While many 8-bit home computers of the 1980s, such as the Commodore 64, Apple II series, the Atari 8-bit, the Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum series and others could load a third-party disk-loading operating system, such as CP / M or GEOS, they were generally used without one.

While the arcade version amassed moderate sales, the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Atari ST versions received mixed praise and criticism, whereas the Amiga version ( directly ported from Atari ST ) received mostly negative reception.

While some games at the time were quite basic and amateur, Manic Miner was an addictive platform game with in-game music ( a first for the ZX Spectrum ).

While rooted in the ZX Spectrum, Codemasters did not write exclusively for this computer-they also released software ( including the Dizzy series ) for the Commodore 64, Commodore 16, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore Amiga and Atari ST.

Worf was the only character to be a regular in more than one live-action Star Trek series ( While Miles O ' Brien was featured in both The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, he was not a regular cast member in the former series ).

While not explicitly stated in the series, Chakotay's official biography on the official Star Trek website also states that he was Ro Laren's instructor at Advanced Tactical Training.

While Harding won the war of words and made the Marion Daily Star one of the most popular newspapers in the county, the battle took a toll on his health.

While praising the film's first two hours as " compelling ", the Toronto Star remarked, " But when Cameron takes the adventure to the next step, deep into the heart of fantasy, it all becomes one great big deja boo.

While no prosecution for a violation of the Prime Directive was ever seen in a Star Trek episode or film, Picard's nine documented violations are held as evidence against him during a witchhunt investigation in " The Drumhead.

While the Xbox and GameCube versions also received generally positive reviews ( the Xbox version was described as " truly fantastic " and " the best Star Wars experience on the Xbox " and the GameCube version as " worth spending time with "), their aggregated scores were not as strong as the PC and Macintosh versions '.

While the first draft of The Star Wars includes a tall, grim general named Darth Vader, the character came closer in line with his final depiction in the second revision.

While with the Cavs, he was the 2003 – 04 Rookie of the Year, a 2 time NBA MVP ( 2009 and 2010 ), a 6 time NBA All Star, and the team's all-time leading scorer.

While the Xerox Star series was a relative commercial success, it came too late.

While attempting to stop the group, Mario is joined by Mallow, a cloud boy who thinks he is a tadpole ; Geno, a doll possessed by a celestial spirit from the Star Road ; Bowser, whose armies have deserted him out of fear of the Smithy Gang ; and Princess Toadstool, who was lost in the turmoil that occurred when the Smithy Gang arrived.

While coordinating closed captioning for the Oscars award show in 1982, Dr. Okrand met the producer for the movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

* While not much is known about them, the Ancient Humanoids from Star Trek have manipulated the course of biological evolution across the entire galaxy millions of years ago.

While it is not part of an alliance, the airline has codeshares with Oneworld, Star Alliance and SkyTeam members, as well as interline agreements with Aer Arann, JetBlue Airways and United Airlines.

While they " tolerate " the existence of the Star Sapphires, they have made it clear that they are going to exterminate the Red Lantern Corps.

While on the one hand it is true that products like Fist of the North Star are released and licensed in America, only part of the series is available.

While The Dosadi Experiment is not exactly a sequel to Whipping Star, it takes place in the same imaginary universe and has the same main character, Jorj X. McKie.

While not expensive for a Hollywood production, this would have presented a risk due to Star Trek films ' niche audience and lower international appeal.

While Star Trek in general features few overt references to religion, there is a clear recognition that a laying aside of past hurts is necessary for peace, similar to the concept of shalom in Judaism.

While the producers had begun work on the film anticipating it as the last film, by the premiere it was obvious the film would make money and that a Star Trek VII would soon be in the works.

While there had already been simple target-shooting games using this perspective, Star Raiders had considerably higher quality graphics and more complex game play.

While Bainton states that the identity of the Silver Star, which was reported to have been involved in the failed rescue attempt, has been established with some certainty, the lack of information on the sunken ship itself has given rise to suspicion about the origins and credibility of the account.

While both the new plot and character offered interesting possibilities, the producers felt that their vision for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was put off-course for almost one year.

While Brunel was building the broad-gauge Great Western Railway, Lardner carried out some experiments with the company ’ s flagship locomotive, North Star.

** While it is not guaranteed that John will like Star Wars, we can tell from information about him that he probably will.

