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What happened in history on this day: November 5?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1996 - Microsoft releases the first beta-test version of Internet Explorer 3.0 for the Macintosh. It features support for HTML 3.2, Java applets, and Cascading Style Sheets.
- 1999 - US Judge Thomas Jackson issues his 207-page Findings of Fact, ruling that Microsoft has monopoly power over personal computer operating systems, and uses that power to harm American consumers.
- 2000 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US.
- A robot in the year 3000 has the name Tandy, and wears a t-shirt saying "Euro TRaSh-80", a reference to the Tandy TRS-80 computer.
- A portrait painting on the wall of a castle has the name "COMMODORE LXIV", a reference to the Commodore 64 computer.
- A scared character runs down a hall chased by the ghosts of a winged toaster and the Windows logo.
- A book "Curse of the Were-Car" says it is for Windows 98.
- 2000 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A laptop computer is used to access the Internet.
- 2001 - Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.6 GHz Athlon XP 1900+ processor. It features 64 kB Level 1 data cache, 64 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, three pipelined FPUs, max address 4 GB, and 266 MHz system bus. It supports MMX, 3DNow!, Enhanced 3DNow!, and 3DNow! Professional instructions. It incorporates 37.6 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Price is US$269 in 1000-unit quantities.. Code-name during development was Thoroughbred.
- 2004 - Apple Computer releases the Mac OS X 10.3.6 operating system. The minor release includes many updates and improvements.
- 2005 - At the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, the Vintage Computer Festival is held, including a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Homebrew Computer Club.
- 2007 - Chile issues a 250p postage stamp depicting children at a computer.
Video Game history:
- 1991 - Mayor Tom Bradley of Los Angeles, California, officially declares the day Nintendo Fun Day.
- 1991 - Mayor Xavier Suarez of Miami, Florida, officially declares the day Nintendo Fun Day.
- 1997 - Sony CEA releases the Crash Bandicoot 2 video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1998 - In San Francisco, California, Sega holds a Gamer's Day, to show the press the Dreamcast video game system prior to its launch in Japan.
- 2003 - Koei releases the Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2007 - Activision releases the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
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