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What happened in history on this day: May 16?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1999 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A cyber-cafe shows several color-cased computers, a reference to the Apple Computer iMac computers.
- 2000 - In Canada, Corel announces that the proposed merger with Inprise has been cancelled.
- 2001 - Microsoft officially releases Windows 2000 Service Pack 2. The update fixes over 500 software bugs.
- 2005 - Apple computer releases Mac OS X 10.4.1.
- 2006 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core processor, models 4200+ energy efficient, 4400+ energy efficient, 4600+ energy efficient, and 4800+ energy efficient. Prices are US$417, US$514, US$601, and US$671 respectively, in 1000-unit quantities.
Video Game history:
- 1996 - In Los Angeles, California, the Electronic Entertainment Expo is held, over three days. Total attendance is 55,000.
- 1999 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A handheld video game resembling the original Nintendo Game Boy is used on an airplane, interfering with the plane's controls.
- 2001 - Microsoft announces the launch date of November 8 for the Xbox in the US, with a price of US$299.
- 2001 - Nintendo shows off the GameCube system in Los Angeles, California, and announces the launch dates of September 14 in Japan and November 5 in North America.
- 2001 - Sony CEA announces plans to bring Internet functions to the PlayStation 2, such as Web browsing, email, streaming media, and instant messaging. Sony also announces add-on accessories to be available in November: Ethernet/modem PlayStation 2 Network Adapter, 40 GB Hard Disk Drive, LCD monitor, USB keyboard, and mouse.
- 2002 - Square releases the Final Fantasy XI video game for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. Price is 7800 yen (about US$61).
- 2005 - At Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Sony unveils a prototype PlayStation 3 video game system. It features 3.2 GHz Cell processor delivering up to 218 gigaflops of performance, 550 MHz Nvidia RSX graphics processor, wireless Bluetooth 2.0 for up to seven controllers, Blu-Ray disc player, Internet browser, detachable hard drive, Wi-Fi connectivity to the PlayStation Portable, 512 KB Level 2 cache, 3.2 GHz 256 MB XDR main RAM, 700 MHz 256 MB GDDR3 video RAM,six USB 2.0 ports, Memory Stick port, SecureDigital port, Compact Flash Type I, II port, Ethernet port, screen size up to 1080 lines, two HDMI video out ports for 32:9 aspect on two HD monitors. Total system floating-point performance peak: 2 teraflops. Estimated release date is in Spring 2006.
- 2006 - Nintendo releases the New Super Mario Bros. video game for the Nintendo DS in the USA.
- 2006 - Activision releases the X III video game for the GameCube, Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2006 - Activision releases the X-Men: The Official Game video game for the Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS in the US.
- 2007 - Sony reports its games division lost US$1.9 billion during the fiscal year.
- 2017 - Sony Interactive Entertainment releases the Farpoint video game for the Sony PSVR in the USA.
- 2017 - Focus Home Interactive releases The Surge video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the USA.
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