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December 4
Video Games
1987: IBM ships first copies of OS/2 Standard Edition 1.0.
1992: Apple executive staff approves proceeding with porting the Mac OS to operate natively on Intel processors.
1995: IBM licenses Java from Sun Microsystems for use in hardware and software.
1995: At the Personal Computer Outlook conference in California, Apple Computer shows the Pippin multimedia device. Bandai has a license to make and sell the systems, initially in Japan.
1995: Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest video game for the Super NES game system in the USA.
1996: At the Handheld PDA Expo in San Mateo, California, Microsoft announces that the Windows CE operating system will support Motorola MPC 821 and 823 PowerPC processors, and ARM processors from Digital Equipment and Cirrus Logic.
1996: Shares of GT Interactive Software drop 37.6 percent in Nasdaq trading, after the company reported that its games for the Nintendo 64 would be delayed.
2003: In Japan, Sony releases the Gran Turismo 4: Prologue Version video game for the PlayStation 2. The game includes about fifty cars and five race courses. Price is 2980 yen (about US$25).
2003: Nintendo releases the 1080: Avalanche video game for the GameCube in the US.
1992: Apple executive staff approves proceeding with porting the Mac OS to operate natively on Intel processors.
1995: IBM licenses Java from Sun Microsystems for use in hardware and software.
1995: At the Personal Computer Outlook conference in California, Apple Computer shows the Pippin multimedia device. Bandai has a license to make and sell the systems, initially in Japan.
1995: Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest video game for the Super NES game system in the USA.
1996: At the Handheld PDA Expo in San Mateo, California, Microsoft announces that the Windows CE operating system will support Motorola MPC 821 and 823 PowerPC processors, and ARM processors from Digital Equipment and Cirrus Logic.
1996: Shares of GT Interactive Software drop 37.6 percent in Nasdaq trading, after the company reported that its games for the Nintendo 64 would be delayed.
2003: In Japan, Sony releases the Gran Turismo 4: Prologue Version video game for the PlayStation 2. The game includes about fifty cars and five race courses. Price is 2980 yen (about US$25).
2003: Nintendo releases the 1080: Avalanche video game for the GameCube in the US.
Movies
1987: Birth of Orlando Brown; American actor, singer, and comedian (That's So Raven, Proud Family, Filmore).
1987: Rouben Mamoulian, director (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), dies at age 90.
1990: Death of Edward Binns at age 74 of a heart attack; actor (It Takes a Thief, Brenner, The Defenders, Dr. Kildare, Police Story, The Virginian, juror #6 - Twelve Angry Men).
1994: The Game Show Network launches in the US with mostly reruns of past TV game shows.
1997: Richard Vernon, British actor (Gandhi, Hard Days Night), dies at age 72.
2005: Death of Greg Hoffman, film producer (Saw, Saw II) (born 1963).
1987: Rouben Mamoulian, director (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), dies at age 90.
1990: Death of Edward Binns at age 74 of a heart attack; actor (It Takes a Thief, Brenner, The Defenders, Dr. Kildare, Police Story, The Virginian, juror #6 - Twelve Angry Men).
1994: The Game Show Network launches in the US with mostly reruns of past TV game shows.
1997: Richard Vernon, British actor (Gandhi, Hard Days Night), dies at age 72.
2005: Death of Greg Hoffman, film producer (Saw, Saw II) (born 1963).
Music
1987: Birth of Orlando Brown; American actor, singer, and comedian (That's So Raven, Proud Family, Filmore).
1991: Paula Abdul was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1993: Death of Frank Zappa at age 52 of prostate cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California, USA; rock singer and composer ("Memories of El Monte", Mothers of Invention band, 50 albums, "Jazz From Hell" album (Grammy Award 1988)).
1996: Death of Wilf Carter AKA Montana Slim at age 91 at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; father of country music in Canada, performed for more than six decades, "Swiss Moonlight Lullaby" (1932), "The Capture of Albert Johnson", inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (1985).
1991: Paula Abdul was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1993: Death of Frank Zappa at age 52 of prostate cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California, USA; rock singer and composer ("Memories of El Monte", Mothers of Invention band, 50 albums, "Jazz From Hell" album (Grammy Award 1988)).
1996: Death of Wilf Carter AKA Montana Slim at age 91 at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; father of country music in Canada, performed for more than six decades, "Swiss Moonlight Lullaby" (1932), "The Capture of Albert Johnson", inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (1985).
Sports
1987: Karlstad skates world record 10 km (13:48.51).
1988: Amy Benz/John Huston win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
1988: Baltimore Orioles trade veteran first baseman Eddie Murray to Los Angeles Dodgers.
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1993: Dan Jansen skates world record 500 metre (35.92 seconds).
1993: Johann Koss skates world record 5000m (6:35.53).
1994: 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1).
1994: Marta Figueras-Dottie and Brad Bryant win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
1995: Atherton (185) bats for 643 minutes to save Johannesburg Test.
1996: The Orlando Magic team ties the NBA record of fewest points scored since inception of 24 second clockm losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57.
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1997: NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for one year for attacking his coach.
1988: Amy Benz/John Huston win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
1988: Baltimore Orioles trade veteran first baseman Eddie Murray to Los Angeles Dodgers.
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1993: Dan Jansen skates world record 500 metre (35.92 seconds).
1993: Johann Koss skates world record 5000m (6:35.53).
1994: 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1).
1994: Marta Figueras-Dottie and Brad Bryant win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
1995: Atherton (185) bats for 643 minutes to save Johannesburg Test.
1996: The Orlando Magic team ties the NBA record of fewest points scored since inception of 24 second clockm losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57.
1996: final Hobart).
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1997: NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for one year for attacking his coach.
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