This Day in Personal Computer and Video Game History
March 20

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What happened in history on this day: March 20?

On March 20 in ...

Personal Computer history:

  • 1995 - In San Francisco, California, the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) is held, over three days.
  • 2000 - Intel releases the 850 and 866 MHz Pentium III processors. Prices are US$765 and US$776 in 1000-unit quantities.
  • 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer is used at an insurance agency.
  • 2009 - South Africa issues a 2.05r postage stamp for "Ergonomics in the office" depicting a personal computer.
Video Game history:

  • 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The father tries to entice the children into staying with him by saying "I've got Game Boys and caramel apples!"
  • 2006 - 2K Sports releases the Major League Baseball 2K6 video game for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox in the US.
  • 2006 - The Game Developers Conference is held, over five days. Nintendo announces partnerships with Sega and Hudson for Genesis and TurboGrafx-16 games for its next-generation video game system.
  • 2006 - 2K Games releases The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
  • 2007 - Sega releases the Virtua Tennis 3 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
  • 2007 - Ubisoft releases the TMNT video game for the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and GameCube in the USA.
  • 2012 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.

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