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570d307eb3d812140066d51e | Macintosh | Jobs stated during the Macintosh's introduction "we expect Macintosh to become the third industry standard", after the Apple II and IBM PC. Although outselling every other computer, it did not meet expectations during the first year, especially among business customers. Only about ten applications including MacWrite an... | How many applications were widely available during Macintosh's introduction? | {
"answer_start": [
271
],
"text": [
"Only about ten"
]
} |
570d307eb3d812140066d51f | Macintosh | Jobs stated during the Macintosh's introduction "we expect Macintosh to become the third industry standard", after the Apple II and IBM PC. Although outselling every other computer, it did not meet expectations during the first year, especially among business customers. Only about ten applications including MacWrite an... | How many companies did Apple promise were develping products for the new computer? | {
"answer_start": [
455
],
"text": [
"79"
]
} |
570d307eb3d812140066d520 | Macintosh | Jobs stated during the Macintosh's introduction "we expect Macintosh to become the third industry standard", after the Apple II and IBM PC. Although outselling every other computer, it did not meet expectations during the first year, especially among business customers. Only about ten applications including MacWrite an... | How many Macintoshes had Apple sold after one year? | {
"answer_start": [
762
],
"text": [
"280,000"
]
} |
570d307eb3d812140066d521 | Macintosh | Jobs stated during the Macintosh's introduction "we expect Macintosh to become the third industry standard", after the Apple II and IBM PC. Although outselling every other computer, it did not meet expectations during the first year, especially among business customers. Only about ten applications including MacWrite an... | How many databases did Apple have available the first year? | {
"answer_start": [
703
],
"text": [
"two"
]
} |
570d3164fed7b91900d45ced | Macintosh | Updated Motorola CPUs made a faster machine possible, and in 1987 Apple took advantage of the new Motorola technology and introduced the Macintosh II at $5500, powered by a 16 MHz Motorola 68020 processor. The primary improvement in the Macintosh II was Color QuickDraw in ROM, a color version of the graphics language w... | Whose technology did Apple take advantage of when introducing the Macintosh II? | {
"answer_start": [
98
],
"text": [
"Motorola"
]
} |
570d3164fed7b91900d45cee | Macintosh | Updated Motorola CPUs made a faster machine possible, and in 1987 Apple took advantage of the new Motorola technology and introduced the Macintosh II at $5500, powered by a 16 MHz Motorola 68020 processor. The primary improvement in the Macintosh II was Color QuickDraw in ROM, a color version of the graphics language w... | What powered the Macintosh II? | {
"answer_start": [
171
],
"text": [
"a 16 MHz Motorola 68020 processor"
]
} |
570d3164fed7b91900d45cef | Macintosh | Updated Motorola CPUs made a faster machine possible, and in 1987 Apple took advantage of the new Motorola technology and introduced the Macintosh II at $5500, powered by a 16 MHz Motorola 68020 processor. The primary improvement in the Macintosh II was Color QuickDraw in ROM, a color version of the graphics language w... | How much did the Macintosh II sell for? | {
"answer_start": [
153
],
"text": [
"$5500"
]
} |
570d3164fed7b91900d45cf0 | Macintosh | Updated Motorola CPUs made a faster machine possible, and in 1987 Apple took advantage of the new Motorola technology and introduced the Macintosh II at $5500, powered by a 16 MHz Motorola 68020 processor. The primary improvement in the Macintosh II was Color QuickDraw in ROM, a color version of the graphics language w... | What marked the start of a new direction for Macintosh? | {
"answer_start": [
486
],
"text": [
"The Macintosh II"
]
} |
570d3164fed7b91900d45cf1 | Macintosh | Updated Motorola CPUs made a faster machine possible, and in 1987 Apple took advantage of the new Motorola technology and introduced the Macintosh II at $5500, powered by a 16 MHz Motorola 68020 processor. The primary improvement in the Macintosh II was Color QuickDraw in ROM, a color version of the graphics language w... | What was the Macintosh II's new modular design similar to? | {
"answer_start": [
738
],
"text": [
"the IBM PC"
]
} |
570d32d5b3d812140066d531 | Macintosh | Microsoft Windows 3.0 was released in May 1990, and according to a common saying at the time "Windows was not as good as Macintosh, but it was good enough for the average user". Though still a graphical wrapper that relied upon MS-DOS, 3.0 was the first iteration of Windows which had a feature set and performance compa... | When Microsfot Windows 3.0 was released, what was it commonly said to not be as good as? | {
"answer_start": [
121
],
"text": [
"Macintosh"
]
} |
570d32d5b3d812140066d532 | Macintosh | Microsoft Windows 3.0 was released in May 1990, and according to a common saying at the time "Windows was not as good as Macintosh, but it was good enough for the average user". Though still a graphical wrapper that relied upon MS-DOS, 3.0 was the first iteration of Windows which had a feature set and performance compa... | Who was Microsoft Windows 3.0 commonly said to be good enough for? | {
"answer_start": [
159
],
"text": [
"the average user"
]
} |
570d32d5b3d812140066d533 | Macintosh | Microsoft Windows 3.0 was released in May 1990, and according to a common saying at the time "Windows was not as good as Macintosh, but it was good enough for the average user". Though still a graphical wrapper that relied upon MS-DOS, 3.0 was the first iteration of Windows which had a feature set and performance compa... | What was responsible for the drop in Apple's margins in 1989? | {
"answer_start": [
539
],
"text": [
"a component shortage"
]
} |
570d32d5b3d812140066d534 | Macintosh | Microsoft Windows 3.0 was released in May 1990, and according to a common saying at the time "Windows was not as good as Macintosh, but it was good enough for the average user". Though still a graphical wrapper that relied upon MS-DOS, 3.0 was the first iteration of Windows which had a feature set and performance compa... | Who made the decision in 1989 to cut prices on Mac computers? | {
