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Video Games
1991: American Video Entertainment files a US$105 million lawsuit against Nintendo, accusing the company of violation of anti-trust laws, by trying to prevent compatible game cartridges into the marketplace. American Video Entertainment had developed technology to allow their game cartridges to be played on Nintendo machines.
1992: IBM announces price reductions of 10-16% on PS/2 systems.
1992: IBM begins shipping a 386SX upgrade for the PS/2 Model 57SX, giving it up to 88% faster performance.
1993: At the Winter CES show, Jeff Hansen again defeats Yuichi Suyama, remaining World Nintendo Champion for 1993.
1994: At the Winter Consumer Electronics Show, representatives of the video game industry begin drafting a common rating system for content of video games.
1994: Sega announces it is withdrawing the Night Trap video game for re-editing, and will re-release the game when a common rating system is in place.
1997: Intel releases the 166 MHz and 200 MHz Pentium processors with MMX multimedia extension instructions. Bus speed is 66 MHz. They incorporate 4.5 million transistors. Performance of the 200 MHz version is 350 MIPS. Code-name during development was P55C. MMX originally stood for "matrix-multiplication extensions".
1997: Intel releases the 150 MHz and 166 MHz Pentium processors for notebook computers, with MMX multimedia extension instructions.
1998: The International Consumer Electronics Show is held at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
2001: Advanced Micro Devices launches the 850 MHz Duron processor. Price is US$149 in 1000 unit quantities.
2002: Gateway warns that fourth quarter sales results will be 17 percent below expectations. Its stock value drops 25%.
2002: IBM announces it will no longer manufacture desktop personal computers in most of the world. It will sell its desktop facilities in US and Europe to Sanmina-SCI.
2007: In Las Vegas, Nevada, the Winter Consumer Electronics Show is held, over four days.
2007: In San Francisco, California, the Macworld Conference and Expo is held, over five days.
2009: At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Palm debuts its overhauled mobile operating system, the Palm Web OS.
1992: IBM announces price reductions of 10-16% on PS/2 systems.
1992: IBM begins shipping a 386SX upgrade for the PS/2 Model 57SX, giving it up to 88% faster performance.
1993: At the Winter CES show, Jeff Hansen again defeats Yuichi Suyama, remaining World Nintendo Champion for 1993.
1994: At the Winter Consumer Electronics Show, representatives of the video game industry begin drafting a common rating system for content of video games.
1994: Sega announces it is withdrawing the Night Trap video game for re-editing, and will re-release the game when a common rating system is in place.
1997: Intel releases the 166 MHz and 200 MHz Pentium processors with MMX multimedia extension instructions. Bus speed is 66 MHz. They incorporate 4.5 million transistors. Performance of the 200 MHz version is 350 MIPS. Code-name during development was P55C. MMX originally stood for "matrix-multiplication extensions".
1997: Intel releases the 150 MHz and 166 MHz Pentium processors for notebook computers, with MMX multimedia extension instructions.
1998: The International Consumer Electronics Show is held at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
2001: Advanced Micro Devices launches the 850 MHz Duron processor. Price is US$149 in 1000 unit quantities.
2002: Gateway warns that fourth quarter sales results will be 17 percent below expectations. Its stock value drops 25%.
2002: IBM announces it will no longer manufacture desktop personal computers in most of the world. It will sell its desktop facilities in US and Europe to Sanmina-SCI.
2007: In Las Vegas, Nevada, the Winter Consumer Electronics Show is held, over four days.
2007: In San Francisco, California, the Macworld Conference and Expo is held, over five days.
2009: At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Palm debuts its overhauled mobile operating system, the Palm Web OS.
Movies
1987: Peter Adams, actor (Alternative, Blowing Hot and Cold), dies at age 69.
1989: Death of Kenneth McMillan at age 66 of liver failure; actor (Our Family Honor TV show, Suzanne Pleshette is Maggie Briggs TV show, Rhoda TV show, Ryan's Hope TV show, King and Favorite Son TV mini-series, Concrete Beat, Malone).
1990: Terry Thomas, English comic (Heroes), dies of Parkinson's disease at age 78.
1991: Davis Rules with Jonathan Winters and Randy Quaid premieres on ABC-TV.
1992: US President George H. W. Bush is televised falling violently ill at a state dinner in Japan, vomiting into the lap of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and fainting.
1994: Edward Duke, actor (Decadence, Silver Bears), dies of cancer at age 40.
