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What happened in history on this day: August 14?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1984 - IBM announces the IBM PC/AT computer. It features 6 MHz 80286 processor, PC-DOS 3.0, 5.25-inch 1.2 MB floppy drive, 256 or 512 kB RAM, optional 20 MB hard drive, monochrome or color monitor. The XENIX operating system from Microsoft is also awailable. Price ranges from US$4000 to US$6700, depending on configuration. Code-name during development was Bigtop. Code-name for the computer at Microsoft was Salmon.
- 1984 - IBM announces the Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA), supporting up to 640x350 resolution in 16 colors. With 64K, the card costs US$524. For 640x350x16 mode, a US$200 64 kB RAM expander is required.
- 1984 - IBM announces the Enhanced Color Display monitor with 640x350 resolution, priced at US$850.
- 1984 - IBM announces its PC Network local area network. Price is US$695 per computer. Code-name during development was Ringmaster. Code-name at Microsoft was Octopus.
- 1984 - Microsoft releases MS-DOS 3.0 for PCs. It adds support for 1.2 MB floppy disks, and bigger (than 10 MB) hard disks.
- 1984 - Atari files a lawsuit against Amiga, claiming graphics chips used by Amiga were developed under contract for Atari.
- 1985 - Rod Brock, of Seattle Computer Products, writes to Microsoft president Jon Shirley, notifying the intent to sell SCP's royalty-free DOS license, and seeking a Microsoft buyout of SCP for US$20 million.
- 1989 - Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP DeskWriter 300 dpi ink jet printer for Macintosh computers. Weight is 15 pounds; price is US$1195.
Video Game history:
- 1989 - Sega of America launches the Genesis home video game system in Los Angeles and New York City in the US. It features 7.68MHz 16-bit Motorola 68EC000 processor, 4MHz Z80 sound coprocessor, 64kB RAM, 512 colors in 320x224 resolution. 80 animated sprites are possible, with up to 16 colors per sprite. Included is the video game Altered Beast. Price is US$189.
- 1995 - Nintendo of America introduces the Virtual Boy portable video game system in the US. It features 32-bit 20MHz RISC processor, a special headset that creates a stereoscopic 3-D environment with two RTI mirror-scanning 384x224 pixel LED arrays, 8- or 16-Megabit ROM Game Paks, digital stereo sound, double-grip controller with dual directional control buttons, and powered by six AA batteries. An optional Playlink cable is available to connect two systems. The game Mario's Tennis is included in the hardware. Price is US$179.95.
- 2003 - Graphics chip maker ATI Technologies announces it will develop graphics components for Microsoft's next Xbox video game system.
- 2003 - EA Sports releases the Madden NFL 2004 video game for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in the US.
- 2003 - 3DO sells off its video game assets: Ubi Soft pays US$1.3 million for rights and properties of the Might and Magic series, and Heroes of Might and Magic. Namco Hometek pays US$1.5 million for Street Racing Syndicate. Microsoft pays US$450,000 for High Heat Baseball. JoWooD (Australia) pays US$90,000 for Jacked. Crave Entertainment pays US$750,000 for Army Men. Former CEO Trip Hawkins pays US$405,000 for Johnny Moseley Mad Trix, various Internet patents, and various pre-2001 game titles.
- 2007 - Sports releases the Madden NFL 08 video game for the Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, GameCube, Nintendo Wii, and Nintendo DS in the US.
- 2009 - EA Sports releases the Madden NFL 10 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2012 - THQ releases the Darksiders II video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
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