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Video Games
1991: A report in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that pregnant women who use VDT workstations are at no greater risk of miscarriage than women who use monitors that do not emit electromagnetic fields.
1994: Apple Computer introduces the Power Macintosh 6100/60 computer. It features a 60 MHz PowerPC 601 processor, 68LC040 emulation ROM, 8 MB RAM, 160 MB hard drive, 14-inch monitor, SCSI, Ethernet, 1 NuBus slot, System 7 operating system. Price is US$2209.
1994: Apple Computer introduces the Power Macintosh 7100/66 computer. It features a 66 MHz PowerPC 601 processor, 68LC040 emulation ROM, 8 MB RAM, 250 MB hard drive, 1 MB video RAM, 14-inch monitor, SCSI, Ethernet, 3 NuBus slots, System 7 operating system. Price is US$3379.
1994: Apple Computer introduces the Power Macintosh 8100/80 computer. It features a 80 MHz PowerPC 601 processor, secondary external cache, 68LC040 emulation ROM, 8 MB RAM, 250 MB hard drive, 2 MB video RAM, 14-inch monitor, SCSI, Ethernet, 3 NuBus slots, System 7 operating system. Price is US$4869.
1994: Apple Computer introduces an upgrade card for Macintosh computers using a 68040 processor. The card includes a PowerPC 601 processor running at 66 or 80 MHz, a Level 2 cache, and 4 MB ROM. Price is US$699.
1994: Sega of America announces the Sega Genesis Super 32X cartridge for the Genesis game systems. It features two Hitachi 32-bit processors, 32,000 on-screen colors, 60 frame-per-second video, 40-MIPS processing power.
1996: At the CeBIT trade show in Hannover, Germany, Apple Computer introduces the Apple Newton MessagePad 130, with transreflective LCD with an electroluminescent backlight, battery life about 8 hours (4 with backlight on), 1.2 MB heap space, 20 MHz ARM 610 RISC processor, 320x240 pixel display, one Type II PC Card slot, 2.5 MB internal RAM, for US$799.
1997: NEC announces it will begin selling industry-standard Intel-architecture personal computers in Japan. Until now, NEC only sold its proprietary 9800 architecture personal computers in Japan. The new systems will be made by Packard Bell-NEC in the US.
1997: Apple Computer terminates 2700 of 11,000 full-time positions, and 1400 contract or temporary positions. The OpenDoc and Open Transport projects are dropped, as is the Performa brand name.
1997: Intel begins shipping samples of the 300 MHz Pentium II processor to computer manufacturers.
1997: Intel files a lawsuit against Cyrix and Advanced Micro Devices accusing the companies of infringing Intel's "MMX" trademark.
1998: Sega announces it will release three final games for the Saturn system in the US.
2001: Sony announces a new version of the Clie handheld computer. It features Palm OS, music file player, Memory Stick slot, 33 MHz Motorola Dragonball VZ processor, 8 MB RAM, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, 320x320 resolution monochrome screen. The unit is set to be released in Japan in April and in the US later this year.
2002: Microsoft releases the Xbox video game system in Europe. Prices in England: Xbox system 299 pounds, games 44.99 pounds, controller 24.99 pounds, DVD remote controller 29.99 pounds, memory unit 29.99 pounds. Price for the Xbox in the rest of Europe: 479 euros (about US$430).
2002: Microsoft releases the Halo: Combat Evolved video game for the Xbox in the UK.
2003: Square releases the Final Fantasy Origins video game for the PlayStation in the US. Included are enhanced remakes of Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II.
2006: Capcom releases the Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams video game for the PlayStation 2 in the USA.
2006: Capcom releases the Mega Man Powered Up video game for the PlayStation Portable in the USA.
2006: Sony CEA releases the Daxter video game for the PlayStation Portable in the USA.
2006: Sony CEA releases the Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror video game for the PlayStation Portable in the USA.
1994: Apple Computer introduces the Power Macintosh 6100/60 computer. It features a 60 MHz PowerPC 601 processor, 68LC040 emulation ROM, 8 MB RAM, 160 MB hard drive, 14-inch monitor, SCSI, Ethernet, 1 NuBus slot, System 7 operating system. Price is US$2209.
1994: Apple Computer introduces the Power Macintosh 7100/66 computer. It features a 66 MHz PowerPC 601 processor, 68LC040 emulation ROM, 8 MB RAM, 250 MB hard drive, 1 MB video RAM, 14-inch monitor, SCSI, Ethernet, 3 NuBus slots, System 7 operating system. Price is US$3379.
1994: Apple Computer introduces the Power Macintosh 8100/80 computer. It features a 80 MHz PowerPC 601 processor, secondary external cache, 68LC040 emulation ROM, 8 MB RAM, 250 MB hard drive, 2 MB video RAM, 14-inch monitor, SCSI, Ethernet, 3 NuBus slots, System 7 operating system. Price is US$4869.
1994: Apple Computer introduces an upgrade card for Macintosh computers using a 68040 processor. The card includes a PowerPC 601 processor running at 66 or 80 MHz, a Level 2 cache, and 4 MB ROM. Price is US$699.
1994: Sega of America announces the Sega Genesis Super 32X cartridge for the Genesis game systems. It features two Hitachi 32-bit processors, 32,000 on-screen colors, 60 frame-per-second video, 40-MIPS processing power.
