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Video Games
1989: The US Commerce Department announces plans to allow the sale of a greater range of computers to the Soviet Union and Eastern-bloc nations. The limit on data processing rate is raised from 6.5 million bits per second to 68, allowing the low-end Apple Computer Macintosh and the most basic IBM PS/2 to be exported.
2000: Maxtor announces the Diamond Max 80 hard drive, with 80 GB capacity.
2000: Circuit City Stores announces it will again carry Apple Computer's Macintosh computer products. The company dropped the Apple line three years ago.
2000: In New York City, New York, the Macworld Expo / New York trade show is held, over three days.
2001: Apple Computer announces the Power Mac G4/867. It features 867 MHz processor, 133 MHz system bus, 2 MB Level 3 cache, four 33 MHz PCI slots, 4x AGP slot, three DIMM slots, SuperDrive (DVD-R and CD-RW), 60 GB hard drive, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.0.4, 128 MB RAM. Price is US$2499.
2002: Dell announces it plans to launch its own line of printers by the end of the year.
2002: Sony releases an Ocean Blue translucent PlayStation 2 game system in Japan. Price is about US$250.
2003: Sony Electronics introduces the Clié PEG-UX40 and PEG-UX50 handheld computers. Both features 123-MHz Sony CXD2230GA processor, Palm OS 5.2, digital camera, voice recorder, digital audio player, Memory Stick slot, 2.75 x 1.75 inch 480x320 color screen, lithium-ion battery, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, keyboard, flip-up screen, 104 MB RAM. The PEG-UX50 adds Wi-Fi wireless technology. Prices are US$599 (PEG-UX40) and US$699 (PEG-UX50).
2004: Advanced Micro Devices releases the 2.2 GHz Athlon 64 3400+ processor. It features 1 MB cache. Price is US$432 in 1000-unit quantities.
2004: Advanced Micro Devices releases the 1.6 GHz Athlon XP-M 2200+ processor. It features 512 kB cache. Price is US$97 in 1000-unit quantities.
2006: EA Sports releases the NCAA Football 07 video game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox in the US.
2000: Maxtor announces the Diamond Max 80 hard drive, with 80 GB capacity.
2000: Circuit City Stores announces it will again carry Apple Computer's Macintosh computer products. The company dropped the Apple line three years ago.
2000: In New York City, New York, the Macworld Expo / New York trade show is held, over three days.
2001: Apple Computer announces the Power Mac G4/867. It features 867 MHz processor, 133 MHz system bus, 2 MB Level 3 cache, four 33 MHz PCI slots, 4x AGP slot, three DIMM slots, SuperDrive (DVD-R and CD-RW), 60 GB hard drive, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.0.4, 128 MB RAM. Price is US$2499.
2002: Dell announces it plans to launch its own line of printers by the end of the year.
2002: Sony releases an Ocean Blue translucent PlayStation 2 game system in Japan. Price is about US$250.
2003: Sony Electronics introduces the Clié PEG-UX40 and PEG-UX50 handheld computers. Both features 123-MHz Sony CXD2230GA processor, Palm OS 5.2, digital camera, voice recorder, digital audio player, Memory Stick slot, 2.75 x 1.75 inch 480x320 color screen, lithium-ion battery, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, keyboard, flip-up screen, 104 MB RAM. The PEG-UX50 adds Wi-Fi wireless technology. Prices are US$599 (PEG-UX40) and US$699 (PEG-UX50).
2004: Advanced Micro Devices releases the 2.2 GHz Athlon 64 3400+ processor. It features 1 MB cache. Price is US$432 in 1000-unit quantities.
2004: Advanced Micro Devices releases the 1.6 GHz Athlon XP-M 2200+ processor. It features 512 kB cache. Price is US$97 in 1000-unit quantities.
2006: EA Sports releases the NCAA Football 07 video game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox in the US.
Movies
1986: Fox releases the film Aliens to theaters.
1989: Rebecca Schaeffer, actress (My Sister Sam) is shot dead by a fan at age 21.
2001: Universal releases the film Jurassic Park III to theaters.
2008: Paramount releases the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to theaters.
2008: Universal releases the film Mamma Mia! to theaters.
2008: Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film The Dark Knight to theaters in the USA and Canada. The film sets a one-day US box office record, generating ticket sales of US$66.4 million on opening day. The opening weekend also sets a record, taking in US$155 million.
1989: Rebecca Schaeffer, actress (My Sister Sam) is shot dead by a fan at age 21.
2001: Universal releases the film Jurassic Park III to theaters.
2008: Paramount releases the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to theaters.
2008: Universal releases the film Mamma Mia! to theaters.
2008: Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film The Dark Knight to theaters in the USA and Canada. The film sets a one-day US box office record, generating ticket sales of US$66.4 million on opening day. The opening weekend also sets a record, taking in US$155 million.
Music
Sports
1987: New York Yankees' Don Mattingly ties major league record (Dale Long, 1956) of home runs in eight consecutive games.
1994: Trailing 11-0 after three innings, the Houston Astros pull off a major comeback defeating the Saint Louis Cardinals, 15-12.
1999: David Cone pitches a perfect game, the 16th in history, as the New York Yankees defeat the Montreal Expos, 6-0, to celebrate Yogi Berra Day.
2004: Todd Hamilton wins The Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club.
1994: Trailing 11-0 after three innings, the Houston Astros pull off a major comeback defeating the Saint Louis Cardinals, 15-12.
1999: David Cone pitches a perfect game, the 16th in history, as the New York Yankees defeat the Montreal Expos, 6-0, to celebrate Yogi Berra Day.
2004: Todd Hamilton wins The Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club.
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