... define BASEPORT 0x378 /* lp1 */ int main() { /* Get access to the ports */ if (ioperm(BASEPORT, 3, 1)) {perror("ioperm"); exit(1);} /* Set the data signals (D0-7) of the port to all low (0) */ outb(0, BASEPORT); /* Sleep for a while (100 ms) */ usleep(100000); /* Read from the status port (BASE+1) and display the result */ printf("status: %d\n", inb(BASEPORT + 1)); /* We don't need the ports anymore */ if (ioperm(BASEPORT, 3, 0)) {perror("ioperm"); exit(1);} exit(0); } /* end of example.c */ . ...

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... Information about FTS objects can be obtained in psql using a set of commands \dF{,d,p}[ + ] [ PATTERN ] . ... Optional parameter PATTERN is a name (can be schema-qualified) of the FTS object. If PATTERN is not specified, then information about default object (configuration, parser, dictionaries) will be displayed. ... PATTERN can be a regular expression and should apply separately to schema name and object name. ... Name | ... pg_catalog.simple word | ... Snowball stemmer pg_catalog | ...

NIST Spetial Publication 500-220 . Guide on Open System Environment (OSE) Procurements . ... An Open System Environment encompasses the functionality needed to provide interoperability, portability, and scalability of computerized applications across networks of heterogeneous, multi-vendor hardware/software/communications platforms. ... The Open System Environment concept has become ubiquitous throughout both the public and private sectors. ... ACQUIRING AN OPEN SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT 11 . ...

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The paper presents the 'Neptune-ME' information display system (IDS) as a spaceman console (SC) of the descent module of the 'Soyuz -TMA' piloted transport spaceship, and the integrated console (IC) of manual control loop for module equipment in the Russian segment of the 'Alpha' international space station. ... to control spaceship systems; . ... An integrated control console (ICC) which is hardware and software compatible with a IBM PC, is suggested as a basic console for the manual control loop. ...

... Structure of Data . ... Catalog . ... The SAI OCL Catalog site provides several VO-enabled modes of operation: . VO-enabled catalog data analysis from a browser . ... Endpoint URL is http://ocl.sai.msu.ru/catalog/conesearch/ . ... VO-enabled catalog analysis from a browser . Presently, this recipe works with Firefox (Windows, MacOS, Linux), Internet Explorer (Windows) and Opera (Windows) browsers with Java plugin 1.6 installed. ... Main TOPCAT window with SAI OCL catalog loaded will appear. ...

... Documentation for the Python objects defined by the project is divided into separate pages for each package, module, and class. The API documentation also includes two pages containing information about the project as a whole: a trees page, and an index page. ... A description of the package. ... A summary of the classes defined by the package. ... The module contents frame contains a list of every submodule, class, type, exception, function, and variable defined by a module or package. ...

The Integrated Information Display System for the Soyuz-TMA and the Integrated Console of Manual Control Loop for the Russian Segment of the International Space Station Yurii Tiapchenko, deputy Chief Designer and head of the Division of Onboard Information Display Systems (1993-2002) at the Specialized Experimental Design Bureau of Spacecraft Technology and Chief Designer at the NTC "Alpha-M". ... The tasks of the spaceship IDS are provided by the Simvol and KL-110 display systems. ...

JSC Celebrates 40 Years of Human Space Flight . America's Nerve Center for Mission Operations . ... An overall view from the rear shows activity in the new Mission Control Center, opened for operation and dedicated during the STS-70 space shuttle mission. ... Shuttle design and construction involved close support from the mission operations team. ... The Spaceflight Control Center in Korolev is where the Russian flight controllers support operations of the Russian elements of the space station. ...

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fitshdr - FITS-file headers manipulation tool fitshdr [options] [FITSfile_name] . ... fitshdr [options] --edit FITSfile_name . ... If You want to modify headers of FITSFILE using new FITS-header lines from HEADER file (or from stdin), You have to use this option (You can skip this option, if -H or --header option is used). ... Empty header lines are not displayed (in 'dump' mode only). --line-offsets . ... In 'dump' mode: file offset will be displayed for each header line.