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What happened in history on this day: July 25?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1989 - US Federal District Judge William Schwarzer confirms his earlier decision removing all but ten of Apple Computer's claims against Microsoft.
- 1989 - IBM begins shipping Personal System/2 Enhanced 80386 Memory Option with 4-megabit DRAM memory chips. Price is US$3495. This is the first personal computer product using 4 megabit memory chips.
- 2002 - Hewlett-Packard introduces the Jornada 928 handheld computer in the US. It features 16-bit color screen, Compact Flash slot, 133 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP 710 processor, 64 MB RAM, Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 operating system, rechargeable lithium-polymer battery, CompactFlash Type I slot. Size is 5.4 x 3.1 x 0.7 inches; weight is 6.8 ounces.
- 2005 - Microsoft launches Windows Genuine Advantage on its Web site. The technology scans a user's computer to ensure the Windows software in use is legal, before allowing updates to be downloaded.
Video Game history:
- 2005 - Illinois governor signs a bill into law restricting the sale of violent video games to minors.
- 2005 - Video game industry groups file a lawsuit in federal court in Chicago, Illinois, challenging a new Illinois law restricting the sale of violent video games to minors.
- 2005 - Microsoft hosts the Xbox 360 Summit in Tokyo, Japan, for 38 3rd party publishers in Japan, to show Xbox 360 games.
- 2005 - Tapwave discontinues the Zodiac handheld video game system.
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