This definition gained popularity with IBM's DB2.

After the first few weeks, it was obvious that rules had to be made, laid down and obeyed -- even if our popularity ratings became subnormal as a result.

Common meter hymns were interchangeable with a variety of tunes ; more than twenty musical settings of " Amazing Grace " circulated with varying popularity until 1835 when William Walker assigned Newton's words to a traditional song named " New Britain ", which was itself an amalgamation of two melodies (" Gallaher " and " St. Mary ") first published in the Columbian Harmony by Charles H. Spilman and Benjamin Shaw ( Cincinnati, 1829 ).

A few years later, in 1981, IBM introduced the first DOS based IBM PC, and due to the overwhelming popularity of PCs and their clones, DOS soon became the operating system on which the majority of BBS programs were run.

A second edition of Bunnies & Burrows was printed in 1982 by Fantasy Games Unlimited, although the continuing popularity of the first edition is evidenced by how it was still being actively played in 2008.

Because of the popularity of Italian opera throughout 18th-century Europe ( except France ), singers such as Ferri, Farinelli, Senesino and Pacchierotti became the first operatic superstars, earning enormous fees and hysterical public adulation.

The game, first known as crapaud ( a French word meaning " toad " in reference to the original style of play by people crouched over a floor or sidewalk ), reportedly owes its modern popularity to street craps.

He directed dozens of silent films, including Paramount Pictures ' first production, The Squaw Man ( 1914 ), which was co-directed by Oscar Apfel, before coming into huge popularity during the late 1910s and early 1920s, when he reached the apex of his popularity with such films as Don't Change Your Husband ( 1919 ), The Ten Commandments ( 1923 ), and The King of Kings ( 1927 ).

In 1858, he published in The Plain Dealer ( Cleveland, Ohio ) the first of the " Artemus Ward " series, which, in a collected form, achieved great popularity in both America and England.

The Browns ' on-field feats only amplified their popularity, and the team saw a record-setting average attendance of 57, 000 per game in its first season.

It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.

The modern sense of the term first appears sometime around the 12th century ; its popularity spread in the medieval period along with the terms isle, ylle, inis, eilean, oileán There is some confusion on what the term crannog originally referred to, the structure atop the island or the island itself The additional meanings of crannog can be variously related as " structure / piece of wood ; wooden pin ; crow's nest ; pulpit ; driver's box on a coach and vessel / box / chest " for crannóg.

He is credited with forming the first actual Taiko ensemble referred to as kumi-daiko and starting the modern popularity of Taiko performances.

When the term first surfaced circa the late 1980s / early 1990s, it was used for adult sports such as skydiving, scuba diving, surfing, rock climbing, snow skiing, water skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, mountaineering, storm chasing, hang gliding, and bungee jumping, many of which were then growing in popularity.

* 1946 – The first portion of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first serious challenge to the popularity of the Authorized King James Version, is published.

Outside the scope of media, railway enthusiasts are another early fandom with its roots in the late 19th century that began to gain in popularity and increasingly organize in the first decades of the early 20th century.

At first the king agreed with these changes and enjoyed reasonable popularity with the people, but as anti-royalism increased along with threat of foreign invasion, the king, stripped of his power, decided to flee along with his family.

James Macpherson was the first Scottish poet to gain an international reputation, claiming to have found poetry written by Ossian, he published translations that acquired international popularity, being proclaimed as a Celtic equivalent of the Classical epics.

His first three books gained much contemporary attention ( the first, Typee, becoming a bestseller ), and after a fast-blooming literary success in the late 1840s, his popularity declined precipitously in the mid-1850s and never recovered during his lifetime.

Hoover's reputation, experience, and popularity coalesced to give him the nomination on the first ballot, with Senator Charles Curtis named as his running mate.

The first independent version of Microsoft Windows, version 1. 0, released on 20 November 1985, achieved little popularity.

This victory was seen as the result mainly of Abdullah's personal popularity and the strong recovery of Malaysia ’ s economy, which has lifted the living standards of most Malaysians to almost first world standards, coupled with an ineffective opposition.

During the first decade of the new century, hedge funds regained popularity worldwide and in 2008, the worldwide industry held US $ 1. 93 trillion in assets under management.

The impression has nevertheless been given during these three days, despite Mr. Rusk's personal popularity, that the United States delegation came to Oslo in a somewhat tentative and exploratory frame of mind, more ready to listen and learn than to enunciate firm policy on a global scale with detailed application to individual danger spots.

The allotment of an individual was based on citizenship rather than merit or any form of personal popularity which could be bought.

The Capp-Fisher feud was well known in cartooning circles, and it grew more personal as Capp's strip eclipsed Joe Palooka in popularity.

The 1940s saw Chaplin face a series of controversies, both in his work and his personal life, which changed his fortunes and severely affected his popularity in America.

The King ( and many Feuillants with him ) expected war would increase his personal popularity ; he also foresaw an opportunity to exploit any defeat: either result would make him stronger.

The long-reigning CSV was the main winner, partly due to the personal popularity of the prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker ( CSV ).

The popularity of MUDs of the Essex University tradition escalated in the USA during the late 1980s when affordable personal computers with 300 to 2400 bit / s modems enabled role-players to log into multi-line Bulletin Board Systems and online service providers such as CompuServe.

His election campaign benefited from an unprecedented wave of personal popularity called " Trudeaumania " — a term coined by journalist Lubor J. Zink — which saw Trudeau mobbed by throngs of youths.

Despite his initial popularity and personal charisma, problems began to surface in the implementation of the revolutionary ideals.

However, as a dutiful family man and by showing personal courage, he succeeded in restoring the popularity of the monarchy.

The Epson MX-80 was the groundbreaking model that sparked the initial popularity of impact printers in the personal computer market.

Kennett's personal popularity remained high through his first term, though that of the government as a whole went through peaks and troughs.

The rise in Lenkiewicz's popularity was shown in a 2008 auction of his personal collection of his own works, the auction of his paintings and library raised £ 2. 1million.

The decision had been taken by the Duke of Orléans who, after the fall of Law's System, was feeling the loss of his personal popularity in Paris.

Despite all these difficult matters, Queen Juliana's personal popularity suffered only temporarily.

It was the site of a famous Marian apparition in 1917, after which it achieved some popularity as a female personal name among Roman Catholics, especially Portuguese-speaking and to some degree Spanish-speaking.

At the time of VRML's popularity, a majority of users, both business and personal, were using slow dial-up internet access.

As the popularity of the personal computer grew, Lotus quickly came to dominate the spreadsheet market.

Another factor that contributes to the popularity of motorsports is the use of cars as a form of personal expression.

It acknowledges criticisms of his lyrics as overblown and insincere, which had begun to appear as the popularity of the band increased, but responds by stating that the lyrics are meant for personal interpretation.

Zhang's popularity also attributes to his personal characters.

During the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, Ingrid, with her personal courage and integrity, influenced the Danish Royal House and its conduct in relation to the occupation forces, and won great popularity as a symbol of silent resistance and public patriotic moral.