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Video Games
1992: Midway Amusement Games releases the Mortal Kombat video game Version 3.0 to arcades in the US.
1994: Radius acquires the SuperMac company.
1997: Acclaim Entertainment releases the Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero video game for the PlayStation in the US.
1998: Activision releases the Tenchu: Stealth Assassins video game for the PlayStation in the US.
1999: At the Seybold conference in San Francisco, California, Apple Computer unveils the Apple Cinema Display, a 22-inch LCD flat-panel display. Price is US$3999.
1999: Apple Computer releases the Power Mac G4 computer. It features a 400 MHz PowerPC G4, 64 MB RAM, CD-ROM drive, 10 GB hard disk. Prices start at US$1599.
1999: Apple Computer iMac computers sold to date: 2 million.
1999: Year to date sales of the Game Boy and Game Boy Color in the USA: 2.68 million.
1999: Atari Games releases the Gauntlet Legends video game for the Nintendo 64.
2000: Capcom releases the Resident Evil Survivor video game for the PlayStation in the US.
2000: Sega drops the price of the Dreamcast in the US from US$199 to US$149.
2001: Intel launches new Celeron processors, at speeds of 950 MHz, 1 GHz, and 1.1GHz. Each features 100 MHz system bus, and 128 kB of level 2 cache. Prices are US$74, US$89, and US$103 respectively.
2004: Lindows changes its company name to Linspire.
2004: At the Apple Expo in Paris, France, Apple Computer announces the Apple iMac G5 computer. It features 17- or 20-inch color LCD display, 1.6 or 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5 processor, 256 MB RAM, 512 KB L2 cache, 80 or 160 GB hard drive, DVD-ROM/CD-RW or DVD-R SuperDrive, 64 MB NVidia GeForce 5200 graphics, 10/100 BaseT Ethernet, three USB 2.0 ports, two FireWire 400 ports, AirPort. The 2-inch thick display contains the computer components. Price range is US$1299 to $1899 (919-1349 pounds Sterling).
2004: Namco releases the Street Racing Syndicate video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
2006: Total sales to date of the Xbox 360 in the USA: 2.4 million.
2007: Total unit sales of video game systems in the USA to date: PlayStation 2 39.1 million, Nintendo DS 12.7 million, PlayStation Portable 8.3 million, Xbox 360 6.3 million, Wii 4 million, PlayStation 3 1.75 million.
1994: Radius acquires the SuperMac company.
1997: Acclaim Entertainment releases the Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero video game for the PlayStation in the US.
1998: Activision releases the Tenchu: Stealth Assassins video game for the PlayStation in the US.
1999: At the Seybold conference in San Francisco, California, Apple Computer unveils the Apple Cinema Display, a 22-inch LCD flat-panel display. Price is US$3999.
1999: Apple Computer releases the Power Mac G4 computer. It features a 400 MHz PowerPC G4, 64 MB RAM, CD-ROM drive, 10 GB hard disk. Prices start at US$1599.
1999: Apple Computer iMac computers sold to date: 2 million.
1999: Year to date sales of the Game Boy and Game Boy Color in the USA: 2.68 million.
1999: Atari Games releases the Gauntlet Legends video game for the Nintendo 64.
2000: Capcom releases the Resident Evil Survivor video game for the PlayStation in the US.
2000: Sega drops the price of the Dreamcast in the US from US$199 to US$149.
2001: Intel launches new Celeron processors, at speeds of 950 MHz, 1 GHz, and 1.1GHz. Each features 100 MHz system bus, and 128 kB of level 2 cache. Prices are US$74, US$89, and US$103 respectively.
2004: Lindows changes its company name to Linspire.
2004: At the Apple Expo in Paris, France, Apple Computer announces the Apple iMac G5 computer. It features 17- or 20-inch color LCD display, 1.6 or 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5 processor, 256 MB RAM, 512 KB L2 cache, 80 or 160 GB hard drive, DVD-ROM/CD-RW or DVD-R SuperDrive, 64 MB NVidia GeForce 5200 graphics, 10/100 BaseT Ethernet, three USB 2.0 ports, two FireWire 400 ports, AirPort. The 2-inch thick display contains the computer components. Price range is US$1299 to $1899 (919-1349 pounds Sterling).
2004: Namco releases the Street Racing Syndicate video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
2006: Total sales to date of the Xbox 360 in the USA: 2.4 million.
2007: Total unit sales of video game systems in the USA to date: PlayStation 2 39.1 million, Nintendo DS 12.7 million, PlayStation Portable 8.3 million, Xbox 360 6.3 million, Wii 4 million, PlayStation 3 1.75 million.
Movies
1990: The 570th and last episode of the show Win, Lose, or Draw is aired in syndication.
1991: The ABC TV network airs the last episode of the animated series New Kids on the Block.
1991: The ABC TV network airs the last episode of the animated series New Kids on the Block.
Music
1987: Michael Jackson's Bad music album is released, including songs "Bad", "Man in the Mirror", and "Smooth Criminal". The 18-minute music video Bad premieres on US TV.
Sports
1985: Prakas sets trotting mile record of 1:53.4 at Du Quoin, Illinois.
1987: Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for the year record (US$697,385).
1990: Nat (Sweetwater) Clifton, New York Knicks player, dies at age 65 of a heart attack.
1996: The Big 12 Conference is inaugurated with a football game between Kansas State University and Texas Tech University in Manhattan, Kansas.
1987: Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for the year record (US$697,385).
1990: Nat (Sweetwater) Clifton, New York Knicks player, dies at age 65 of a heart attack.
1996: The Big 12 Conference is inaugurated with a football game between Kansas State University and Texas Tech University in Manhattan, Kansas.
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