What happened in history on this day: September 6?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1985 - Franklin Computer introduces the ACE 2000 series, compatible with Apple Computer systems. The three models range in price from US$700 to $1000.
- 2001 - At the Demomobile conference in La Jolla, California, Microsoft unveils the Pocket PC 2002 operating system.
- 2001 - The US Department of Justice announces it will no longer pursue the breakup of Microsoft, or the claim that Microsoft illegally integrated its browser with Windows.
- 2006 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 5200+ AM2 processor. Price is US$827 in quantities of 1000.
Video Game history:
- 1966 - Ralph Baer completes schematic for spot motion circuitry on a TV set, to play a simple two-player chasing game.
- 2005 - Square Enix releases the Radiata Stories video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2005 - Ubisoft releases the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 2005 - Namco releases the Rebelstar Tactical Command video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2006 - Sony announces a delay of introducing the PlayStation 3 in Europe, Australia, and other parts of the world until March.
- 2006 - EA Sports releases the NASCAR 07 video game for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox in the US.
- 2006 - Sony Computer Entertainment of America announces it will have 400,000 PlayStation 3 systems available for the North American launch in November, with 100,000 units available in Japan.
- 2011 - Sony Computer Entertainment releases the Resistance 3 video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
- 2011 - Deep Silver releases the Dead Island video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2011 - Ubisoft releases the Driver: San Francisco video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2017 - Activision Blizzard releases the Destiny 2 video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the USA.
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