This Day in Personal Computer and Video Game History
June 20

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On June 20 in ...

Personal Computer history:

  • 1989 - Lotus Development releases Lotus 1-2-3 3.0 for MS-DOS and OS/2, two years after its initial announcement. Price is US$495; upgrade price is US$150.
  • 1989 - IBM announces the 486/25 Power Platform processor upgrade kit for the IBM PS/2 Model 70-A21. Price is US$3995.
  • 1995 - In New York City, New York, the PC Expo trade show is held, over three days.
  • 1999 - The TNT television network airs the film Pirates of Silicon Valley in the US. The film is about Steve Jobs and Bill Gates in the early days of the personal computer industry.
  • 2001 - Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. Several personal computers appear on the desks of a TV show.
Video Game history:

  • 2017 - Housemarque releases the Nex Machina video game for the PlayStation 4 in the USA.

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