This Day in Personal Computer and Video Game History
April 28

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What happened in history on this day: April 28?

On April 28 in ...

Personal Computer history:

  • 1976 - Steve Wozniak requests a release from employer Hewlett-Packard for his new Apple computer.
  • 2002 - Brazil issues a postage stamp showing a personal computer.
  • 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Several personal computers are shown.
  • 2004 - PalmOne introduces the Zire 72 handheld computer. It features Garnet operating system, RealOne Mobile Player 3, Secure Digital / MMC slot, 1.2 megapixel camera, 320x320 16-bit color transreflective display, 312 MHz Intel PXA270 processor, 32 MB RAM, and integrated Bluetooth. Price is US$299; size is 4.6 x 2.95 x 0.67 inches; weight is 4.8 ounces.
  • 2004 - PalmOne introduces the Zire 31 handheld computer. It features Garnet operating system, Secure Digital slot, audio player, 16 MB RAM, 160x160 STN backlit color display, 200 MHz Intel ARM processor, and integrated Bluetooth. Price is US$149; size is 4.4 x 2.9 x 0.6 inches; weight is 4.1 ounces.
  • 2005 - NCSoft releases the Guild Wars game for the PC in the US.
  • 2010 - Hewlett-Packard announces it will acquire Palm for US$1 billion in cash.
Video Game history:

  • 1982 - Universal tells Nintendo of America and Coleco Industries to destroy all copies of Donkey Kong due to infringement of King Kong film.
  • 1994 - Naxat releases the Kaza Kiri: Ninja Action video game for the PC Engine in Japan.
  • 1997 - 3DO agrees to sell its hardware systems business to Samsung Electronics, for US$20 million.
  • 2001 - Sony CEI releases the Gran Turismo 3 A-spec video game for the PlayStation 2 in Japan.
  • 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. An arcade video game Shark Bait appears.
  • 2017 - Tarsier Studios releases the Little Nightmares video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the USA.
  • 2017 - Nintendo releases the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe video game for the Switch in the USA.

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