"answer_start": [
629
],
"text": [
"Apple USA head Allan Loren"
]
} |
570d32d5b3d812140066d535 | Macintosh | Microsoft Windows 3.0 was released in May 1990, and according to a common saying at the time "Windows was not as good as Macintosh, but it was good enough for the average user". Though still a graphical wrapper that relied upon MS-DOS, 3.0 was the first iteration of Windows which had a feature set and performance compa... | What was Microsoft Windows 3.0's performance comparable to? | {
"answer_start": [
353
],
"text": [
"Macintosh platform"
]
} |
570d34b3fed7b91900d45d0b | Macintosh | Intel had tried unsuccessfully to push Apple to migrate the Macintosh platform to Intel chips. Apple concluded that Intel's CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) architecture ultimately would not be able to compete against RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processors. While the Motorola 68040 offered the same f... | What did Intel unsuccessfully try to push Apple to migrate to? | {
"answer_start": [
82
],
"text": [
"Intel chips"
]
} |
570d34b3fed7b91900d45d0c | Macintosh | Intel had tried unsuccessfully to push Apple to migrate the Macintosh platform to Intel chips. Apple concluded that Intel's CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) architecture ultimately would not be able to compete against RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processors. While the Motorola 68040 offered the same f... | Which platform did Apple choose to use? | {
"answer_start": [
287
],
"text": [
"Motorola 68040"
]
} |
570d34b3fed7b91900d45d0d | Macintosh | Intel had tried unsuccessfully to push Apple to migrate the Macintosh platform to Intel chips. Apple concluded that Intel's CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) architecture ultimately would not be able to compete against RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processors. While the Motorola 68040 offered the same f... | Who first rolled out Pentium processors in 1993? | {
"answer_start": [
1299
],
"text": [
"Intel"
]
} |
570d34b3fed7b91900d45d0e | Macintosh | Intel had tried unsuccessfully to push Apple to migrate the Macintosh platform to Intel chips. Apple concluded that Intel's CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) architecture ultimately would not be able to compete against RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processors. While the Motorola 68040 offered the same f... | How far behind was Macintosh set back compared to the new IBM compatibles? | {
"answer_start": [
1444
],
"text": [
"a generation"
]
} |
570d34b3fed7b91900d45d0f | Macintosh | Intel had tried unsuccessfully to push Apple to migrate the Macintosh platform to Intel chips. Apple concluded that Intel's CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) architecture ultimately would not be able to compete against RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) processors. While the Motorola 68040 offered the same f... | When did Apple abandon Motorola CPU's? | {
"answer_start": [
1513
],
"text": [
"1994"
]
} |
570d35c0fed7b91900d45d15 | Macintosh | In 1998, Apple introduced its new iMac which, like the original 128K Mac, was an all-in-one computer. Its translucent plastic case, originally Bondi blue and later various additional colors, is considered an industrial design landmark of the late 1990s. The iMac did away with most of Apple's standard (and usually propr... | What color was Apples new iMac, which was introduced in 1998? | {
"answer_start": [
143
],
"text": [
"Bondi blue"
]
} |
570d35c0fed7b91900d45d16 | Macintosh | In 1998, Apple introduced its new iMac which, like the original 128K Mac, was an all-in-one computer. Its translucent plastic case, originally Bondi blue and later various additional colors, is considered an industrial design landmark of the late 1990s. The iMac did away with most of Apple's standard (and usually propr... | What did the iMac replace most of Apple's standard connections with? | {
"answer_start": [
375
],
"text": [
"two USB ports"
]
} |
570d35c0fed7b91900d45d17 | Macintosh | In 1998, Apple introduced its new iMac which, like the original 128K Mac, was an all-in-one computer. Its translucent plastic case, originally Bondi blue and later various additional colors, is considered an industrial design landmark of the late 1990s. The iMac did away with most of Apple's standard (and usually propr... | What did the iMac replace the floppy disk drive with? | {
"answer_start": [
427
],
"text": [
"a CD-ROM drive"
]
} |
570d35c0fed7b91900d45d18 | Macintosh | In 1998, Apple introduced its new iMac which, like the original 128K Mac, was an all-in-one computer. Its translucent plastic case, originally Bondi blue and later various additional colors, is considered an industrial design landmark of the late 1990s. The iMac did away with most of Apple's standard (and usually propr... | What did the iMac need to use in order to write CDs or other media? | {
"answer_start": [
526
],
"text": [
"external third-party hardware"
]
} |
570d35c0fed7b91900d45d19 | Macintosh | In 1998, Apple introduced its new iMac which, like the original 128K Mac, was an all-in-one computer. Its translucent plastic case, originally Bondi blue and later various additional colors, is considered an industrial design landmark of the late 1990s. The iMac did away with most of Apple's standard (and usually propr... | How many iMac units sold in the first 139 days? | {
"answer_start": [
609
],
"text": [
"800,000"
]
} |
570d3734fed7b91900d45d29 | Macintosh | Apple discontinued the use of PowerPC microprocessors in 2006. At WWDC 2005, Steve Jobs announced this transition, revealing that Mac OS X was always developed to run on both the Intel and PowerPC architectures. All new Macs now use x86 processors made by Intel, and some were renamed as a result. Intel-based Macs runni... | When did Apple discontinue the use of PowerPC microprocessors? | {
"answer_start": [
57
],
"text": [
"2006"
]
} |
