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What happened in history on this day: September 20?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1984 - Data General introduces the Data General / One Personal System portable computer, compatible with the IBM PC. It features MS-DOS, CP/M-86, Unix, 128 kB RAM, and one floppy drive. Weight is 10 pounds; price is US$2895. It is the first portable computer with a full-size LCD display.
- 1984 - Acornsoft releases the Elite space-trading game for the BBC Microcomputer in the UK. The game is one of the first to use extensive 3D graphics. The game is open-ended, spanning eight vast universes.
- 1986 - (to September 21) At the Airport Hilton in Los Angeles, California, the Commodore Show is held. Digital Engineering releases the Eye-Scan image digitizing cartridge for the Commodore 64. Price is US$89.95.
- 1989 - Apple Computer announces the Macintosh Portable, featuring a 16 MHz Motorola 68000 CMOS processor, 1 MB RAM, 40 MB hard drive, 3.5-inch 1.4 MB SuperDrive floppy drive, keyboard, trackball, 9.8-inch active matrix 640x400 monochrome LCD screen. Weight is 17 pounds; size is 15.25 x 14.3 x 4 inches; price is US$6500. The system runs for about 8 hours on a lead-acid gel battery pack.
- 1999 - Tokyo District Court issues a preliminary injunction against eMachines for the eOne computers copying the look of Apple Computer's iMac computers.
Video Game history:
- 1998 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The line "Finish him!" is a reference to the Mortal Kombat video game.
- 1999 - Sony CEA announces cutbacks in PlayStation 2 shipments due to parts shortages in Japan.
- 2002 - IBM announces it has shipped 10 million "Gekko" PowerPC processors for Nintendo's GameCube.
- 2002 - Microsoft buys the British game developer Rare for US$375 million.
- 2004 - Sony announces a new slimmer PlayStation 2 for release in the USA on November 1. The system features top-loading disc tray, built-in network adaptor, controller, 2 pounds weight, 1.1 inches thick, priced at US$149.99.
- 2004 - Nintendo releases the F-Zero: GP Legend video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2005 - Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong: King of Swing video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2005 - Midway releases the Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2005 - Activision releases the X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 2007 - Sony launches the new version of the PlayStation Portable in Japan. Price is 19,800 yen.
- 2011 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil 4 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2011 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Gears of War 3 video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
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