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What happened in history on this day: September 30?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1980 - Commodore International announces the CBM 8032 computer with 96 kB RAM.
- 1980 - Digital Equipment, Intel, and Xerox announce the Ethernet network specifications for the data link layer and the physical layer.
- 1980 - Bill Gates, Bob O'Rear, and Steve Ballmer meet with IBM in Boca Raton, Florida, to deliver a report to IBM. They propose that Microsoft be put in charge of the entire software development process for IBM's new microcomputer, including providing the main operating system to run on the computer. Bill Gates insists on maintaining rights to the DOS, receiving royalty payments rather than a lump sum.
- 1985 - Digital Research announces that it will modify its GEM operating system to avoid claims by Apple Computer of violating its copyrights. Digital Research will also pay Apple an undisclosed sum, and develop software for Apple computers.
- 1985 - Microsoft releases Microsoft Excel software for the Macintosh 512K.
- 1990 - Jean-Louis Gassée resigns as president of Apple Products.
- 1997 - Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4.0 Final Release for Windows 95 and Windows NT.
- 1998 - Unit sales of iMac systems during the first six weeks of availability: 278,000.
- 1999 - Netscape releases Communicator 4.7 Web browser for Windows and Macintosh. New features include Netscape Radio and Winamp 2.5.
- 2003 - Microsoft launches Windows XP operating system Media Center Edition 2004.
- 2004 - The U.S. Patent Office issues a preliminary rejection of Microsoft's patent on the File Allocation Table (FAT) used in DOS and Windows since 1981. The agency rules that the ideas for FAT would have been obvious based on existing inventions at the time.
- 2007 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears.
Video Game history:
- 1983 - At midnight, the seven-year non-compete agreement signed by Nolan Bushnell to Warner Communications expires.
- 1995 - Total unit sales of the PlayStation in the US to date: 120,000.
- 1997 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil Director's Cut video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1998 - Nintendo releases the Pokémon Red version and Pokémon Blue version games for the Game Boy in the US.
- 1999 - Konami releases the Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions video game for the PlayStation.
- 1999 - Square releases the Final Fantasy Anthology video game for the PlayStation in the US. Included are Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI (Final Fantasy III in the US).
- 1999 - Rockstar Games releases the Grand Theft Auto 2 video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 2008 - Konami releases the Silent Hill: Homecoming video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2008 - Sega releases the Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood for the Nintendo DS in the USA.
- 2014 - Microsoft releases the Forza Horizon 2 video game for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2014 - Warner Bros. releases the Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor video game for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in the USA.
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