570d3734fed7b91900d45d2a | Macintosh | Apple discontinued the use of PowerPC microprocessors in 2006. At WWDC 2005, Steve Jobs announced this transition, revealing that Mac OS X was always developed to run on both the Intel and PowerPC architectures. All new Macs now use x86 processors made by Intel, and some were renamed as a result. Intel-based Macs runni... | Who announced the capability to run Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac in 2006? | {
"answer_start": [
779
],
"text": [
"a group of hackers"
]
} |
570d3734fed7b91900d45d2b | Macintosh | Apple discontinued the use of PowerPC microprocessors in 2006. At WWDC 2005, Steve Jobs announced this transition, revealing that Mac OS X was always developed to run on both the Intel and PowerPC architectures. All new Macs now use x86 processors made by Intel, and some were renamed as a result. Intel-based Macs runni... | How did hackers release their software for running Windows on Macs? | {
"answer_start": [
936
],
"text": [
"for download on their website"
]
} |
570d3734fed7b91900d45d2c | Macintosh | Apple discontinued the use of PowerPC microprocessors in 2006. At WWDC 2005, Steve Jobs announced this transition, revealing that Mac OS X was always developed to run on both the Intel and PowerPC architectures. All new Macs now use x86 processors made by Intel, and some were renamed as a result. Intel-based Macs runni... | When did Apple announce software that would allow Windows XP to be run on Intel-based Macs? | {
"answer_start": [
970
],
"text": [
"April 5, 2006"
]
} |
570d3734fed7b91900d45d2d | Macintosh | Apple discontinued the use of PowerPC microprocessors in 2006. At WWDC 2005, Steve Jobs announced this transition, revealing that Mac OS X was always developed to run on both the Intel and PowerPC architectures. All new Macs now use x86 processors made by Intel, and some were renamed as a result. Intel-based Macs runni... | What is the name of the software that Apple introduced for running Windows XP? | {
"answer_start": [
1040
],
"text": [
"Boot Camp"
]
} |
570d3848fed7b91900d45d3d | Macintosh | Apple was initially reluctant to embrace mice with multiple buttons and scroll wheels. Macs did not natively support pointing devices that featured multiple buttons, even from third parties, until Mac OS X arrived in 2001. Apple continued to offer only single button mice, in both wired and Bluetooth wireless versions, ... | Who was initially reluctant to embrace mice with multiple buttons and scroll wheels? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"Apple"
]
} |
570d3848fed7b91900d45d3e | Macintosh | Apple was initially reluctant to embrace mice with multiple buttons and scroll wheels. Macs did not natively support pointing devices that featured multiple buttons, even from third parties, until Mac OS X arrived in 2001. Apple continued to offer only single button mice, in both wired and Bluetooth wireless versions, ... | What was the name of the 1st multiple button mouse introduced by Apple? | {
"answer_start": [
362
],
"text": [
"Mighty Mouse"
]
} |
570d3848fed7b91900d45d3f | Macintosh | Apple was initially reluctant to embrace mice with multiple buttons and scroll wheels. Macs did not natively support pointing devices that featured multiple buttons, even from third parties, until Mac OS X arrived in 2001. Apple continued to offer only single button mice, in both wired and Bluetooth wireless versions, ... | How many buttons did the Mighty Mouse have? | {
"answer_start": [
445
],
"text": [
"four"
]
} |
570d3848fed7b91900d45d40 | Macintosh | Apple was initially reluctant to embrace mice with multiple buttons and scroll wheels. Macs did not natively support pointing devices that featured multiple buttons, even from third parties, until Mac OS X arrived in 2001. Apple continued to offer only single button mice, in both wired and Bluetooth wireless versions, ... | What did Apple introduce to take the place of a physical scroll wheel in 2009? | {
"answer_start": [
629
],
"text": [
"multi-touch gesture recognition"
]
} |
570d3848fed7b91900d45d41 | Macintosh | Apple was initially reluctant to embrace mice with multiple buttons and scroll wheels. Macs did not natively support pointing devices that featured multiple buttons, even from third parties, until Mac OS X arrived in 2001. Apple continued to offer only single button mice, in both wired and Bluetooth wireless versions, ... | What Apple mouse 1st used multi-touch gesture recognition? | {
"answer_start": [
605
],
"text": [
"Magic Mouse"
]
} |
570d395db3d812140066d57f | Macintosh | Following the release of Intel-based Macs, third-party platform virtualization software such as Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, and VirtualBox began to emerge. These programs allow users to run Microsoft Windows or previously Windows-only software on Macs at near native speed. Apple also released Boot Camp and Mac-sp... | What type of software began to emerge following the release of Intel-based Macs? | {
"answer_start": [
43
],
"text": [
"third-party platform virtualization"
]
} |
570d395db3d812140066d580 | Macintosh | Following the release of Intel-based Macs, third-party platform virtualization software such as Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, and VirtualBox began to emerge. These programs allow users to run Microsoft Windows or previously Windows-only software on Macs at near native speed. Apple also released Boot Camp and Mac-sp... | At what speed do programs such as VirtualBox allow Microsoft Windows to run on Macs? | {
"answer_start": [
258
],
"text": [
"at near native speed"
]
} |
570d395db3d812140066d581 | Macintosh | Following the release of Intel-based Macs, third-party platform virtualization software such as Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, and VirtualBox began to emerge. These programs allow users to run Microsoft Windows or previously Windows-only software on Macs at near native speed. Apple also released Boot Camp and Mac-sp... | What is possible to run by using Boot camp, even though it is not condoned by Apple? | {
"answer_start": [
495
],
"text": [
"the Linux operating system"
]
} |
570d395db3d812140066d582 | Macintosh | Following the release of Intel-based Macs, third-party platform virtualization software such as Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion, and VirtualBox began to emerge. These programs allow users to run Microsoft Windows or previously Windows-only software on Macs at near native speed. Apple also released Boot Camp and Mac-sp... | What do Macs lack that makes them unable to run many legacy PC operating systems? | {
