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What happened in history on this day: May 29?
On May 29 in ...
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Personal Computer history:
- 1992 - At the Spring Consumer Electronics Show, Apple Computer announces the Newton pen input device. Features include: multitasking NewtOS operating system, ARM 610 processor, one PCMCIA 2.0 card slot, 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch size, 3 x 6 inch screen, and weight of under one pound.
- 1996 - The first JavaOne developers' conference is held. Over 6000 attend.
- 2001 - SuSE announces SuSE Linux 7.2 operating system for the Intel IA-64 processor.
- 2001 - Red Hat announces the Red Hat Linux 7.1 operating system for the Intel Itanium processor.
- 2002 - IEEE 1394 is officially renamed FireWire.
- 2003 - Microsoft and America Online settle their private antitrust lawsuit, with Microsoft paying US$750 million and granting a royalty-free seven-year license to use Internet Explorer with America Online's client software.
Video Game history:
- 2003 - Nature magazine publishes the article "Action video game modifies visual selective attention" by D. Bavelier and C. Green. It reports that video games improve visual skills.
- 2007 - Microsoft releases the Forza Motorsport 2 video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2007 - Nintendo releases the Mario Party 8 video game for the Nintendo Wii in the US.
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