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What happened in history on this day: March 19?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1997 - Apple Computer formally unveils the 20th Anniversary Macintosh computer. It features flat-panel metal and leather design, television and FM radio tuners, special sound system with subwoofer, 12.1-inch active-matrix display, CD-ROM drive. Production will be limited to 12,000 units, in five countries: France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States. Price is US$7,500.
- 2000 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US.
- Characters virtually enter the Internet via America Online, where they are attacked by flying advertisements, and can walk into chat rooms.
- A menu window is accessed, with "NEW / OPEN / CLOSE / DISGUISES" mimicing the style of the Mac OS.
- Later, a video email window also mimics that of the Mac OS.
- 2001 - Palm unveils the Palm m500 handheld computer. It features 160x160 resolution monochrome screen, Palm OS 4.0, lithium-polymer battery. Price is US$399.
- 2001 - Palm unveils the Palm m505 handheld computer. It features 160x160 resolution 16-bit color screen, 8 MB RAM, Secure Digital slot, Palm OS 4.0, lithium-polymer battery. Price is US$449.
- 2006 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A "FeMac" computer appears, looking much like the Apple Computer "iMac". A female computer voice says "You've got mail", a reference to the America Online software.
- 2009 - Microsoft launches the Internet Explorer 8 Web browser, following a year of public beta testing.
Video Game history:
- 1993 - Midway Amusement Games releases the Mortal Kombat video game Version 5.0 (T-Unit) to arcades in the US.
- 1999 - In Chiba, Japan, the Tokyo Game Show Spring '99 is held, over three days. Over 160,000 visitors attend, a new record. Over 300 PlayStation games are on display.
- 1999 - SNK releases the NeoGeo Pocket Color handheld video game system in Japan.
- 2000 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. In a virtual Internet world, a character jumps over barrels thrown by Donkey Kong, then zaps him with a laser gun.
- 2002 - Sega releases the Virtua Fighter 4 video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2002 - EA Games releases the James Bond 007 in Agent Under Fire for the GameCube in the US.
- 2003 - A research report by Bryan Raudenbush, an assistant professor of psychology at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, West Virginia, suggests that playing high-action video games reduces sensitivity to pain by distracting the player.
- 2010 - The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2010 video game awards ceremony is held in England.
- Best Game: Batman - Arkham Asylum,
- Best Gameplay: Batman - Arkham Asylum,
- Best Action: Uncharted 2,
- Best Handheld Game: LittleBigPlanet,
- Best Multiplayer: Left 4 Dead 2,
- Best Family and Social: Wii Sports Resort,
- Best Sports: FIFA 10,
- Best Story and Character: Uncharted 2,
- Best Strategy: Empire: Total War,
- Best use of Audio: Uncharted 2,
- Best New Talent: Shrunk,
- Best Original Score: Uncharted 2,
- Best Artistic Achievement: Flower,
- Best Use of Online: FIFA 10,
- Lifetime achievement Fellowship award: Shigeru Miyamoto.
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