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What happened in history on this day: May 20?
On May 20 in ...
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Personal Computer history:
- 1988 - At AppleFest in Boston, Massachusetts, Apple Computer introduces AppleLink - Personal Edition, an online service run by Quantum Computer Services. Cost is US$6 (non-primetime) and $15 (primetime) per hour, US$35 for Apple II software and first year's subscription, and US$35 per following year subscription.
- 1988 - Judge Robert Aguilor agrees to split the Apple Computer - Microsoft case into two separate phases, to decide if Microsoft had been licensed to use Macintosh features in Windows 2.03, and, if necesssary, to determine if Microsoft had violated Apple's copyrights.
- 1991 - The Spring Comdex trade show is held in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 1993 - Intel announces availability of the Pentium processor. Prices are US$878 for 60 MHz, and US$965 for 66 MHz.
- 1995 - Microsoft and Intuit announce the termination of their planned merger. Microsoft pays Intuit US$46.25 million in compensation for terminating the deal.
- 1996 - Apple Computer joins the Network Computer Coalition.
- 1997 - Centaur Technology shows first samples of its IDT-C6 Pentium-class microprocessor.
- 2007 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A desktop and laptop computer appear.
- 2007 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A personal computer is used to access the Internet and send email. A personal computer with separate keyboard, mouse, and CRT monitor is used for hosting a live Webcam on the Internet. Another two computers view the show.
Video Game history:
- 1985 - Nintendo of America counterclaims versus Universal Studios in court over Donkey Kong infringement suit of 1982.
- 1991 - NEC drops the price of the TurboGrafx-CD player from US$399 to $299.
- 1992 - Sega of America announces a partnership with Sony Electronic Publishing to develop video games on compact disks. Sega plans to introduce in November a CD-ROM player for the Sega Genesis game system, for US$299.
- 2000 - Konami releases the Metal Gear Solid video game for the Game Boy Color in the US.
- 2007 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A handheld video game looking like an original Nintendo Game Boy appears.
- 2014 - Bethesda releases the Wolfenstein: The New Order video game for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in the USA
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