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What happened in history on this day: January 27?
On January 27 in ...
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Personal Computer history:
- 1998 - Apple Computer shifts development and distribution of ClarisWorks from Claris back to Apple, and renames it AppleWorks. Claris is renamed FileMaker, with primary focus the FileMaker Pro software. 30 Claris employees are laid off.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US.
- A laptop computer is used, with a prominent green pear logo on the case.
- An Internet Web browser is used, called Internet Surfer.
- 2003 - Sony releases the Sony Clié SJ33 handheld computer in Japan and Hong Kong. It features Palm 4.1 OS, 66 MHz Motorola Dragonball Super VZ processor, 16 MB RAM, MP3 player, 65,536-color 320x320 pixel screen, rechargeable battery. Price is about US$318.
- 2008 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Two personal computers appear, and Microsoft stock is shown.
- 2010 - At Macworld conference in San Francisco, California, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the iPad tablet computer. It features 9.7-inch touchscreen, 0.5 thick unit. Price starts at US$499 with 16 GB RAM.
Video Game history:
- 1972 - Magnavox begins production of the Odyssey video game system.
- 2000 - 989 Sports sponsors the annual "Game Before the Game" football challenge, pitting Marshall Faulk of the St. Louis Rams versus Frank Wycheek of the Tennessee Titans in a game of NFL GameDay 2000. The St. Louis Rams win.
- 2004 - Sega releases the Sonic Heroes video game for the Xbox, GameCube, and PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2004 - Encore releases the Daredevil: The Man Without Fear video game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2005 - EA Games releases the Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath video game for the Xbox in the US.
- 2008 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Sonic the Hedgehog appears on a billboard promoting marriage.
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