"answer_start": [
695
],
"text": [
"the A20 gate"
]
} |
570d3ac0fed7b91900d45d5b | Macintosh | Although the PC market declined, Apple still managed to ship 2.8 million MacBooks in Q2 2012 (the majority of which are the MacBook Air) compared to 500,000 total Ultrabooks, although there were dozens of Ultrabooks from various manufacturers on the market while Apple only offered 11-inch and 13-inch models of the MacB... | What has been the best-selling ultra-portable over Windows Ultrabooks in the U.S.? | {
"answer_start": [
316
],
"text": [
"MacBook Air"
]
} |
570d3ac0fed7b91900d45d5c | Macintosh | Although the PC market declined, Apple still managed to ship 2.8 million MacBooks in Q2 2012 (the majority of which are the MacBook Air) compared to 500,000 total Ultrabooks, although there were dozens of Ultrabooks from various manufacturers on the market while Apple only offered 11-inch and 13-inch models of the MacB... | What earned the title as best all-around subnotebook/ultraportable? | {
"answer_start": [
316
],
"text": [
"MacBook Air"
]
} |
570d3ac0fed7b91900d45d5d | Macintosh | Although the PC market declined, Apple still managed to ship 2.8 million MacBooks in Q2 2012 (the majority of which are the MacBook Air) compared to 500,000 total Ultrabooks, although there were dozens of Ultrabooks from various manufacturers on the market while Apple only offered 11-inch and 13-inch models of the MacB... | What did the Air receive before other PC manufacturers? | {
"answer_start": [
833
],
"text": [
"Intel's latest CPUs"
]
} |
570d3ac0fed7b91900d45d5e | Macintosh | Although the PC market declined, Apple still managed to ship 2.8 million MacBooks in Q2 2012 (the majority of which are the MacBook Air) compared to 500,000 total Ultrabooks, although there were dozens of Ultrabooks from various manufacturers on the market while Apple only offered 11-inch and 13-inch models of the MacB... | Through 7/1/13, what percentage of all Ultrabook sales in the U.S. were MacBook Airs? | {
"answer_start": [
991
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"text": [
"56"
]
} |
570d3ac0fed7b91900d45d5f | Macintosh | Although the PC market declined, Apple still managed to ship 2.8 million MacBooks in Q2 2012 (the majority of which are the MacBook Air) compared to 500,000 total Ultrabooks, although there were dozens of Ultrabooks from various manufacturers on the market while Apple only offered 11-inch and 13-inch models of the MacB... | When was the competetive pricing of MacBooks especially effective? | {
"answer_start": [
1258
],
"text": [
"when rivals charged more for seemingly equivalent Ultrabooks"
]
} |
570cfb92b3d812140066d37f | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action." They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons). It may be u... | What is another term for anti-aircraft warfare? | {
"answer_start": [
25
],
"text": [
"counter-air defence"
]
} |
570cfb92b3d812140066d380 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action." They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons). It may be u... | NATO defines anti-aircraft warfare as measures to reduce what? | {
"answer_start": [
111
],
"text": [
"the effectiveness of hostile air action"
]
} |
570cfb92b3d812140066d381 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action." They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons). It may be u... | Barrage balloons are an example of what type of weapons system? | {
"answer_start": [
267
],
"text": [
"passive measures"
]
} |
570cfb92b3d812140066d382 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action." They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons). It may be u... | What is the primary effort been for most countries when it comes to anti-aircraft warfare? | {
"answer_start": [
444
],
"text": [
"homeland defence"
]
} |
570cfb92b3d812140066d383 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action." They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons). It may be u... | What does NATO ascribe naval air defence as? | {
"answer_start": [
539
],
"text": [
"anti-aircraft warfare"
]
} |
570d118ab3d812140066d3cb | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Non-English terms for air defence include the German Flak (Fliegerabwehrkanone, "aircraft defence cannon", also cited as Flugabwehrkanone), whence English flak, and the Russian term Protivovozdushnaya oborona (Cyrillic: Противовозду́шная оборо́на), a literal translation of "anti-air defence", abbreviated as PVO. In Rus... | What is the Russian term for air defence? | {
"answer_start": [
182
],
"text": [
"Protivovozdushnaya oborona"
]
} |
570d118ab3d812140066d3cd | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Non-English terms for air defence include the German Flak (Fliegerabwehrkanone, "aircraft defence cannon", also cited as Flugabwehrkanone), whence English flak, and the Russian term Protivovozdushnaya oborona (Cyrillic: Противовозду́шная оборо́на), a literal translation of "anti-air defence", abbreviated as PVO. In Rus... | What are the AA systems called in Russian? | {
"answer_start": [
351
],
"text": [
"zenitnye"
]
} |
570d118ab3d812140066d3cc | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Non-English terms for air defence include the German Flak (Fliegerabwehrkanone, "aircraft defence cannon", also cited as Flugabwehrkanone), whence English flak, and the Russian term Protivovozdushnaya oborona (Cyrillic: Противовозду́шная оборо́на), a literal translation of "anti-air defence", abbreviated as PVO. In Rus... | How is the Russian term for air defence abbreviated? | {
"answer_start": [
309
],
"text": [
"PVO"
]
} |
570d118ab3d812140066d3ce | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Non-English terms for air defence include the German Flak (Fliegerabwehrkanone, "aircraft defence cannon", also cited as Flugabwehrkanone), whence English flak, and the Russian term Protivovozdushnaya oborona (Cyrillic: Противовозду́шная оборо́на), a literal translation of "anti-air defence", abbreviated as PVO. In Rus... | What is air defence called in French? | {
"answer_start": [
452
],
"text": [
"DCA"
