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What happened in history on this day: June 15?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1977 - The National Computer Conference is held in Dallas, Texas. For the first time, an area is set up for microcomputer companies.
- 1983 - Microsoft, Spectravideo, and 14 Japanese computer companies announce the MSX (MicroSoft eXtended BASIC) specifications for low-end, 8-bit home computers systems. The standard consists of: Zilog Z80, TI TMS9918A video processor, General Instruments AY-8910 sound processor, NEC cassette interface chip, Atari joystick interface, 64 kB RAM, Microsoft's 32 kB ROM-based extended BASIC.
- 1999 - IBM releases the 37.5 GB Deskstar 37GP hard drive, the world's largest personal computer hard drive. It features 5400-rpm motor, five platters, 2 MB cache buffer, ATA-4 interface. Price is US$350.
- 2000 - Microsoft releases Windows CE 3.0. It includes better real-time and multimedia capabilities, supports more languages, and is more easily broken up for use in pieces.
- 2005 - Microsoft releases Windows XP N, without Windows Media Player.
- 2006 - Bill Gates announces he will ease away from Microsoft duties over the next two years. Ray Ozzie is immediately shifted from chief technology officer to chief software architect.
- 2022 - Microsoft ceases support for Internet Explorer.
Video Game history:
- 1982 - New York state Supreme Court justice Thomas Galligan rules that New York City could limit locations of video game arcades, saying that the games are not protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
- 1989 - Federal District Judge Fern Smith grants Nintendo's request, and issues a preliminary injuction blocking Tengen from selling its Tetris video game cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System, effective June 21.
- 1994 - Sony announces that LSI Logic will build a custom processor for its upcoming PlayStation game system. The processor will incorporate a 34 MHz MIPS R3000 microprocessor, a graphics coprocessor, video decompression logic, and system logic.
- 2001 - Paramount Pictures releases the live-action feature film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider to theaters in the US. The film is based on the popular video game series.
- 2003 - Sega releases the Sonic Pinball Party video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. Price is US$29.95.
- 2004 - Atari releases the Shadow Ops: Red Mercury video game for the Xbox in the USA.
- 2006 - In Louisiana, Governor Kathleen Blanco signs bill HB1381 into law, imposing fines of US$100-2000 and up to one year in prison for selling games with violent content to minors.
- 2007 - Microsoft releases the special commemorative Halo 3 Zune through GameStop stores. The system comes in a black case with Halo graphics, preloaded with Halo videos. Price is US$246.
- 2010 - Microsoft unveils a slimmer Xbox 360, with built-in Wi-Fi and 250GB hard drive.
- 2010 - (to June 17) The Electronic Entertainment Expo is held in Los Angeles, California.
- 2010 - At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Nintendo unveils the Nintendo 3DS handheld device that can play games and show movies in 3D without glasses. The device comes with a touch screen and a regular screen, and three built-in cameras, enabling the machine to snap digital photos in 3D.
- 2010 - At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony introduces the Move wand-like motion-sensitive controller for the PlayStation 3.
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