary film Fahrenheit 9 / 11, Kill Bill, the crime drama CSI: Miami, the iPod " silhouette " ad campaign, the MTV show Pimp My Ride, the game show Krypton Factor, Mel Brooks ' History of the World, the video game Portal, Final Fantasy VII, the Academy Awards and even retailers such as PC World (' Pissy Werld ' in the show ), IKEA ( or ' PIKEA ') and Matalan (' Catalan ').

Some early exceptions were possible on PC / Windows gaming in which it was possible to independently adjust game audio while playing music with a separate program running in the background.

Some PC BIOSes, especially in servers, also support serial consoles, giving access to the BIOS through a serial port so that the simpler and cheaper serial console infrastructure can be used.

Some console dispatch panels are actually a PC based application.

Some have argued that the NDP passed these changes because they saw it as being in their best interests to help the PC party stay alive.

Some of the late 90s / early 2000s games were under development by other companies at one time, but rights to the game programs and all of the existing code was bought and finished by other developers.

Some board games make use of components in addition to — or instead of — a board and playing pieces.

Some games use CDs, video cassettes, and, more recently, DVDs in accompaniment to the game.

Some games, such as chess, depend almost entirely on player skill.

Some games ( chess being the classic example ) are perfect information games: every player has complete information on the state of the game.

Some games involve commanding multiple game pieces ( or units ), such as chess pieces or Monopoly houses and hotels, that have unique designations and capabilities within the parameters of the game ; in other games, such as Go, all pieces controlled by a player have the same capabilities.

Some games give the player a fifth option, " surrender ".

Some games do not permit the player to increase the bet by amounts other than 100 %.

* Surrender ( only available as first decision of a hand ): Some games offer the option to " surrender ", usually in hole card games and directly after the dealer has checked for blackjack ( but see below for variations ).

Some matching-type games are also shedding-type games ; some variants of Rummy such as Phase 10 and Rummikub, as well as the children's game Old Maid, fall into both categories.

Some card games are designed specifically to be played as drinking games.

Some of these games involve players betting against each other, such as poker, while in others, like blackjack, players wager against the house.

Some of these games, such as Pyramid from Battlestar Galactica, become real card games as the holder of the intellectual property develops and markets a suitable deck and ruleset for the game, while others, such as " Exploding Snap " from the Harry Potter franchise, lack sufficient descriptions of rules, or depend on cards or other hardware that are infeasible or physically impossible.

Some casino games have a skill element, where the player makes decisions ; such games are called " random with a tactical element ".

Some episodes even show them watching Bears games.

Some historians think Kling's absence was significant enough to prevent the Cubs from also winning a third straight title in 1909, as they finished 6 games out of first place.

Some content-control software includes time control functions that empowers parents to set the amount of time that child may spend accessing the Internet or playing games or other computer activities.

Some of the more popular games include Donkey Kong ( the pack-in ), Donkey Kong Jr., Carnival, Lady Bug, Mouse Trap, and Zaxxon.