]
} |
570d118ab3d812140066d3cf | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Non-English terms for air defence include the German Flak (Fliegerabwehrkanone, "aircraft defence cannon", also cited as Flugabwehrkanone), whence English flak, and the Russian term Protivovozdushnaya oborona (Cyrillic: Противовозду́шная оборо́на), a literal translation of "anti-air defence", abbreviated as PVO. In Rus... | What is the generic term for an airplane or rocket in French? | {
"answer_start": [
487
],
"text": [
"aéronef"
]
} |
570d3941fed7b91900d45d47 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Initially sensors were optical and acoustic devices developed during the First World War and continued into the 1930s, but were quickly superseded by radar, which in turn was supplemented by optronics in the 1980s. Command and control remained primitive until the late 1930s, when Britain created an integrated system fo... | When were sensors initially developed? | {
"answer_start": [
62
],
"text": [
"during the First World War"
]
} |
570d3941fed7b91900d45d48 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Initially sensors were optical and acoustic devices developed during the First World War and continued into the 1930s, but were quickly superseded by radar, which in turn was supplemented by optronics in the 1980s. Command and control remained primitive until the late 1930s, when Britain created an integrated system fo... | Radar was supplemented by what in the 1980s? | {
"answer_start": [
191
],
"text": [
"optronics"
]
} |
570d3941fed7b91900d45d49 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Initially sensors were optical and acoustic devices developed during the First World War and continued into the 1930s, but were quickly superseded by radar, which in turn was supplemented by optronics in the 1980s. Command and control remained primitive until the late 1930s, when Britain created an integrated system fo... | What country created an integrated system for ADGB? | {
"answer_start": [
281
],
"text": [
"Britain"
]
} |
570d3941fed7b91900d45d4a | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Initially sensors were optical and acoustic devices developed during the First World War and continued into the 1930s, but were quickly superseded by radar, which in turn was supplemented by optronics in the 1980s. Command and control remained primitive until the late 1930s, when Britain created an integrated system fo... | What did the integrated system for ADGB link? | {
"answer_start": [
339
],
"text": [
"the ground-based air defence of the army's AA Command"
]
} |
570d3941fed7b91900d45d4b | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Initially sensors were optical and acoustic devices developed during the First World War and continued into the 1930s, but were quickly superseded by radar, which in turn was supplemented by optronics in the 1980s. Command and control remained primitive until the late 1930s, when Britain created an integrated system fo... | What agency stated that the arrangements were an air defence ground environment? | {
"answer_start": [
473
],
"text": [
"NATO"
]
} |
570d3a3cfed7b91900d45d51 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The most extreme case was the Soviet Union, and this model may still be followed in some countries: it was a separate service, on a par with the navy or ground force. In the Soviet Union this was called Voyska PVO, and had both fighter aircraft and ground-based systems. This was divided into two arms, PVO Strany, the S... | Which country had the most severe case? | {
"answer_start": [
30
],
"text": [
"Soviet Union"
]
} |
570d3a3cfed7b91900d45d52 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The most extreme case was the Soviet Union, and this model may still be followed in some countries: it was a separate service, on a par with the navy or ground force. In the Soviet Union this was called Voyska PVO, and had both fighter aircraft and ground-based systems. This was divided into two arms, PVO Strany, the S... | This separate service was known as what in the Soviet Union? | {
"answer_start": [
203
],
"text": [
"Voyska PVO"
]
} |
570d3a3cfed7b91900d45d53 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The most extreme case was the Soviet Union, and this model may still be followed in some countries: it was a separate service, on a par with the navy or ground force. In the Soviet Union this was called Voyska PVO, and had both fighter aircraft and ground-based systems. This was divided into two arms, PVO Strany, the S... | What two systems did Voyska PVO have? | {
"answer_start": [
228
],
"text": [
"fighter aircraft and ground-based systems"
]
} |
570d3a3cfed7b91900d45d54 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The most extreme case was the Soviet Union, and this model may still be followed in some countries: it was a separate service, on a par with the navy or ground force. In the Soviet Union this was called Voyska PVO, and had both fighter aircraft and ground-based systems. This was divided into two arms, PVO Strany, the S... | What year did the PVO Strany become independent? | {
"answer_start": [
449
],
"text": [
"1954"
]
} |
570d3a3cfed7b91900d45d55 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The most extreme case was the Soviet Union, and this model may still be followed in some countries: it was a separate service, on a par with the navy or ground force. In the Soviet Union this was called Voyska PVO, and had both fighter aircraft and ground-based systems. This was divided into two arms, PVO Strany, the S... | What was the arm that was the Air Defence of the Ground Forces? | {
"answer_start": [
459
],
"text": [
"PVO SV"
]
} |
570d3b05b3d812140066d59b | Anti-aircraft_warfare | On 30 September 1915, troops of the Serbian Army observed three enemy aircraft approaching Kragujevac. Soldiers shot at them with shotguns and machine-guns but failed to prevent them from dropping 45 bombs over the city, hitting military installations, the railway station and many other, mostly civilian, targets in the... | When did Serbian troops notice enemy aircraft approaching Kragujevac? | {
"answer_start": [
3
],
"text": [
"30 September 1915"
]
} |
