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What happened in history on this day: February 6?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1984 - Software Arts files a lawsuit against Visicorp to end its contract over rights to market Visicalc, claiming Visicorp failed to market the product adequately.
- 1985 - Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak resigns from Apple Computer, to start a company that will develop home video products.
- 1998 - International Telecommunications Union of modem vendors agree on v.90 as a common 56 kbps transmission standard.
- 2002 - Nvidia releases the GeForce4 Ti, GeForce4 MX, and GeForce4 440 Go graphics chips, and GeForce4 Titanium card.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Personal computers are used to view pictures, play games, and view Web site videos.
Video Game history:
- 1982 - The Ormond Beach Commission in Florida approves an ordinance prohibiting electronic games from being placed within 1000 feet of a school, church, or youth activity center in Ormond Beach.
- 1991 - Nintendo and Sony announce cooperation to develop a compact disk player for the Super Famicom in Japan.
- 2003 - Nvidia and Microsoft resolve their dispute over pricing of graphics chips for the Xbox video game system.
- 2003 - Nintendo announces that starting February 9, purchasers of a new GameCube will also get a free game. Nintendo also reduces the price of several older titles from US$50 to US$30. Nintendo also reduces the price of the Super Mario Sunshine bundle (with GameCube and memory card) from US$190 to US$160.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The Super Mario character appears, performing his role in a live parody of the Donkey Kong video game, complete with authentic sound. A Super Bowl football half-time show includes the wedding of Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man, dancing with the four ghosts.
- 2006 - Nintendo releases the Drill Dozer video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. The cartridge includes a vibrating "rumble" feature.
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