While continuing on X-Factor, Cyclops proposes to Jean and she meets her alternate future daughter Rachel Summers ( who goes by the codename " Phoenix " as well and is also able to tap into the Phoenix Force ), but she rejects them both out of the feeling that they indicate that her life is predetermined.

While Jean finds she is slowly able to tap into the powers of the Phoenix Force once again, her marriage to Scott begins to fail.

While the family lived in Mobile, his father worked as a sandblaster at Brookley Air Force Base.

While the U. S. Air Force had started a missile development program in 1946, it was not seriously pursued until reports surfaced about the progress of Soviet Union rocket technology and the threat it posed to the US.

While the majority of the missile launches came from United States Department of Defense footage of ICBM missile tests ( mainly Minuteman IIIs from Vandenberg Air Force Base adjacent to Lompoc, California ), all of the stock footage of missile launches were acquired from declassified DoD film libraries.

While commanding the Carl Vinson Battle Group, he deployed to the Persian Gulf and later served as the Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force Southwest Asia.

In February and March 1945, P-40 fighter pilots from 133 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force operating out of RCAF Patricia Bay ( Victoria, British Columbia ), intercepted and destroyed two fire balloons, On 21 February, Pilot Officer E. E. Maxwell While shot down a balloon, which landed on Sumas Mountain, in Washington State.

While Cyclops defeats the dragon, Hope is able to absorb its power and defeat Cyclops who then goes to seek the final portion of the Phoenix Force possessed by Emma Frost.

While on a mission on the ice planet Hoth, he is nearly killed by a Wampa ; he escapes with the help of the Force and his lightsaber.

While Vader chases a small band of Luke's friends — Han Solo, Princess Leia Organa, and others — across the galaxy, Luke studies the Force under Jedi Master Yoda.

While Grant had been able to suppress the KKK through the Force Acts, other paramilitary insurgents organized, including the White League in 1874, active in Louisiana ; and the Red Shirts, with chapters active in Mississippi and the Carolinas.

While a nuclear penetrator ( the " Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator ", or " RNEP ") was never built, the U. S. DOE was allotted budget to develop it, and tests were conducted by the U. S. Air Force Research Laboratory.

While the primary focus of the Barksdale campus is to educate Air Force personnel, civilians are permitted to take part in the classes offered at the Barksdale campus if space is available.

While on standby status, the airfield was redesignated as Moody Air Force Base on 13 January 1948.

While looking at the glow to the south caused by the destruction of Miami, the family sees the nuclear explosion and mushroom cloud that destroys Tampa and MacDill Air Force Base, and which temporarily blinds Randy's niece, Peyton.

While at Cannon, the units conducted ground attack training for Air Force pilots.

While U. S. policy is to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons, Air Force officials acknowledge the presence of nuclear weapons on the base, including the W80-1 warhead.

While Mike Mentzer was serving in the US Air Force, he would work 12-hour shifts, and then follow that up with ' marathon workouts ', as was the accepted standard in those days.

While serving at the Air Force Weapons Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base, Ed Roberts and Forrest M. Mims III decided to use their electronics background to produce small kits for model rocket hobbyists.

While serving as an Air Force major, Stealey founded MicroProse together with Sid Meier in 1982.

While there, he established the Fugitive Task Force in an effort to promote interagency cooperation and enhance ties between the FBI and local law enforcement.

While under the aegis of the 366 WG, the 34th's B-1Bs were part of one of the Air Force ’ s composite wings, which also included C / D and E model F-15 Eagles, C / D model F-16 Fighting Falcons, and R model KC-135 Stratotankers.

While the unit ( as an administrative entity ) departed to save Air Force dollars for development of new follow-on B-1 munitions, the organization ’ s aircraft remained at Ellsworth ( in a flying reserve status ) under the able care of its sister unit, the 37th Bomb Squadron.

While with the American Expeditionary Force, Holbrook was at Le Valdahon, from August 14 to October 18, 1917 ; at Sommerviller Sector, October 21 to November 20, 1917 ; Ansauville Sector, January 19 to April 4, 1918 ; Cantigny Sector, April 20 to June 8, 1918 ; Montdidier-Noyon Defense, June 9 to 13, 1918 ; and Saizerais Sector, August 4, to 16, 1918.