570d3b05b3d812140066d59c | Anti-aircraft_warfare | On 30 September 1915, troops of the Serbian Army observed three enemy aircraft approaching Kragujevac. Soldiers shot at them with shotguns and machine-guns but failed to prevent them from dropping 45 bombs over the city, hitting military installations, the railway station and many other, mostly civilian, targets in the... | How many bombs did the three aircraft drop on the city? | {
"answer_start": [
197
],
"text": [
"45"
]
} |
570d3b05b3d812140066d59d | Anti-aircraft_warfare | On 30 September 1915, troops of the Serbian Army observed three enemy aircraft approaching Kragujevac. Soldiers shot at them with shotguns and machine-guns but failed to prevent them from dropping 45 bombs over the city, hitting military installations, the railway station and many other, mostly civilian, targets in the... | Which private shot down one aircraft with a cannon? | {
"answer_start": [
360
],
"text": [
"Radoje Ljutovac"
]
} |
570d3b05b3d812140066d59e | Anti-aircraft_warfare | On 30 September 1915, troops of the Serbian Army observed three enemy aircraft approaching Kragujevac. Soldiers shot at them with shotguns and machine-guns but failed to prevent them from dropping 45 bombs over the city, hitting military installations, the railway station and many other, mostly civilian, targets in the... | What happened to the pilots that were in the aircraft shot down? | {
"answer_start": [
474
],
"text": [
"both pilots died"
]
} |
570d3b05b3d812140066d59f | Anti-aircraft_warfare | On 30 September 1915, troops of the Serbian Army observed three enemy aircraft approaching Kragujevac. Soldiers shot at them with shotguns and machine-guns but failed to prevent them from dropping 45 bombs over the city, hitting military installations, the railway station and many other, mostly civilian, targets in the... | Which war was the cannon used in prior to this event? | {
"answer_start": [
641
],
"text": [
"First Balkan War in 1912"
]
} |
570d3c44b3d812140066d5b9 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | AA gunnery was a difficult business. The problem was of successfully aiming a shell to burst close to its target's future position, with various factors affecting the shells' predicted trajectory. This was called deflection gun-laying, 'off-set' angles for range and elevation were set on the gunsight and updated as the... | What was the problem with AA gunnery? | {
"answer_start": [
56
],
"text": [
"successfully aiming a shell to burst close to its target's future position"
]
} |
570d3c44b3d812140066d5ba | Anti-aircraft_warfare | AA gunnery was a difficult business. The problem was of successfully aiming a shell to burst close to its target's future position, with various factors affecting the shells' predicted trajectory. This was called deflection gun-laying, 'off-set' angles for range and elevation were set on the gunsight and updated as the... | Different things could affect what with the shell? | {
"answer_start": [
175
],
"text": [
"predicted trajectory"
]
} |
570d3c44b3d812140066d5bb | Anti-aircraft_warfare | AA gunnery was a difficult business. The problem was of successfully aiming a shell to burst close to its target's future position, with various factors affecting the shells' predicted trajectory. This was called deflection gun-laying, 'off-set' angles for range and elevation were set on the gunsight and updated as the... | What was updated on the gunsight as a target moved? | {
"answer_start": [
236
],
"text": [
"'off-set' angles for range and elevation"
]
} |
570d3c44b3d812140066d5bc | Anti-aircraft_warfare | AA gunnery was a difficult business. The problem was of successfully aiming a shell to burst close to its target's future position, with various factors affecting the shells' predicted trajectory. This was called deflection gun-laying, 'off-set' angles for range and elevation were set on the gunsight and updated as the... | Where was the barrel pointed when the sights were on a target? | {
"answer_start": [
414
],
"text": [
"the target's future position"
]
} |
570d3c44b3d812140066d5bd | Anti-aircraft_warfare | AA gunnery was a difficult business. The problem was of successfully aiming a shell to burst close to its target's future position, with various factors affecting the shells' predicted trajectory. This was called deflection gun-laying, 'off-set' angles for range and elevation were set on the gunsight and updated as the... | What two things figured the fuse length? | {
"answer_start": [
444
],
"text": [
"Range and height of the target"
]
} |
570d3e82fed7b91900d45d83 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | World War I demonstrated that aircraft could be an important part of the battlefield, but in some nations it was the prospect of strategic air attack that was the main issue, presenting both a threat and an opportunity. The experience of four years of air attacks on London by Zeppelins and Gotha G.V bombers had particu... | What showed that aircraft could be a significant contribution to the battlefield? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"World War I"
]
} |
570d3e82fed7b91900d45d84 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | World War I demonstrated that aircraft could be an important part of the battlefield, but in some nations it was the prospect of strategic air attack that was the main issue, presenting both a threat and an opportunity. The experience of four years of air attacks on London by Zeppelins and Gotha G.V bombers had particu... | In addition to Zeppelins, what attacked London for four years with air attacks? | {
"answer_start": [
291
],
"text": [
"Gotha G.V bombers"
]
} |
570d3e82fed7b91900d45d85 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | World War I demonstrated that aircraft could be an important part of the battlefield, but in some nations it was the prospect of strategic air attack that was the main issue, presenting both a threat and an opportunity. The experience of four years of air attacks on London by Zeppelins and Gotha G.V bombers had particu... | The four year air attack was instrumental in Britain forming what? | {
"answer_start": [
399
],
"text": [
"an independent air force"
]
} |
