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What happened in history on this day: February 21?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1984 - Timex withdraws from the home computer business.
- 1984 - IBM files a lawsuit against Eagle Computer for copyright violation of the BIOS used in the IBM PC. Eagle agrees on the same day to cease shipments of the infringing computers.
- 1984 - Marshal Smith takes office as new president and CEO of Commodore International.
- 1995 - The US Supreme Court refuses to hear Apple Computer's "look-and-feel" copyright suit against Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard.
- 2001 - At the Macworld Expo in Tokyo, Japan, Apple Computer introduces the iMac Special Edition, available in Flower Power, Dalmatian Blue, or Graphite designs. It features 500 or 600 MHz PowerPC G3 processor, 64 or 128 MB RAM, 256 kB Level 2 cache, 8x/4x/24x CD-RW drive, 15-inch monitor. Price is US$1199-1499.
- 2001 - At the Macworld Expo in Tokyo, Japan, Apple Computer introduces the new Nvidia GeForce3TM graphics processor for Macintosh computers.
- 2002 - Cuba issues a 65 centavos postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
- 2005 - Intel releases the 64-bit Pentium 4 630, 640, 650, and 660 processors. Speeds are 3 GHz, 3.2 GHz, 3.4 GHz, and 3.6 GHz, respectively. They feature 2 MB level 2 cache, 169 million transistors, 135 mm2 die size, 90-nanometre fabrication, Enhanced SpeedStep technology, Execute Disable Bit, EM64T 64-bit extension instructions, 800 MHz front-side bus. Prices are: US$224, US$273, US$401, and US$605, respectively, each in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2005 - Intel releases the 64-bit 3.73 GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor. It features 2 MB level 2 cache, 169 million transistors, 135 mm2 die size, 90-nanometre fabrication, Enhanced SpeedStep technology, Execute Disable Bit, EM64T 64-bit extension instructions, 1.066 GHz front-side bus. Price is US$999 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2010 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A laptop computer is used to give a presentation, but is interrupted by the need to "install an important update".
Video Game history:
- 1983 - US TV show That's Incredible! broadcasts the Videogame Invitational competition at the Twin Galaxies Arcade in Ottumwa, Iowa. Event winner is Ben Gold.
- 1986 - In Japan, Nintendo releases the Disk System for the Famicom. The system is a 128-kB disk drive to run software; disks can be rewritten with new games at special vending machines. Price of the Disk System is about US$100.
- 1986 - Nintendo releases the Legend of Zelda video game for the Famicom Disk System in Japan.
- 2006 - Sega releases the Sonic Riders video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 2014 - Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze video game for the Wii U in the USA.
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