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What happened in history on this day: March 3?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1989 - The AmiExpo trade show is held in New York, over three days. 11,863 visitors attend. Commodore announces the A590 hard drive for the Amiga 500, and reports that the A2286 AT Bridgeboard had begun shipping in the previous week.
- 1997 - Intel begins shipping Pentium OverDrive processors with MMX technology. Prices are US$399 for 125 MHz and 150 MHz processors, and US$499 for 166 MHz processors.
- 2000 - Advanced Micro Devices announces it is phasing out its K6-III processor line.
- 2000 - Northern Cyprus issues a 275,000-lira postage stamp depicting a computer.
- 2002 - Palm introduces the Palm m515 handheld computer, replacing the m505. It features 2.2 x 2.2 inch active-matrix TFT 65,536-color display, USB docking cradle/recharger, Secure Digital slot, Palm OS, 16 MB RAM. The lithium ion battery powers the unit for about one week. Price is US$399; weight is 5.2 ounces.
- 2002 - Palm introduces the Palm m130 handheld computer. It features 1.8 x 1.8 inch 160x160 pixel transreflective STN 65,536-color display, USB docking cradle/recharger, Secure Digital slot, Palm OS, 8 MB RAM. The lithium ion battery powers the unit for about one week. Price is US$279.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. In the year 3000, a robot tells a scary story about an unplugged computer, "...an image stayed on the screen. It was... the Windows logo!".
Video Game history:
- 1971 - Magnavox signs an exclusive licensing agreement with Sanders Associates for the television video game technology.
- 2005 - In Arkansas, Senator Shawn Womack introduces a bill that would require shops that rent or sell M-rated games to display them at a height of at least five feet from the floor.
- 2008 - 2K Sports releases the Major League Baseball 2K8 video game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii in the US.
- 2009 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Halo Wars video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2009 - Sony CE releases the MLB 09: The Show video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
- 2017 - Nintendo releases the Switch video game system in the USA. Price is US$299. The system uses the Nvidia Tegra processor, incorporates 6.2-inch 1280x720 resolution multi-touch screen, includes 32GB memory (expandable to 2TB via SD slot), operates 2.5-6 hours on battery power, and uses 16GB cards for games. An extra JoyCon controller will cost US$80.
- 2017 - Nintendo releases the The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild video game for the Switch and Wii U in the USA.
- 2017 - Konami releases the Super Bomberman R video game for the Switch in the USA.
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