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What happened in history on this day: April 26?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1983 - Tandy introduces the TRS-80 Model 4 computer. It features 4 MHz Zilog Z80A processor, 16 kB RAM, cassette interface, keyboard, 80x24 text 12-inch monochrome monitor, for US$1000. A US$2000 system comes with 64 kB RAM and two 180 kB 5.25-inch floppy drives.
- 1994 - Commodore shuts down the Amiga division.
- 1998 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Homer Simpson appears unexpectedly on a multi-monitor jumbo screen, much like Bill Gates appearing on the jumbo screen at the Macworld Expo in August 1997.
- 2001 - In the USA, Senators Joe Lieberman and Herb Kohl introduce the Media Marketing Accountability Act, government legislation intended to give the Federal Trade Commission authority to prosecute those in the entertainment industry who market sdult-rated products to children.
Video Game history:
- 1999 - Nintendo releases the Super Smash Bros. video game for the Nintendo 64 in the US.
- 2001 - In the USA, Senators Joe Lieberman and Herb Kohl introduce the Media Marketing Accountability Act, government legislation intended to give the Federal Trade Commission authority to prosecute those in the entertainment industry who market adult-rated products to children.
- 2002 - Microsoft reduces the price of the Xbox in Europe.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A handheld video game system appears, looking like the Game Boy Color.
- 2005 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2006 - Nintendo reveals the name of its upcoming new video game system: Wii.
- 2007 - The US Federal Communications Commission releases a report on the impact of media violence on children, saying Congress could regulate violence on television without violating the First Amendment.
- 2007 - Sony head of the PlayStation division Ken Kutanagi announces he will step down.
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