570d3e82fed7b91900d45d86 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | World War I demonstrated that aircraft could be an important part of the battlefield, but in some nations it was the prospect of strategic air attack that was the main issue, presenting both a threat and an opportunity. The experience of four years of air attacks on London by Zeppelins and Gotha G.V bombers had particu... | The future of aircraft in war situations was important because of the growth in what two areas? | {
"answer_start": [
558
],
"text": [
"their range and weapon load"
]
} |
570d3e82fed7b91900d45d87 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | World War I demonstrated that aircraft could be an important part of the battlefield, but in some nations it was the prospect of strategic air attack that was the main issue, presenting both a threat and an opportunity. The experience of four years of air attacks on London by Zeppelins and Gotha G.V bombers had particu... | Where were most of the nations who had the strongest military after World War I? | {
"answer_start": [
709
],
"text": [
"Europe"
]
} |
570d3f2ffed7b91900d45d95 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | From the early 1930s eight countries developed radar, these developments were sufficiently advanced by the late 1930s for development work on sound locating acoustic devices to be generally halted, although equipment was retained. Furthermore, in Britain the volunteer Observer Corps formed in 1925 provided a network of... | How many different countries developed radar starting in the 1930s? | {
"answer_start": [
21
],
"text": [
"eight"
]
} |
570d3f2ffed7b91900d45d96 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | From the early 1930s eight countries developed radar, these developments were sufficiently advanced by the late 1930s for development work on sound locating acoustic devices to be generally halted, although equipment was retained. Furthermore, in Britain the volunteer Observer Corps formed in 1925 provided a network of... | Where was the Observer Corps based? | {
"answer_start": [
247
],
"text": [
"Britain"
]
} |
570d3f2ffed7b91900d45d97 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | From the early 1930s eight countries developed radar, these developments were sufficiently advanced by the late 1930s for development work on sound locating acoustic devices to be generally halted, although equipment was retained. Furthermore, in Britain the volunteer Observer Corps formed in 1925 provided a network of... | When was the Observer Corps formed? | {
"answer_start": [
294
],
"text": [
"1925"
]
} |
570d3f2ffed7b91900d45d98 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | From the early 1930s eight countries developed radar, these developments were sufficiently advanced by the late 1930s for development work on sound locating acoustic devices to be generally halted, although equipment was retained. Furthermore, in Britain the volunteer Observer Corps formed in 1925 provided a network of... | What did the Observer Corps observe and report on? | {
"answer_start": [
349
],
"text": [
"hostile aircraft flying over Britain"
]
} |
570d3f2ffed7b91900d45d99 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | From the early 1930s eight countries developed radar, these developments were sufficiently advanced by the late 1930s for development work on sound locating acoustic devices to be generally halted, although equipment was retained. Furthermore, in Britain the volunteer Observer Corps formed in 1925 provided a network of... | What was originally used to see hostile aircraft approaching? | {
"answer_start": [
397
],
"text": [
"radar"
]
} |
570d4027b3d812140066d5e9 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Until this time the British, at RAF insistence, continued their World War I use of machine guns, and introduced twin MG mountings for AAAD. The army was forbidden from considering anything larger than .50-inch. However, in 1935 their trials showed that the minimum effective round was an impact fused 2 lb HE shell. The ... | Who wanted the British to keep using machine guns in World War I? | {
"answer_start": [
32
],
"text": [
"RAF"
]
} |
570d4027b3d812140066d5ea | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Until this time the British, at RAF insistence, continued their World War I use of machine guns, and introduced twin MG mountings for AAAD. The army was forbidden from considering anything larger than .50-inch. However, in 1935 their trials showed that the minimum effective round was an impact fused 2 lb HE shell. The ... | The military was not allowed to use anything that was bigger than what? | {
"answer_start": [
201
],
"text": [
".50-inch"
]
} |
570d4027b3d812140066d5eb | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Until this time the British, at RAF insistence, continued their World War I use of machine guns, and introduced twin MG mountings for AAAD. The army was forbidden from considering anything larger than .50-inch. However, in 1935 their trials showed that the minimum effective round was an impact fused 2 lb HE shell. The ... | What was determined to be the smallest effective round in 1935? | {
"answer_start": [
285
],
"text": [
"an impact fused 2 lb HE shell"
]
} |
570d4027b3d812140066d5ec | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Until this time the British, at RAF insistence, continued their World War I use of machine guns, and introduced twin MG mountings for AAAD. The army was forbidden from considering anything larger than .50-inch. However, in 1935 their trials showed that the minimum effective round was an impact fused 2 lb HE shell. The ... | What was lighter than the water-cooled pom-pom? | {
"answer_start": [
441
],
"text": [
"The air-cooled Bofors"
]
} |
570d4027b3d812140066d5ed | Anti-aircraft_warfare | Until this time the British, at RAF insistence, continued their World War I use of machine guns, and introduced twin MG mountings for AAAD. The army was forbidden from considering anything larger than .50-inch. However, in 1935 their trials showed that the minimum effective round was an impact fused 2 lb HE shell. The ... | What is the Kerrison Predictor's official name? | {
"answer_start": [
599
],
"text": [
"The Predictor AA No 3"
]
} |
