The sample implementation is developed with a view to extension and improvement of the implementation, while remaining compatible with the original 1987 protocol.

Creative Labs' Sound Blaster series added capabilities while remaining compatible with Adlib.

Future compatibility: In order to remain useful in a rapidly changing industry, this file format must be easily extensible while remaining compatible with earlier versions and technologies.

RBS patchcords exhibit much lower optical power loss under bend conditions while remaining compatible with conventional cabling.

Geode processors are optimized for low power consumption and low cost while still remaining compatible with software written for the x86 platform.

Studless beams allow greater flexibility when building in multiple dimensions, while remaining compatible with "classic" studded beams.

You get 64-bit performance while remaining compatible with the existing 32-bit installed base.

RCA showed a system that allows higher-definition televison while still remaining compatible with current television.

When Darling was growing up, his parents insisted on a balance between "work and play," and in his character, these two strains have remained compatible.

The Hurd aims to surpass Unix operating systems in functionality, security, and stability, while remaining largely compatible with them.