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What happened in history on this day: October 10?
On October 10 in ...
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Personal Computer history:
- 1995 - The Microprocessor Forum is held, over two days.
- 1997 - Cayman Islands issues a postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
- 2000 - Diamond Multimedia Systems announces its first handheld computer, the Diamond Mako. It features 16 MB RAM, 36 MHz ARM processor, monochrome display, Epoc OS, optional 56 kbps modem. The computer is based on Psion's Revo Plus hardware and software. Price is US$399.
- 2007 - Electronic Arts releases The Orange Box game package for personal computers in the USA.
- 2010 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A mock Apple laptop computer appears.
Video Game history:
- 1981 - At the Citicorp Center in Manhattan, New York, Atari sponsors an open tournament of arcade games. Frank Cretella scores 118,740 in Asteroids, setting a new national record.
- 1992 - Nintendo releases the Metroid II: The Return of Samus video game for the Game Boy.
- 1992 - Turbo Technologies releases the TurboDuo in Los Angeles and New York, for US$299.99, including Bonk's Adventure, Bonk's Revenge, Gate of Thunder, Ys Book I and II.
- 2000 - Western Digital announces that it will supply hard drives for Microsoft's Xbox video game system.
- 2001 - Microsoft confirms reports that it will ship the Xbox with an 8 GB hard drive, not 10 GB as it had earlier announced.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. The main character plays a home video game system called "V-Cube", with a wired controller with left-thumb joystick and right side 4-color buttons, a reference to the Nintendo GameCube.
- 2005 - In San Francisco, California, Microsoft hosts an unveiling of the Xbox 360 for invited journalists, demonstrating twelve software titles.
- 2006 - Sierra releases The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Nintendo DS in the US.
- 2006 - Midway releases the Mortal Kombat: Armageddon video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2017 - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment releases the Middle-earth: Shadow of War video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the USA.
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