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What happened in history on this day: November 18?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1996 - In Las Vegas, Nevada, the Fall '96 COMDEX trade show is held, over five days. 200,000 people attend.
- 1996 - At the Comdex show, Intel CEO and President Andrew Grove predicts that by 2011, Intel processors will integrate one billion transistors and operate at 10 GHz and 100,000 MIPS.
- 1996 - At the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Microsoft officially launches Windows CE 1.0 for handheld microcomputers. It includes includes a personal information manager, limited versions of Word and Excel, and an email client.
- 1997 - Cyrix shareholders approve a merger with National Semiconductor. Total value of the deal is US$550 million.
- 1998 - U.S. District judge Ronald Whyte grants Sun Microsystems' request for a preliminary injunction against Microsoft, requiring Microsoft to cease labeling its products that contain Java technology as being the "official" Java implementation.
- 2002 - At the Comdex trade show, Dell Computer announces the Dell Axim X5 handheld computer. It features 300 MHz Intel XScale processor, 32 MB SDRAM, CompactFlash type II slot, Secure Digital and MMC slot, 65,536-color transreflective TFT display, speaker, microphone, Pocket PC 2002 operating system. The rechargeable battery powers the unit for about 8 hours. Weight is 6.9 ounces; size is 5 x 3.2 x 0.7 inches; price is US$249. A model with 400 MHz processor and 64 MB RAM costs US$349.
- 2003 - Apple Computer releases new Power Mac G5 computers. They feature single 1.66 GHz to dual 2 GHz G5 processors, 80 or 160 GB hard drive.
- 2004 - Apple Computer holds the MacExpo 2004 trade show in London, England, over three days. 25,000 people attend.
Video Game history:
- 1993 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. One scene takes place in a video game arcade.
- 1994 - In San Diego, California, Nintendo holds the Nintendo PowerFest World Championships 1994 video game competition, over three days. Michael Iarossi of New Jersey wins the grand prize of US$5000 and a new Ford Mustang car.
- 1997 - Sega releases the Sonic R video game for the Sega Saturn in the US.
- 2001 - Nintendo releases the GameCube video game system in the US. It features four controller ports, one controller, 485 MHz IBM Gekko main processor, 162 MHz ATI Technologies "Flipper" graphics processor, 40 MB RAM, DVD-based proprietary disc drive. Games come on 3-inch optical discs holding up to 1.5 GB. Price is US$199.95.
- 2001 - Nintendo releases the Luigi's Mansion video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2001 - LucasArts releases the Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2001 - Electronic Arts releases the Madden NFL 2002 video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2001 - Electronic Arts releases the SSX Tricky video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2001 - Nintendo releases the Wario Land 4 video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2002 - Nintendo releases the Metroid Prime video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2002 - Nintendo releases the Metroid Fusion video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2003 - Ubi Soft releases the Beyond Good & Evil video game for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in the US.
- 2003 - LucasArts releases the Secret Weapons Over Normandy video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2003 - Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy X-2 video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2003 - Electronic Arts releases the Need for Speed: Underground video game for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube in the US.
- 2007 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. An ad for a Atari 2600 video game system appears on the back of a comic book. A toy store has two arcade video game machines: Guitar Hero and Dance Dance Revolution.
- 2008 - Sega releases the Sonic Unleashed video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii in the US.
- 2008 - Eidos releases the Tomb Raider Underworld video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2011 - Activision releases the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2012 - Disney Interactive releases the Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion video game for the Nintendo 3DS in the USA.
- 2012 - Nintendo launches the Nintendo Wii U video game system in the USA. The system includes four USB 2.0 ports, built-in WiFi, 1080p HDMI port, GamePad with 6.2-inch screen, 8GB memory. Price for the Basic version is US$299.99. The Deluxe version comes with 32GB memory and Nintendo Land game, for US$349.99.
- 2012 - Nintendo releases the Nintendo Land video game for the Nintendo Wii U in the USA.
- 2012 - Nintendo releases the New Super Mario Bros. U video game for the Nintendo Wii U in the USA.
- 2012 - Disney Interactive releases the Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two video game for the Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2014 - Ubisoft releases the Far Cry 4 video game for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2014 - Electronic Arts releases the Dragon Age: Inquisition video game for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2016 - Nintendo releases the Pokémon Sun & Moon video game for the Nintendo 3DS in the USA.
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