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What happened in history on this day: January 12?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1984 - IBM announces the Personal Computer Interactive Executive operating system. It is the UNIX system licensed from AT&T, and developed for IBM by Interactive Systems Corp. Price is expected to be US$900 in April.
- 1984 - Mattel Electronics sells worldwide marketing rights for the Aquarius home computer to Radofin Electronics, the company that made the computer.
- 1984 - In London, England, Sinclair Research announces the 16/32-bit Sinclair QL microcomputer. It features 7.5-MHz Motorola MC68008P microprocessor, 128 kB RAM, 48 kB ROM, 42x25 text, 256x256 8-color graphics, 512x256 4-color graphics, two joystick ports, two built-in 100-kB Microdrive tape drives, two network sockets, and multitasking ROM-based operating system. Weight is 3 pounds. Price is expected to be US$500 when marketed in the US later in the year. QL stands for Quantum Leap.
- 2000 - The United States Postal Service issues a 33-cent postage stamp depicting personal computers, part of its series of memories of the 1980s.
- 2005 - Cuba issues a 65 centavos postage stamp depicting a laptop computer.
Video Game history:
- 1997 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Ouside the "Noiseland Arcade", a sign is displayed above a live gorilla: "Friday Meet Donkey Kong in Person". The gorilla throws a barrel at a man, knocking him down.
- 2000 - The United States Postal Service issues a 33-cent postage stamp depicting video games, part of its series on memories of the 1980s.
- 2004 - Vivendi Universal releases the Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2010 - Electronic Arts releases the Army of Two: The 40th Day video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2010 - Capcom releases the Dark Void video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
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