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What happened in history on this day: March 17?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1986 - Tim Paterson of Falcon Technology writes to Microsoft, indicating an intent to sell its royalty-free DOS license. Microsoft replies indicating a willingness to buy back the license.
- 1987 - Apple Computer makes its 1 millionth Macintosh personal computer. Six Mac Plus computers are designated the 1 millionth Macintosh; one is given to Jef Raskin.
- 1988 - Apple Computer files an 11-page copyright infringement suit in federal court in San Jose, California, accusing Microsoft of stealing visual display features of the Macintosh computer for use in Microsoft Windows 2.0. Apple claims Windows violates 13 different copyrights. Hewlett-Packard is also named as a defendant, for copyright violations in its New Wave software.
- 1990 - In Washington, D.C., the AmiExpo trade show is held, over three days.
- 1997 - Microsoft ships Office 97 Small Business Edition, for US$249.
- 2000 - Dell Computer begins shipping personal computers with 1 GHz Pentium III processors.
- 2000 - In Iowa, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pratt dismisses a lawsuit by Microware Systems against Apple Computer, which claimed trademark violation by Apple of Microware's OS 9 operating system.
- 2004 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the 1.6 GHz Athlon XP-M 2100+ processor for notebook computers. Price is US$97 in 1000-unit quantities.
Video Game history:
- 1995 - Sega releases the Sonic Drift 2 video game for the Game Gear in the US.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A video arcade machine is used on board a space ship for blasting other ships.
- 2003 - Nintendo releases the Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version video games for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2009 - Rockstar releases the Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars video game for the Nintendo DS in the USA.
- 2009 - Sony Computer Entertainment releases the Resistance: Retribution video game for the PlayStation Portable in the USA.
- 2017 - Ubisoft releases the Ghost Recon Wild Lands video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the USA.
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