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What happened in history on this day: April 4?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1979 - The International Computer Programs awards Microsoft the Million Dollar Award for its 8080 BASIC. This is Microsoft's first corporate recognition from the industry, and the first microprocessor product to win this award.
- 1989 - IBM announces that it began manufacturing a version of the 80386 processor several months ago.
- 1989 - IBM announces a new version of the PS/2 Model 30 computer.
- 1994 - Jim Clark and Marc Andreesson incorporate Mosaic Communications. Original choice of company name was Electric Media.
- 1997 - Apple Computer introduces new Power Macintosh 6500 systems, with 225 to 300 MHz PowerPC 603e processors. Prices range from US$1999 to US$2999.
Video Game history:
- 1999 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. Several references to actual arcade video games are shown: Gender Neutral Pac Person (Pac Man), Mortal Kooperation (Mortal Kombat); security patrols at the arcade are called Moon Patrol, the same name as an arcade video game.
- 2006 - Eidos releases the Commandos: Strike Force video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2017 - Sega releases the Persona 5 video game for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in the USA.
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