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What happened in history on this day: March 2?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1987 - Apple Computer introduces the expandable Macintosh SE. It features 8 MHz 68000 processor, and 1 MB of RAM. A dual floppy system sells for US$2900. With one floppy drive and a 20 MB hard drive, price is US$3700.
- 1987 - Apple Computer introduces the open architecture Macintosh II, the first for Apple with color graphics. It features 16 MHz 68020 processor, and 1 MB of RAM. A basic system with one 800 kB 3.5-inch floppy drive and no monitor sells for US$3900. A system with 1 MB RAM, one floppy drive, 40 MB hard drive, and color monitor is priced at US$7000. The system features a plug-and-play "NuBus" architecture for expansion cards.
- 1997 - US Senator Orrin Hatch holds a hearing in Microsoft's alledged antitrust activities, questioning Bill Gates, Scott NcNealy of Sun Microsystems, and Jim Barksdale of Netscape Communications. Bill Gates admits Microsoft's contracts with Internet content companies are barred from promoting Netscape's browser.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears, with integrated monitor and keyboard, and external floppy disk drive.
- 2008 - Intel announces the name for its new low-power microprocessor family: "Atom".
Video Game history:
- 1999 - In Tokyo, Japan, Sony unveils specifications of the next PlayStation video game system to 1500 invited guests. It features 300 MHz 128-bit "Emotion Engine" processor co-developed by Toshiba and Sony CEI, 150 MHz Graphics Synthesizer processor, games on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM up to 4.7 GB, 32 MB main RAM, 3.2 GBps memory bus, floating-point performance 6.2 GFLOPS, 33.8 or 37.5 MHz core PlayStation CPU, and IEEE 1394, USB, and PC Card interfaces.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. An actress comments that most actor-dates just want to talk about "their Botox, their Tae-bo, or their Xbox".
- 2004 - Tecmo releases the Ninja Gaiden video game for the Xbox in the US.
- 2004 - Take 2 releases the Mafia video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2006 - Microsoft launches the Xbox 360 in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan.
- 2010 - Electronic Arts releases the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the USA.
- 2010 - 2K Sports releases the Major League Baseball 2K10 video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii in the USA.
- 2010 - Wade McGilberry of Alabama pitches a perfect game in video game MLB 2K10, winning $1 million in a contest sponsored by 2K Sports.
- 2010 - Sony Computer Entertainment releases the MLB 10: The Show video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
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