What happened in history on this day: September 2?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1997 - Apple Computer buys Power Computing's Macintosh operating system license, customer database, and certain employees, for US$100 million in common stock and about $10 million for debts and closing costs. Power Computing will cease sales of Macintosh systems as of December 31.
- 2002 - Sony releases the Clie PEG-SJ30 handheld computer. It features 16-bit color 320x320 resolution screen, 16 MB RAM, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, Memory Stick slot, Palm OS 4.1. Price is US$300.
- 2008 - Google releases a test version of its new Web browser, Google Chrome.
Video Game history:
- 1995 - Sega of America announces nationwide availability of the Saturn game system in the US, including the Virtua Fighter video game. Price is US$399.
- 2003 - Activision releases the Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure video game for the GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in the US.
- 2005 - Sega releases the Spartan: Total Warrior video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 2008 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
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