This Day in Personal Computer and Video Game History
July 11

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On July 11 in ...

Personal Computer history:

  • 1994 - Gary Kildall dies in a bar brawl, at age 52. He was a microcomputer industry visionary and pioneer, most well-known for creating the CP/M operating system.
  • 2001 - Adobe Systems releases PageMaker 7.0. Full package price is US$499; upgrade price is US$79.
  • 2002 - Microsoft begins selling routers for home networking.
  • 2006 - Microsoft ceases providing new security patches for Windows 98, 98 SE, and Millenium Edition.
Video Game history:

  • 2007 - At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony announces it will release a lighter, slimmer model of its PlayStation Portable handheld video game console in September. A revised PlayStation Portable is to be released in September. It will be 33 percent lighter, 19 percent slimmer, available in two additional case colors (silver and white), output to television, priced at US$169.99. Two bundles will be available: Daxter PlayStation Portable Entertainment Pack for US$199, and Star Wars Battlefront PlayStation Portable Entertainment Pack for US$199.

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