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What happened in history on this day: September 21?
On September 21 in ...
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Personal Computer history:
- 1976 - Computer Shack is incorporated, created by William Millard.
- 1998 - Apple Computer releases the AppleWorks 5 software suite. Price is US$99; upgrade price is US$79.
- 1999 - A large earthquake registering 7.6 on the Richter scale shakes Taiwan, leading to a two-week halt to manufacturing of many components of personal computers.
- 2000 - McAfee.com and F-Secure researchers discover the first handheld computer virus "Phage", which targets the Palm OS.
Video Game history:
- 1991 - NEC releases the NEC PC Engine Duo video game system in Japan. This combines the PC Engine with the CD-ROM2 in one case, and extra memory for the Super CD format.
- 1991 - NEC releases the NEC PC Engine LT handheld console game system, with 4-inch screen, built-in speakers, and HuCard CD support.
- 1992 - In Tokyo, Japan, Jeff Hansen of the US defeats Yuichi Suyama of Japan. to become the World Nintendo Champion.
- 1993 - Sega Enterprises announces it would base its next-genertion video game system on a Hitachi 32-bit processor, with sound chips from Yamaha, and circuitry for video images from JVC.
- 2000 - Enix releases the Dragon Warrior I & II Remix video game for the Game Boy Color in the US.
- 2004 - Ubisoft releases the Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2004 - LucasArts releases the Star Wars: Battlefront video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2004 - Namco releases the Katamari Damacy video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2004 - Capcom releases the Mega Man X Command Mission video game for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube in the US.
- 2004 - Activision releases the X-Men Legends video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 2004 - Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy XI: The Chains of Promathia expansion pack for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2020 - Microsoft agrees to buy video game holding company ZeniMax Media, including Bethesda Softworks and their following subsidiaries for US$7.5 billion, in what is the biggest and most expensive takeover in the history of the video game industry.
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