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What happened in history on this day: November 22?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1985 - Apple Computer and Microsoft sign a licensing agreement permitting Microsoft royalty-free rights to use graphical display technology of the Macintosh for Windows 1.0, and Macintosh versions of several Microsoft products.
- 1998 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A computer in a school has labels "COLECO" on it. The salesman says "These old Colecos will rust up on you like that" (snaps fingers).
- 2004 - Advanced Micro Devices begins shipping the Sempron 3000+ processor for notebook computers. Price is US$134 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2005 - Switzerland isues a stamp depicting children and a personal computer.
Video Game history:
- 1989 - MCA/Universal Pictures releases the film Back to the Future Part II to theaters in the USA.
- A Jaws video game cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System appears in an antique store window.
- An arcade game Wild Gunman appears, which Nintendo released to arcades in 1974.
- 1994 - Sega introduces the Saturn video game system in Japan. It features two 28.6 MHz 32-bit Hitachi SH7064 RISC processors, two video display processors, Hitachi SH7034 processor controlling the double-speed CD-ROM drive, Tamaha FH1 digital signal processor, Motorola 68EC000 sound processor, QSound surround sound, 2 MB main memory, 1.5 MB video memory, 24-bit color in 640x224 resolution, memory cartridge slot, expansion slot. Price is 44800 yen (about US$450).
- 1997 - Eidos releases the Tomb Raider II video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1998 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A child plays a home video game system, playing game "Dingo Dash", similar to Crash Bandicoot. A child mispronounces "superintendant" as "Super Nintendo".
- 1999 - Unit sales of the Dreamcast video game system in North America to date: 1 million.
- 2002 - Midway releases the Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance video game for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Game Boy Advance in the US. Midway declares the day "Fatality Friday".
- 2005 - Microsoft launches the Xbox 360 video game system in North America. The system features IBM PowerPC with 3 cores, 3.2 GHz each with simultaneous multi-threading, 500 MHz ATI graphics with 10 MB cache, and 512 MB RAM. Code name during development was "Xenon". The Xbox 360 Core System costs US$299.99, and includes Composite AV Cable, and Controller. The full Xbox 360 costs US$399.99, and includes Universal Media Remote, Ethernet Connectivity Cable, Headset, Wireless Controller, Component HD AV Cable, and Hard Drive 20 GB. Eighteen game titles are immediately available. Availble accessories are: Xbox 360 Controller US$39.99, Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote US$29.99, Xbox 360 Headset US$19.99, Xbox 360 Wireless Controller US$49.99, Xbox 360 Component HD AV Cable US$39.99, Xbox 360 Hard Drive 20 GB US$99.99, Xbox 360 Wireless Networking Adapter US$99.99, Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable US$39.99, Xbox 360 Memory Unit 64 MB US$39.99, Xbox 360 S-Video AV Cable US$29.99, Xbox 360 Faceplate US$19.99, Xbox 360 Rechargeable Battery Pack US$11.99, Xbox 360 Play and Charge kit US$19.99.
- 2005 - Activision releases the Call of Duty 2 video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2005 - Electronic Arts releases the Need for Speed: Most Wanted video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2005 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Project Gotham Racing 3 video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2005 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Perfect Dark Zero video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA and Canada.
- 2005 - Vivendi Universal Games releases the 50 Cent: Bulletproof video game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2005 - Ubisoft releases the Peter Jackson's King Kong video game for the Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and GameCube in the US.
- 2006 - Microsoft releases an Xbox 360 download update for high-definition displays.
- 2006 - Electronic Arts releases the Superman Returns video game for the Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and Game Boy Advance in the US.
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