This Day in Personal Computer and Video Game History
September 29

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Personal Computer history:

  • 1994 - The first court hearing on the Microsoft consent decree is held.
  • 1997 - Umax Computer unveils the J700 Macintosh-compatible computer. It features Mac OS 8, 233 MHz PowerPC 604e processor, 24 MB RAM, 2 GB hard drive, 24X CD-ROM drive, 10 Base-T Ethernet networking card. Price is about US$2000.
  • 1997 - At the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, California, Microsoft releases the Windows CE 2.0 operating system. It includes support for 32-bit color and 16-gray-scale displays, TrueType fonts, Ethernet connectivity, and support for more processors. Code-name during development was Jupiter.
  • 2001 - Apple Computer releases the Mac OS X 10.1 operating system. New features include DVD movie playback, ability to burn DVD RW discs from Finder, and faster launch of programs. Upgrade price is US$19.99 from Apple (free until October 31 in stores); full package costs US$129. Code-name during development was Puma
Video Game history:

  • 1983 - Atari dumps 14-20 truckloads of game cartridges and other computer equipment in a landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico. 5-6 million cartridges of ET: The Extraterrestrial are included.
  • 1995 - Sony launches the PlayStation in Europe, for 299 UK pounds sterling.
  • 1996 - Nintendo releases the Nintendo 64 video game system in North America. Price is US$199.95.
  • 1996 - Nintendo releases the Super Mario 64 video game for the Nintendo 64 in the US.
  • 1996 - Nintendo releases the Pilotwings 64 video game for the Nintendo 64 in the US.
  • 1999 - Activision releases the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game for the PlayStation in the US.
  • 2003 - Midway Sports releases the NFL Blitz Pro video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
  • 2009 - Square Enix releases the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days video game for the Nintendo DS in the USA.
  • 2017 - Studio MDHR releases the Cuphead video game for the Xbox One in the USA.

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