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What happened in history on this day: June 22?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1979 - A group of programmers (Al Vezza, Joel Berez, Marc Blanc, and Dave Lebling) from the Dynamic Modeling Group at Massachusettes Institute of Technology incorporates InfoCom.
- 1982 - Bill Gates hires James Towne, a manager from Tektronix, as first president of Microsoft, effective July 6.
- 1982 - Xerox introduces the 820-II computer, an update of the 820. Price is US$3295.
- 1992 - US President George Bush presents Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates with the National Medal of Technology.
- 1996 - id Software releases the Quake game for personal computers in the USA.
- 1999 - Lotus Development releases SmartSuite Millenium Edition Release 9.5. Standard price is US$399, upgrade price is US$149.
- 2000 - Microsoft unveils plans for implementing its ".Net" technology platform.
- 2005 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the film Herbie Fully Loaded to theaters in the US. A computer and MultiSync LCD monitor appear. An HP laptop computer appears.
Video Game history:
- 1992 - Data West releases the Rayxanber III video game for the PC Engine in Japan.
- 1999 - Sony CEA releases the Ape Escape video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 2001 - Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance in the United Kingdom.
- 2004 - Capcom releases the Mega Man Anniversary Collection video game for the GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2005 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the film Herbie Fully Loaded to theaters in the US. A newspaper shows a car playing a video game in an arcade.
- 2006 - Columbia Pictures releases the film Click to theaters in Australia and Puerto Rico. Two arcade games appear, Out Run and Donkey Kong.
- 2010 - Activision releases the Transformers: War for Cybertron video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
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