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  2. Steam (service) - Wikipedia

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    Steam is a video game digital distribution service and storefront developed by Valve Corporation. It was launched as a software client in September 2003 to provide game updates automatically for Valve's games, and expanded to distributing third-party titles in late 2005. Steam offers various features, like game server matchmaking with Valve ...

  3. Steam Deck - Wikipedia

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    Steam Deck runs SteamOS version 3, based on the Arch Linux operating system. While SteamOS had been previously developed for Steam Machines using Debian Linux, Valve stated that they wanted to use a rolling upgrade approach for the Deck's system software, a function Debian was not designed for, but which is a characteristic of Arch Linux.

  4. Wikipedia:Why create an account? - Wikipedia

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    Creating an account is fast, easy, and completely free of charge. You don't need to be registered to contribute, but registering and using an account on Wikipedia to contribute provides many benefits, including the ability to: Choose an appropriate username, which will be reserved just for you on Wikipedia and all other Wikimedia projects.

  5. Dark and Darker - Wikipedia

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    On April 20, 2023, Ironmace requested Steam to reinstate Dark and Darker back on its store, claiming that that copyright infringement claims by Nexon were "meritless". On August 17, 2023, the American court case was dismissed. As of June 7, 2024, the game is back on Steam again as free-to-play. References

  6. Proton (software) - Wikipedia

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    Proton is a compatibility layer for Windows games to run on Linux-based operating systems. Proton is developed by Valve in cooperation with developers from CodeWeavers. It is a collection of software and libraries combined with a patched version of Wine to improve performance and compatibility with Windows games.

  7. Steam-electric power station - Wikipedia

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    The steam-electric power station is a power station in which the electric generator is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser. The greatest variation in the design of steam-electric power plants is ...

  8. Mainline steam trains in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Duchy train, hauled by Tangmere, along the Dawlish sea wall in 2015. Although steam locomotives were withdrawn from normal railway service in Great Britain in 1968, due to sustained public interest including a locomotive preservation movement, steam hauled passenger trains can still be seen on the mainline railway (i.e. Network Rail owned tracks as opposed to heritage railways) in ...

  9. Aeolipile - Wikipedia

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    An aeolipile, aeolipyle, or eolipile, from the Greek "Αἰόλου πύλη", also known as a Hero's (or Heron's) engine, is a simple, bladeless radial steam turbine which spins when the central water container is heated. Torque is produced by steam jets exiting the turbine. The Greek-Egyptian mathematician and engineer Hero of Alexandria ...