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What happened in history on this day: October 5?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1992 - IBM Personal Computer introduces the IBM ThinkPad line of laptop computers. The ThinkPad 300 (made by Zenith Data Systems) features a 25 MHz 386SL processor. The ThinkPad 700 features monochrome 9.5-inch display, 25 MHz 486SLC, 6.5 pounds weight, nickel-metal-hydride battery good for about 3.75 hours, 80/120 hard drive, 4 MB RAM. The ThinkPad 700C features 25 MHz 486SLC, 7.5 pounds weight, Microchannel bus, 10.3-in TFT active-matrix VGA color, nickel-metal-hydride battery good for about 2-3 hours use, DOS 5.0, price about US$4000, TrackPoint II integrated pointing device, 4 MB RAM, removable 120 MB hard drive, size is 11.5 x 8.25 x 2.25 inches. The ThinkPad 700T was previously called ThinkPad.
- 1999 - The Microprocessor Forum is held in San Jose, California.
- 1999 - At the Microprocessor Forum, Advanced Micro Devices gives first details of its own 64-bit processor, code-named Sledgehammer, backward-compatible with Intel 32-bit x86 architecture processors.
- 2002 - In the ten years since introducing the first ThinkPad computer, IBM has sold 15 million units.
Video Game history:
- 1992 - Nintendo releases the Final Fantasy Mystic Quest for the Super NES in the US.
- 2000 - Capcom releases the Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike video game for the Dreamcast in the US.
- 2003 - Microsoft releases a wireless network adapter for the Xbox. Price is US$140.
- 2004 - Activision releases the Tony Hawk's Underground 2: World Destruction Tour video game for the PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, and Xbox in the US.
- 2004 - Vivendi Universal Games releases the Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2004 - EA Sports releases the NBA Live 2005 video game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2010 - Konami releases the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2010 - Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
- 2011 - Electronic Arts releases the Crysis video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
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