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What happened in history on this day: November 15?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1982 - Atari signs an agreement with Nintendo for the world-wide license of Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior video games for Atari home computers.
- 1993 - Apple Computer drops the Apple IIe computer from its product list.
- 1996 - The Republic of China issues a postage stamp showing a woman in a wheelchair working at a personal computer.
- 1999 - At the Fall COMDEX show, Corel releases Corel Linux OS 1.0. Price is free as a Web site download, US$59.95 standard edition in box with CD and manuals, US$89.95 deluxe edition with games, and WordPerfect.
- 1999 - The Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp depicting personal computers, part of a series on events of the 20th century.
- 1999 - Everex announces it has abandoned plans for the Freestyle 540 handheld computer, and discontinuing its monochrome palm-size computer.
- 2000 - Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. Several personal computers appear.
- 2001 - Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.2 MHz Duron processor. It features 192 kB on-chip cache, 200 MHz front-side bus, superscalar floating-point unit, 3DNow! Professional technology, and hardware data pre-fetch. Price is US$103 in 1,000-unit quantities.
- 2004 - Intel releases the 3.8 GHz Pentium 4 570J processor. It features 1 MB cache, 800 MHz front-side bus, and 90 nanometer fabrication. Price is US$637 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2004 - In San Jose's Tech Museum of Innovation, Sun Microsystems' Chairman and CEO Scott McNealy unveils Solaris 10 operating system. The software is set to ship at the end of January.
- 2007 - Electronic Arts releases the SimCity Societies game for personal computers in the USA. Price is US$49.95.
Video Game history:
- 1982 - Atari signs an agreement with Nintendo for the world-wide license of Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior video games for Atari home computers.
- 1982 - The Columbia Broadcasting System airs the Cagney and Lacey TV show in the USA. The Colecovision home videogame system appears; it appears to be playing Vanguard.
- 1991 - Quest releases the Magical Chase video game for the PC Engine in Japan.
- 1993 - Sega releases the Sonic Spinball video game for the Genesis and Game Gear in the US.
- 1996 - At the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington, over five days, 3000 participants rate 57 video games. Top pick is Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64.
- 1999 - Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong 64 video game for the Nintendo 64 in the US. Included within the game is the original Donkey Kong video game.
- 1999 - Eidos releases the Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation video game for the PlayStation and Dreamcast in the US.
- 2001 - Microsoft launches the Xbox game system in North America. Price is US$299. The system features four controller ports, one controller, 8 GB hard drive, 733 MHz Intel main processor, 250 MHz NVidia XGP graphics processor, 64 MB RAM, 3D audio support, Ethernet port, broadband Internet connection. Games come on dual-layer DVD-ROM discs that can store 9 GB of data. The system can also play DVD movies, requiring an optional remote control device.
- 2001 - At 12:01 AM in New York's Time Square, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates signs and sells the first Xbox, to Edward Glucksman.
- 2001 - Microsoft releases the Project Gotham Racing video game for the Xbox in the US.
- 2001 - Tecmo releases the Dead or Alive 3 video game for the Xbox in the US.
- 2001 - Microsoft releases the Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee video game for the Xbox in the US.
- 2001 - Microsoft releases the Halo video game for the Xbox in the US.
- 2001 - Nintendo releases the Golden Sun video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2004 - Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong Country 2 video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2004 - Nintendo releases the Metroid Prime 2: Echoes video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2005 - Electronic Arts releases the Half-Life 2 video game for the Xbox in the US.
- 2005 - Buena Vista releases The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 2005 - Electronic Arts releases the Need for Speed: Most Wanted video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 2005 - Agetec releases the Wild Arms: Alter Code F video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2005 - Namco releases the Pac-Man World 3 video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 2005 - Sega releases the Sonic Rush video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
- 2005 - Sega releases the Shadow the Hedgehog video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 2005 - Square Enix releases the Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2005 - Majesco releases the Aeon Flux video game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2005 - Activision releases the True Crime: New York City video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 2006 - LucasArts releases the Thrillville video game for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox in the US.
- 2007 - Ubisoft releases the Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 video game for the Nintendo Wii in the US.
- 2007 - EA Games releases the Need for Speed Pro Street video game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Wii, and Nintendo DS in the US.
- 2009 - Nintendo releases the New Super Mario Bros. Wii video game for the Nintendo Wii in the USA.
- 2011 - Electronic Arts releases the Need for Speed: The Run video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Wii in the US.
- 2011 - Microsoft releases the Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2011 - Ubisoft releases the Assassin's Creed Revelations video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2011 - THQ releases the Saints Row: The Third video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2011 - Sega releases the Shinobi video game for the Nintendo 3DS in the US.
- 2011 - Ubisoft releases the Rayman Origins video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii in the US.
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