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What happened in history on this day: December 8?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1975 - Paul Jay Terrell opens the Byte Shop, in Mountain View, California, one of the first computer stores in the United States.
- 1982 - Warner Communications announces that fourth quarter earnings would be poor, due to sluggish sales in its Atari video games division.
Video Game history:
- 1982 - Atari sues Coleco Industries for US$350 million, charging patent infringement, for Coleco's Expansion Module No. 1, which allows Atari 2600 cartridges to be played on the ColecoVision system. Coleco countersues for US$500 million claiming Atari violates antitrust laws.
- 1982 - Warner Communications announces that fourth quarter earnings would be substantially below expectations, due to sluggish sales in its Atari video games division.
- 1999 - Sony CEA releases the Gran Turismo 2 video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 2000 - Sony releases a new version of the PlayStation 2 in Japan, model SCPH-8000. It has built-in DVD drivers, a DVD remote control, but no memory card. Price is 39800 yen (about US$390).
- 2000 - Enix releases the Dragon Quest III Remix video game for the Game Boy Color in Japan.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A character plays a handheld video game closely resembling a Nintendo Game Boy.
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