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Video Games
1985: Rod Brock, of Seattle Computer Products, writes to Microsoft president Jon Shirley, notifying the intent to sell SCP's royalty-free DOS license, and seeking a Microsoft buyout of SCP for US$20 million.
1989: Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP DeskWriter 300 dpi ink jet printer for Macintosh computers. Weight is 15 pounds; price is US$1195.
1989: Sega of America launches the Genesis home video game system in Los Angeles and New York City in the US. It features 7.68MHz 16-bit Motorola 68EC000 processor, 4MHz Z80 sound coprocessor, 64kB RAM, 512 colors in 320x224 resolution. 80 animated sprites are possible, with up to 16 colors per sprite. Included is the video game Altered Beast. Price is US$189.
1995: Nintendo of America introduces the Virtual Boy portable video game system in the US. It features 32-bit 20MHz RISC processor, a special headset that creates a stereoscopic 3-D environment with two RTI mirror-scanning 384x224 pixel LED arrays, 8- or 16-Megabit ROM Game Paks, digital stereo sound, double-grip controller with dual directional control buttons, and powered by six AA batteries. An optional Playlink cable is available to connect two systems. The game Mario's Tennis is included in the hardware. Price is US$179.95.
2003: Graphics chip maker ATI Technologies announces it will develop graphics components for Microsoft's next Xbox video game system.
2003: EA Sports releases the Madden NFL 2004 video game for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in the US.
2003: 3DO sells off its video game assets: Ubi Soft pays US$1.3 million for rights and properties of the Might and Magic series, and Heroes of Might and Magic. Namco Hometek pays US$1.5 million for Street Racing Syndicate. Microsoft pays US$450,000 for High Heat Baseball. JoWooD (Australia) pays US$90,000 for Jacked. Crave Entertainment pays US$750,000 for Army Men. Former CEO Trip Hawkins pays US$405,000 for Johnny Moseley Mad Trix, various Internet patents, and various pre-2001 game titles.
2007: Sports releases the Madden NFL 08 video game for the Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, GameCube, Nintendo Wii, and Nintendo DS in the US.
2009: EA Sports releases the Madden NFL 10 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
1989: Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP DeskWriter 300 dpi ink jet printer for Macintosh computers. Weight is 15 pounds; price is US$1195.
1989: Sega of America launches the Genesis home video game system in Los Angeles and New York City in the US. It features 7.68MHz 16-bit Motorola 68EC000 processor, 4MHz Z80 sound coprocessor, 64kB RAM, 512 colors in 320x224 resolution. 80 animated sprites are possible, with up to 16 colors per sprite. Included is the video game Altered Beast. Price is US$189.
1995: Nintendo of America introduces the Virtual Boy portable video game system in the US. It features 32-bit 20MHz RISC processor, a special headset that creates a stereoscopic 3-D environment with two RTI mirror-scanning 384x224 pixel LED arrays, 8- or 16-Megabit ROM Game Paks, digital stereo sound, double-grip controller with dual directional control buttons, and powered by six AA batteries. An optional Playlink cable is available to connect two systems. The game Mario's Tennis is included in the hardware. Price is US$179.95.
2003: Graphics chip maker ATI Technologies announces it will develop graphics components for Microsoft's next Xbox video game system.
2003: EA Sports releases the Madden NFL 2004 video game for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in the US.
2003: 3DO sells off its video game assets: Ubi Soft pays US$1.3 million for rights and properties of the Might and Magic series, and Heroes of Might and Magic. Namco Hometek pays US$1.5 million for Street Racing Syndicate. Microsoft pays US$450,000 for High Heat Baseball. JoWooD (Australia) pays US$90,000 for Jacked. Crave Entertainment pays US$750,000 for Army Men. Former CEO Trip Hawkins pays US$405,000 for Johnny Moseley Mad Trix, various Internet patents, and various pre-2001 game titles.
2007: Sports releases the Madden NFL 08 video game for the Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, GameCube, Nintendo Wii, and Nintendo DS in the US.
2009: EA Sports releases the Madden NFL 10 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
Movies
1991: Death of Douglas Kiker of a heart attack at age 61; news correspondent (NBC Magazine, Peabody award 1970).
Music
1985: Michael Jackson pays US$47.5 million (outbidding Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney) to secure the ATV Music Publishing catalogue, gaining the rights to more than 250 songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
1987: , Grammy in 1975, 1979, 1980, two in 1991).
1991: In New York City's Central Park, 750,000 attend Paul Simon's free music concert.
2002: Death of Dave Williams, American singer ("Drowning Pool") (born 1972).
1987: , Grammy in 1975, 1979, 1980, two in 1991).
1991: In New York City's Central Park, 750,000 attend Paul Simon's free music concert.
2002: Death of Dave Williams, American singer ("Drowning Pool") (born 1972).
Sports
1986: Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates play a six-game series in four days.
1990: California Angels' Louis Palonia is 74th to hit an inside the park grandslam.
1990: Denver votes for a 1 percent sales tax to pay for a baseball franchise.
1992: Nigel Mansell wins the 1992 Formula One World Drivers Championship.
1990: California Angels' Louis Palonia is 74th to hit an inside the park grandslam.
1990: Denver votes for a 1 percent sales tax to pay for a baseball franchise.
1992: Nigel Mansell wins the 1992 Formula One World Drivers Championship.
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