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What happened in history on this day: June 26?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1997 - Steve Jobs sells 1.5 million shares of Apple Computer stock for about $15 per share, total $15-22 million. This is the stock that he received in December as part of Apple Computer's purchase of his NeXT Software. The value of Apple Computer's stock drops to an 11-year low.
- 2000 - Intel launches 633, 667, and 700 MHz Celeron processors. Prices are US$138, US$170, US$192 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2000 - Advanced Micro Devices unveils 550 and 533 MHz K6-2+ processors for notebook computers. Prices are US$85 and US$99 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2003 - Apple Computer releases updated Power Mac G4 computers. They feature single or dual 1.25 GHz G4 processors, single 80 GB to dual 160 GB hard drives.
- 2003 - Microsoft releases Windows 2000 Service Pack 4. New features include support for USB 2.0 and wireless Internet connections.
Video Game history:
- 1983 - Fisher-Price Toys announces it has cancelled plans to expand into video games.
- 2000 - Nintendo releases the Kirby 64 - The Crystal Shards video game for the Nintendo 64 in the US.
- 2003 - Nintendo releases the Wario World video game for the GameCube in the US. Price is US$49.99.
- 2007 - Nintendo releases the Pokémon Battle Revolution video game for the Nintendo Wii in the USA.
- 2007 - Eidos Interactive releases the Tomb Raider: Anniversary video game for the PlayStation Portable in the US.
- 2007 - Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy: Anniversary Edition video game for the PlayStation Portable in the US.
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