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What happened in history on this day: March 29?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1983 - Tandy announces its TRS-80 Model 100 portable computer. It features Intel 80C85 processor, 8 lines of 40-column text, 240x64 graphics, built-in modem, serial and parallel ports, 32 kB ROM with text editor, telecommunications package, schedule book, address book, and Microsoft BASIC. Weight is four pounds. It runs on four AA alkaline batteries, powering it for about 20 hours. Price is US$799 for 8 kB RAM version, to US$1134 for the 32 kB RAM version. The system is based on the NEC PC-8201 portable computer, which is built by Kyoto Ceramics (Kyocera).
- 2000 - Intel introduces the 566 and 600 MHz Celeron processors, with multimedia instructions, 66 MHz bus, and 128 kB integrated Level 2 cache. Prices are US$167 and US$181 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2000 - Seagate Technology announces Veritas Software will acquire the company for about US$20 billion. The complex deal will result in Seagate becoming a private company focused on the hard drive business.
- 2004 - OpenOffice.org releases the OpenOffice 1.1.1 software suite for free download.
- 2009 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A church reverend uses a handheld "Psalm Pilot" computer, mocking the Palm Pilot. A personal computer displays the Windows "Pipes" screen saver.
Video Game history:
- 1983 - Federal court judge Albert Bryan issues a temporary restraining order barring Atari from requiring its distributors to deal exclusively with Atari items.
- 1996 - Sega Enterprises and Softbank create Sega Entertainment in the US, to convert Sega products to run on personal computers. First release title is expected by June.
- 1998 - SquareSoft releases the Parasite Eve video game for the PlayStation in Japan and the US.
- 2000 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil Code: Veronica video game for the Dreamcast.
- 2001 - In Japan, Sony releases a cable allowing the PlayStation 2 to connect to i-mode phones for gaming.
- 2003 - An anonymous hacker reveals a method to run Linux on an unmodified Xbox video game system, by exploiting a buffer overflow flaw in the "save/load game" function of the James Bond 007 in Agent Under Fire video game. The flaw exists in several games, and can be used to load and run other software on the Xbox. The hacker is now eligible to win a US$100,000 challenge funded by Lindows founder Michael Robertson.
- 2009 - Activision releases the Guitar Hero: Metallica video game for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii in the USA.
- 2011 - Tecmo Koei releases the Dynasty Warriors 7 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2011 - Electronic Arts releases the Shift 2 Unleashed video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
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