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backwards compatibility

backward compatibility
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Three appendices cover writing backwards-compatible code, leveraging Ruby's standard library, and Ruby 'worst practices'.
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With this in mind, the company introduced a four-year product road map in August 2001 for its upgraded, but backwards-compatible, Super DLT technology.
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In the meantime you can still play your old GameBoy and GameBoy Colour games on the backwards-compatible GameBoy Advance.
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The machine will also be backwards-compatible with the 3,000 PlayStation titles currently available.
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Reportedly, Intelsat's first EpicNG satellite, Intelsat 29e, located at 310 degrees East, is a high-performance, high-efficiency satellite that will enable TIM to deliver more throughput across its network, with a backwards-compatible design that allows the use of existing hardware.
Intelsat EpicNG selected by TIM Brazil to enhance mobile infrastructure
The Avidity series is both compliant with IEEE 802.11ac and backwards-compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n.
SuperCom subsidiary Alvarion introduces Wi-Fi 802.11ac-standard access points
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