1994: Death of Pat Buttram at age 78 of kidney failure; actor (Eustace Haney - Green Acres TV show, Petticoat Junction TV show).
1994: Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Italian actor (Octopus), dies at age 52.
1997: Mister Rogers receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1997: Death of Carole Carr at age 68; singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men).
2007: Death of Yvonne de Carlo at age 84 in Woodland Hills, California, USA; actress; (Lily Munster - The Munsters TV show).
2009: In Los Angeles, California, the Critics' Choice Awards are announced.
1989: Death of Kenneth McMillan at age 66 of liver failure; actor (Our Family Honor TV show, Suzanne Pleshette is Maggie Briggs TV show, Rhoda TV show, Ryan's Hope TV show, King and Favorite Son TV mini-series, Concrete Beat, Malone).
1990: Terry Thomas, English comic (Heroes), dies of Parkinson's disease at age 78.
1991: Davis Rules with Jonathan Winters and Randy Quaid premieres on ABC-TV.
1992: US President George H. W. Bush is televised falling violently ill at a state dinner in Japan, vomiting into the lap of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and fainting.
1994: Edward Duke, actor (Decadence, Silver Bears), dies of cancer at age 40.
1994: Death of Pat Buttram at age 78 of kidney failure; actor (Eustace Haney - Green Acres TV show, Petticoat Junction TV show).
1994: Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Italian actor (Octopus), dies at age 52.
1997: Mister Rogers receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1997: Death of Carole Carr at age 68; singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men).
2007: Death of Yvonne de Carlo at age 84 in Woodland Hills, California, USA; actress; (Lily Munster - The Munsters TV show).
2009: In Los Angeles, California, the Critics' Choice Awards are announced.
Music
1990: Death of Georgie Auld AKA John Altwerger at age 70; jazz tenor saxophonist (Artie Shaw orchestra, Jan Savitt orchestra, Benny Goodman orchestra, Bunny Berigan orchestra).
1991: Death of Steve Clark at age 30 from drugs and alcohol in London, England; guitarist (Def Leppard - "Hysteria").
1993: Theo Bruins, Dutch pianist/composer (Syncope), dies at age 63.
1995: Louis "Loulou" Gasté, guitarist/composer ("Doggy in the Window"), dies at age 88.
1997: Death of Carole Carr at age 68; singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men).
1991: Death of Steve Clark at age 30 from drugs and alcohol in London, England; guitarist (Def Leppard - "Hysteria").
1993: Theo Bruins, Dutch pianist/composer (Syncope), dies at age 63.
1995: Louis "Loulou" Gasté, guitarist/composer ("Doggy in the Window"), dies at age 88.
1997: Death of Carole Carr at age 68; singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men).
Sports
1986: Willie McCovey is 16th elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year.
1987: P G Joshi, cricket player (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), dies.
1988: 9th largest NBA crowd 38,873-Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons.
1988: US female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas.
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1990: Macon Open-second).
1991: Gaylord Perry, Ferguson Jenkins, and Rod Carew elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1991: Tamás Darnyi swims world record 400m medley (4:12.36).
1993: Chicago Bulls' player Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point.
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1994: Rintje Ritsma skates world record 1500m (1:51.60).
1994: US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis.
1994: Harvey Haddix, pitcher (12 perfect inning game), dies at age 68.
1995: Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
1995: Carlos Monzon [El Macho], Argentine middleweight boxing champion (1970-77), dies at age 52.
1996: For first time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1998: New York Giants' general manager George Young resigns to accept NFL position.
2002: Juan Gonzalez agrees to a $24 million, two-year deal with the Texas Rangers.
1987: P G Joshi, cricket player (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), dies.
1988: 9th largest NBA crowd 38,873-Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons.
1988: US female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas.
1988: , 1992).
1990: Macon Open-second).
1991: Gaylord Perry, Ferguson Jenkins, and Rod Carew elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1991: Tamás Darnyi swims world record 400m medley (4:12.36).
1993: Chicago Bulls' player Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point.
1993: JAL Big Apple).
1993: du Maurier Ltd).
1994: Rintje Ritsma skates world record 1500m (1:51.60).
1994: US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis.
1994: Harvey Haddix, pitcher (12 perfect inning game), dies at age 68.
1995: Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
1995: Carlos Monzon [El Macho], Argentine middleweight boxing champion (1970-77), dies at age 52.
1996: For first time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1998: New York Giants' general manager George Young resigns to accept NFL position.
2002: Juan Gonzalez agrees to a $24 million, two-year deal with the Texas Rangers.
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