This Day in Personal Computer and Video Game History
September 7

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What happened in history on this day: September 7?

On September 7 in ...

Personal Computer history:

  • 1982 - Victory Computer Systems is incorporated.
  • 1982 - In Federal District Court in San Francisco, Judge William Schwarzer awards Micropro International and Digital Research US$250,000 plus expenses from Data Equipment for copyright infringement.
  • 1994 - Apple Computer announces its intention to license the Macintosh operating system in 1995. A Mac OS logo is announced, which will be used to identify Mac application programs and Mac-compatible systems.
  • 2008 - Electronic Arts releases the Spore game for Windows and Macintosh computers.
Video Game history:

  • 1983 - American Telephone and Telegraph announces a joint venture with Coleco Industries to develop a home video game service to deliver games over phone lines to the Colecovision game system.
  • 1997 - Sony CEA releases the Final Fantasy VII video game for the PlayStation in the US.
  • 1999 - ADV Films releases the Sonic The Hedgehog - The Movie film on DVD (US$29.98) and VHS tape (US$19.98) in the USA.
  • 2000 - Sega launches the SegaNet online gaming network. Dreamcast players can play against other players via the dial-up network. Price is US$21.95 per month. Current Dreamcast owners can receive a US$150 rebate for signing an 18-month contract; new purchasers can receive a free Dreamcast for the same 18-month contract.
  • 2000 - Sega releases the NFL 2K1 video game for the Dreamcast in the US. This is the first console game to include online game play.
  • 2004 - Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter in the US. Price is $19.99.
  • 2004 - Konami releases the Silent Hill 4: The Room video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
  • 2004 - EA Games releases the Burnout 3: Takedown video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
  • 2010 - EA Sports releases the NHL 11 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
  • 2010 - Square Enix releases the Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep video game for the PlayStation Portable in the US.
  • 2011 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Crimson Alliance video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.

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