570d410afed7b91900d45db3 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | During the 1930s solid fuel rockets were under development in the Soviet Union and Britain. In Britain the interest was for anti-aircraft fire, it quickly became clear that guidance would be required for precision. However, rockets, or 'unrotated projectiles' as they were called could the used for anti-aircraft barrage... | What was under development in both the Soviet Union and Britain in the 1930s? | {
"answer_start": [
17
],
"text": [
"solid fuel rockets"
]
} |
570d410afed7b91900d45db4 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | During the 1930s solid fuel rockets were under development in the Soviet Union and Britain. In Britain the interest was for anti-aircraft fire, it quickly became clear that guidance would be required for precision. However, rockets, or 'unrotated projectiles' as they were called could the used for anti-aircraft barrage... | Why was Britain mainly interested in solid fuel rockets? | {
"answer_start": [
120
],
"text": [
"for anti-aircraft fire"
]
} |
570d410afed7b91900d45db5 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | During the 1930s solid fuel rockets were under development in the Soviet Union and Britain. In Britain the interest was for anti-aircraft fire, it quickly became clear that guidance would be required for precision. However, rockets, or 'unrotated projectiles' as they were called could the used for anti-aircraft barrage... | What were rockets called at this time? | {
"answer_start": [
237
],
"text": [
"unrotated projectiles"
]
} |
570d410afed7b91900d45db6 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | During the 1930s solid fuel rockets were under development in the Soviet Union and Britain. In Britain the interest was for anti-aircraft fire, it quickly became clear that guidance would be required for precision. However, rockets, or 'unrotated projectiles' as they were called could the used for anti-aircraft barrage... | How big was the rocket that was introduced to handle dive bombing attacks? | {
"answer_start": [
325
],
"text": [
"2-inch"
]
} |
570d410afed7b91900d45db7 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | During the 1930s solid fuel rockets were under development in the Soviet Union and Britain. In Britain the interest was for anti-aircraft fire, it quickly became clear that guidance would be required for precision. However, rockets, or 'unrotated projectiles' as they were called could the used for anti-aircraft barrage... | What size rocket was being developed at the end of the war? | {
"answer_start": [
484
],
"text": [
"3-inch"
]
} |
570d43f9fed7b91900d45deb | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The British had already arranged licence building of the Bofors 40 mm, and introduced these into service. These had the power to knock down aircraft of any size, yet were light enough to be mobile and easily swung. The gun became so important to the British war effort that they even produced a movie, The Gun, that enco... | What did the British get a license to build? | {
"answer_start": [
53
],
"text": [
"the Bofors 40 mm"
]
} |
570d43f9fed7b91900d45dec | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The British had already arranged licence building of the Bofors 40 mm, and introduced these into service. These had the power to knock down aircraft of any size, yet were light enough to be mobile and easily swung. The gun became so important to the British war effort that they even produced a movie, The Gun, that enco... | While light, the Bofors 40mm were powerful enough to take down what size aircraft? | {
"answer_start": [
140
],
"text": [
"aircraft of any size"
]
} |
570d43f9fed7b91900d45ded | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The British had already arranged licence building of the Bofors 40 mm, and introduced these into service. These had the power to knock down aircraft of any size, yet were light enough to be mobile and easily swung. The gun became so important to the British war effort that they even produced a movie, The Gun, that enco... | What was produced to inspire people on the assembly line to work harder? | {
"answer_start": [
293
],
"text": [
"a movie"
]
} |
570d43f9fed7b91900d45dee | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The British had already arranged licence building of the Bofors 40 mm, and introduced these into service. These had the power to knock down aircraft of any size, yet were light enough to be mobile and easily swung. The gun became so important to the British war effort that they even produced a movie, The Gun, that enco... | What was the movie made to inspire assembly line workers called? | {
"answer_start": [
302
],
"text": [
"The Gun"
]
} |
570d43f9fed7b91900d45def | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The British had already arranged licence building of the Bofors 40 mm, and introduced these into service. These had the power to knock down aircraft of any size, yet were light enough to be mobile and easily swung. The gun became so important to the British war effort that they even produced a movie, The Gun, that enco... | Who started making an unlicensed version of the 40mm at the beginning of the war? | {
"answer_start": [
464
],
"text": [
"Americans"
]
} |
570d4501b3d812140066d607 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The interceptor aircraft (or simply interceptor) is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft, particularly bombers, usually relying on high speed and altitude capabilities. A number of jet interceptors such as the F-102 Delta Dagger, the F-106 Delta Dart, and the MiG-25 w... | What kind of aircraft is used to intercept and destroy other aircraft? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"The interceptor aircraft"
]
} |
570d4501b3d812140066d608 | Anti-aircraft_warfare | The interceptor aircraft (or simply interceptor) is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft, particularly bombers, usually relying on high speed and altitude capabilities. A number of jet interceptors such as the F-102 Delta Dagger, the F-106 Delta Dart, and the MiG-25 w... | What particular aircraft did the interceptor target most? | {
"answer_start": [
155
],
"text": [
"bombers"
]
} |
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