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What happened in history on this day: February 14?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1977 - Computer Shack hires John Martin (Musumeci) as Director of Franchise Sales.
- 1984 - Lotus Development introduces the Symphony software application, a hopeful successor to Lotus 1-2-3. Symphony adds word processing, communications, and expanded record keeping to the features of Lotus 1-2-3. Price is to be US$695 when released.
- 1995 - US District Court Judge Stanley Sporkin rejects the consent decree settlement worked out between Microsoft and the Department of Justice, regarding Microsoft's alleged unfair trade practices. He claims the proposed settlement does not go far enough in addressing Microsoft's licensing practices, and is not in the public interest.
- 1996 - Microsoft releases the Windows 95 Service Pack 1 operating system update.
- 1997 - Intel announces the release name of the P6 processor code-named Klamath: Pentium II.
Video Game history:
- 2001 - British manufacturer Pace Micro Technology releases pictures and some details of its television set-top box. The system will be able to play Sega Dreamcast video games.
- 2001 - Nintendo announces the release dates of the Game Boy Advance: March 21 in Japan, and June 11 in the US.
- 2002 - Capcom releases the Maximo: Ghosts to Glory video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2003 - Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance SP in Japan. Internally it is the same as the Game Boy Advance. New features include rechargeable battery and flip-up 2.9-inch color LCD screen with built-in front lighting. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery powers the system for about 10 hours with the light on, or about 18 hours without. Size is 3.33 x 3.23 x 1 inches; weight is 5 ounces.
- 2004 - Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance SP in classic NES-controller style colors in Japan.
- 2005 - Nintendo releases the WarioWare: Touched! video game for the Nintendo DS in the USA.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A character plays the home video game version of a TV show on a "V-CUBE" video game system, a reference to the Nintendo GameCube.
- 2006 - EA Sports releases the Fight Night: Round 3 video game for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2006 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil: Deadly Silence video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
- 2006 - Capcom releases the Final Fight: Streetwise video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2006 - Atari releases Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure video game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2006 - Square Enix releases the Grandia III video game for the PlayStation 2 in the USA.
- 2011 - Square Enix releases the Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
- 2012 - Sony Computer Entertainment releases the Twisted Metal video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
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