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What happened in history on this day: May 15?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1984 - In Beijing, China, William Millard of Computerland and officials of the government sign a letter of intent to create a network for microcomputer systems in China.
- 1996 - In Los Angeles, California, Bandai Digital Entertainment announces the Pippin @World computer. The device includes a keyboard and CD-ROM player. It can be hooked up to a television and connected to the Internet. Bandai expects to ship the device in September, priced at US$599.
- 1997 - Exponential Technologies ceases development of PowerPC processors.
- 1999 - Netscape Communications releases Communicator 4.6. New updates include RealNetworks' G2 multimedia player, and 56-bit DES encryption.
- 2000 - In San Jose, California, the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is held.
- 2000 - At the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple Computer releases Mac OS X DR 4 (fourth developer release) to 4000 software developers.
- 2002 - Intel releases the 1.7 GHz Celeron processor. It features 8 kB Level 1 data cache, 12 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 128 kB Level 2 cache, 400 MHz system bus, MMX, SSE, and SSE2 instructions, 64 GB address space, two pipelined FPUs. It incorporates 42 million transistors in a 0.18-micron process. Code-name during development was Willamette. Price is US$83 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2002 - Intel releases the 1.4 GHz Celeron processor. It features 100 MHz bus, 256 kB cache, 0.13-micron technology. Price is US$89 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A home personal computer and a portable laptop are used to access the World Wide Web.
- 2009 - Venezuela issues 10 postage stamps depicting personal computers, promoting protection of children on the Internet.
Video Game history:
- 1996 - In Los Angeles, California, Nintendo gives a preview of the Nintendo 64 game system, showing the Super Mario 64 and PilotWings video games.
- 1996 - In Los Angeles, California, Bandai Digital Entertainment announces the Pippin @World computer. The device includes a keyboard and CD-ROM player. It can be hooked up to a television and connected to the Internet. Bandai expects to ship the device in September, priced at US$599.
- 2000 - Hudson releases the Bomberman 64: The Second Attack video game for the Nintendo 64 in the US.
- 2000 - Pelican Accessories releases the Brain Boy memory cartridge for the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Pocket, with editor for Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue, and Pokémon Yellow.
- 2002 - Microsoft reduces the price of the Xbox video game system to US$199 in the US, CDN$299 in Canada, and 24,800 yen in Japan (about US$195).
- 2003 - Atari releases the Enter the Matrix video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US. Price is US$49.99. The game is based on the Matrix film trilogy, and cost US$30 million to create. Atari ships four million copies on the first day.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. In the lobby of a movie theater, a boy says "Instead of video games, they have weird free newspapers".
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A teacher says "... since the middle ages had no compact discs or Super Mario men...". A child plays a Game Boy in private school, and the teacher smashes it on the desk.
- 2006 - The National Broadcasting Company airs The Apprentice TV show in the US. Two teams of job interview contestants create displays of the Xbox 360 video game system for use in a department store.
- 2007 - Midway releases the Mortal Kombat: Armageddon video game for the Nintendo Wii in the US.
- 2012 - Rockstar releases the Max Payne 3 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
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