Regional Playback Control

RPC-1 and RPC-2 are designations applied to firmware for DVD drives. Older DVD drives use RPC-1 firmware, which allows DVDs from any region to play. Newer drives use RPC-2 firmware, which enforces DVD region coding at the hardware level. See DVD region code#Computer DVD drives for further information.

Some RPC-2 drives can be converted to RPC-1 with the same features as before by using alternative firmware on the drive, or on some drives by setting a secret flag in the drive's EEPROM.

RPC

RPC can refer to:

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RPC12

The RPC12 (Remorqueurs Portuaires et Côtiers de 12 tonnes de traction au point fixe, "Harbour and Coastal tugboat, 12-tonne bollard pull") is a type of harbour tugboat operated by the French Navy. They utilise Voith propulsion to develop a 12-tonne bollard pull.

The RPC12 has been declined into three sub-types: the original version, called "Type A" (comprising Fréhel and Saire), was designed as a dual-purpose tugboat capable of supporting shipping operations both in harbours and off the coast. After the two first units, the design was simplified, while retaining most functionalities, to reduce cost, yielding the "Type B" (comprising Armen, La Houssaye, Kéréon, Sicié and Taunoa). The nine remaining units constitute the RP12 type, which is further simplified to operated only within harbours (comprising Lardier, Giens, Mengam, Balaguier, Taillat, Nividic, Port Cros, Le Four and Eckmühl). Because of these differing capabilities, the RPC12 of both types are classified "auxiliaries", with an "A"-prefixed pennant number, while the RP12 are considered "yard vessels", with the corresponding "Y"-prefixed pennant numbers.

RPC54

The RPC54 system is a role-playing game system that uses poker cards to determine the effects of actions. The cards are numbered 1 through 13 and have four customs suits that reflect the different environments where the characters might find themselves. This system is used in Burning Games LTD's game Faith: the Sci-Fi RPG.

Each player, including the gamemaster, has their own deck from which they draw a hand of seven cards they can use whenever they want to stop someone from doing something or someone tries to stop them. It allows for luck management, as the players can choose which cards they play and when, and is an equaliser in the sense that all players must play through their whole deck eventually, thus giving them equal chances of success or failure.

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