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Video Games
1999: Sony files three requests with the San Francisco Federal District Court, regarding Connectix's Virtual GameStation product. Sony demands that Connectix cease use of the PlayStation BIOS, deliver all copies of the BIOS to Sony, and give Sony all prototypes of the Windows version of the software. The court rejects all requests.
2001: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. In the year 3000, a computer accesses the Internet, and loads and displays a video clip in a window looking very much like the Apple Computer Mac OS.
2001: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A character with a wrist computer says "... I've got Tetris on this thing.".
2002: In Japan, Sony announces the Clié PEG-NR70 and PEG-NR70V handheld computers. They features keyboard, 3.8-inch screen, 320x480 pixel 16-bit color screen, Palm OS, remote control software and infrared port, digital audio player, 16 MB RAM, 66 MHz Motorola Dragonball SuperVZ processor, Memory Stick slot, rechargeable lithium-polymer batteries. Size is 5.4 x 2.8 x 0.7 inches; weight is 7 ounces. The unit is to be on sale March 23. The PEG-NR70V includes a built-in digital camera, and is to be on sale April 13.
2003: Vector Capital announces it has signed an agreement with Microsoft to buy the company's 23 million shares in Corel for about US$13 million.
2003: Toshiba Computer Systems announces the Pocket PC e750 handheld computer. It features 400 MHz Intel XScale PXA255 processor, 96 MB RAM, CompactFlash II slot, Secure Digital slot, built-in Wi-Fi wireless connectivity, integrated headphone/microphone jack. Price is US$599.
2004: Lions Gate Films releases the film Phil the Alien to theaters in Canada. A Nintendo Zapper light-gun controller is worn like a real gun.
2007: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A laptop computer is used by an accountant.
2007: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A recreation room includes arcade game "Triangle Wars".
2008: Sega releases the Condemned 2: Bloodshot for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
2001: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. In the year 3000, a computer accesses the Internet, and loads and displays a video clip in a window looking very much like the Apple Computer Mac OS.
2001: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A character with a wrist computer says "... I've got Tetris on this thing.".
2002: In Japan, Sony announces the Clié PEG-NR70 and PEG-NR70V handheld computers. They features keyboard, 3.8-inch screen, 320x480 pixel 16-bit color screen, Palm OS, remote control software and infrared port, digital audio player, 16 MB RAM, 66 MHz Motorola Dragonball SuperVZ processor, Memory Stick slot, rechargeable lithium-polymer batteries. Size is 5.4 x 2.8 x 0.7 inches; weight is 7 ounces. The unit is to be on sale March 23. The PEG-NR70V includes a built-in digital camera, and is to be on sale April 13.
2003: Vector Capital announces it has signed an agreement with Microsoft to buy the company's 23 million shares in Corel for about US$13 million.
2003: Toshiba Computer Systems announces the Pocket PC e750 handheld computer. It features 400 MHz Intel XScale PXA255 processor, 96 MB RAM, CompactFlash II slot, Secure Digital slot, built-in Wi-Fi wireless connectivity, integrated headphone/microphone jack. Price is US$599.
2004: Lions Gate Films releases the film Phil the Alien to theaters in Canada. A Nintendo Zapper light-gun controller is worn like a real gun.
2007: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A laptop computer is used by an accountant.
2007: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A recreation room includes arcade game "Triangle Wars".
2008: Sega releases the Condemned 2: Bloodshot for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
Movies
1989: Birth of Anton Yelchin; actor (Huff).
1992: David Carroll, actor (Grand Hotel), dies of pulmonary embolism at age 41.
1992: Richard Brooks, director (Blackboard Jungle, Key Largo), dies at age 79.
1994: Gramercy releases the film Four Weddings and a Funeral to theaters.
1996: Death of Vince Edwards at age 67 of cancer; actor (Ben Casey MD TV show).
2007: Death of Betty Hutton at age 85 in Palm Springs, California, USA; actress (Annie Get Your Gun, Somebody Loves Me, The Fleet's In, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Betty Hutton Show).
1992: David Carroll, actor (Grand Hotel), dies of pulmonary embolism at age 41.
1992: Richard Brooks, director (Blackboard Jungle, Key Largo), dies at age 79.
1994: Gramercy releases the film Four Weddings and a Funeral to theaters.
1996: Death of Vince Edwards at age 67 of cancer; actor (Ben Casey MD TV show).
2007: Death of Betty Hutton at age 85 in Palm Springs, California, USA; actress (Annie Get Your Gun, Somebody Loves Me, The Fleet's In, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Betty Hutton Show).
Music
1989: Grammy).
2006: The soundtrack to the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical tops the Billboard album chart. Total sales worldwide: over 7 million copies.
2006: The soundtrack to the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical tops the Billboard album chart. Total sales worldwide: over 7 million copies.
Sports
1986: New York Islanders' Mike Bossy is first NHL player to score 50 goals in nine straight seasons.
1986: NFL adopts instant replay rule.
1987: Wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point.
1987: World Cup).
1987: [Wayne] Woody Hayes, football coach (Ohio State), dies at age 74 (born 1913).
1990: Maggie Will wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International.
1991: John Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award.
1991: Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked as #1 in tennis.
1993: Newcastle).
1993: Death of Adolfo "Dino Bravo" Bresciano, Italian-born professional wrestler (born 1949).
1995: Yolanda Chen hop-skip-jumps world indoor record 15.03 metre.
1996: Chris Harris scores 130 in losing New Zealand side versus Australia, World Cup.
1996: Mark Waugh scores 110 versus New Zealand for his third century of the World Cup.
1996: World Cup).
1997: San Francisco Giants' player J T Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch.
1997: Great Lakes-second).
1986: NFL adopts instant replay rule.
1987: Wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point.
1987: World Cup).
1987: [Wayne] Woody Hayes, football coach (Ohio State), dies at age 74 (born 1913).
1990: Maggie Will wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International.
1991: John Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award.
1991: Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked as #1 in tennis.
1993: Newcastle).
1993: Death of Adolfo "Dino Bravo" Bresciano, Italian-born professional wrestler (born 1949).
1995: Yolanda Chen hop-skip-jumps world indoor record 15.03 metre.
1996: Chris Harris scores 130 in losing New Zealand side versus Australia, World Cup.
1996: Mark Waugh scores 110 versus New Zealand for his third century of the World Cup.
1996: World Cup).
1997: San Francisco Giants' player J T Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch.
1997: Great Lakes-second).
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