1996: At the CeBIT trade show in Hannover, Germany, Apple Computer introduces the Apple Newton MessagePad 130, with transreflective LCD with an electroluminescent backlight, battery life about 8 hours (4 with backlight on), 1.2 MB heap space, 20 MHz ARM 610 RISC processor, 320x240 pixel display, one Type II PC Card slot, 2.5 MB internal RAM, for US$799.
1997: NEC announces it will begin selling industry-standard Intel-architecture personal computers in Japan. Until now, NEC only sold its proprietary 9800 architecture personal computers in Japan. The new systems will be made by Packard Bell-NEC in the US.
1997: Apple Computer terminates 2700 of 11,000 full-time positions, and 1400 contract or temporary positions. The OpenDoc and Open Transport projects are dropped, as is the Performa brand name.
1997: Intel begins shipping samples of the 300 MHz Pentium II processor to computer manufacturers.
1997: Intel files a lawsuit against Cyrix and Advanced Micro Devices accusing the companies of infringing Intel's "MMX" trademark.
1998: Sega announces it will release three final games for the Saturn system in the US.
2001: Sony announces a new version of the Clie handheld computer. It features Palm OS, music file player, Memory Stick slot, 33 MHz Motorola Dragonball VZ processor, 8 MB RAM, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, 320x320 resolution monochrome screen. The unit is set to be released in Japan in April and in the US later this year.
2002: Microsoft releases the Xbox video game system in Europe. Prices in England: Xbox system 299 pounds, games 44.99 pounds, controller 24.99 pounds, DVD remote controller 29.99 pounds, memory unit 29.99 pounds. Price for the Xbox in the rest of Europe: 479 euros (about US$430).
2002: Microsoft releases the Halo: Combat Evolved video game for the Xbox in the UK.
2003: Square releases the Final Fantasy Origins video game for the PlayStation in the US. Included are enhanced remakes of Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II.
2006: Capcom releases the Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams video game for the PlayStation 2 in the USA.
2006: Capcom releases the Mega Man Powered Up video game for the PlayStation Portable in the USA.
2006: Sony CEA releases the Daxter video game for the PlayStation Portable in the USA.
2006: Sony CEA releases the Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror video game for the PlayStation Portable in the USA.
Movies
1986: Death of Edith Atwater from cancer at age 74; actress (Peyton Place, Phyllis - Love on a Rooftop, Kaz, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries).
1986: Death of Marlin Perkins at age 80 of cancer; host (Wild Kingdom TV show).
1991: Howard Ashman, American song writer ("Under the Sea"), dies of AIDS at 40 (born 1950).
1992: Jean Poiret, French actor/writer (La Cage aux Folles), dies at age 65.
1992: Ralph James, actor (Orson - Mork and Mindy), dies at age 67.
1994: The NBC TV network begins airing Disney's Someone Like Me show.
1997: Death of Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-born American director (High Noon (1952), From here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma (1955), A Man for all Seasons (1966), The Day of the Jackal (1973), Five Days one Summer (1982)), at age 69 of a heart attack (born 1907).
1986: Death of Marlin Perkins at age 80 of cancer; host (Wild Kingdom TV show).
1991: Howard Ashman, American song writer ("Under the Sea"), dies of AIDS at 40 (born 1950).
1992: Jean Poiret, French actor/writer (La Cage aux Folles), dies at age 65.
1992: Ralph James, actor (Orson - Mork and Mindy), dies at age 67.
1994: The NBC TV network begins airing Disney's Someone Like Me show.
1997: Death of Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-born American director (High Noon (1952), From here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma (1955), A Man for all Seasons (1966), The Day of the Jackal (1973), Five Days one Summer (1982)), at age 69 of a heart attack (born 1907).
Music
1991: Howard Ashman, American song writer ("Under the Sea"), dies of AIDS at 40 (born 1950).
1991: Death of Jerome "Doc" Pomus at age 65; American songwriter ("A Teenager in Love", "Save The Last Dance For Me", "Can't Get Used to Losing You", "Little Sister", "Suspicion", "Surrender", "Viva Las Vegas").
1991: Death of Jerome "Doc" Pomus at age 65; American songwriter ("A Teenager in Love", "Save The Last Dance For Me", "Can't Get Used to Losing You", "Little Sister", "Suspicion", "Surrender", "Viva Las Vegas").
Sports
1987: New York Mets' Darryl Strawberry charges Boston Red Sox pitcher Al Nipper during spring training exhibition game, causes bench clearing brawl.
1987: Providence, with Billy Donovan's 25 points, beats Austin Peay 90-87.
1987: Skier Piotr Fijas jumps record 194 metres.
1991: World Ice Dance Championship in Munich won by Isabel and Phil Duchesnay (France).
1991: World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by N Mishkutenok and A Dmitriev (USSR).
1991: World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA).
1991: World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by Kurt Browning (Canada).
1993: Johan Koss skates world record 5 km (6:06.57).
1993: Meg Mallon wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship.
1993: Cricketer Ricky Ponting, aged 18 years 84 days, hits twin tons for Tasmania.
1995: The US National Labor Relations Board announces it will charge Major League Baseball owners with two counts of unfair labor practices.
1996: Australia beat West Indies by five runs in amazing cricket World Cup semi-final.
1996: Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist, dies at age 57.
1997: 68-year-old Gordie Howe signs AHL contract with Syracuse Crunch.
1997: Olympics gold medalist Michael Johnson wins 67th James E Sullivan Award.
2003: The Milwaukee Brewers' TV/radio play-by-play announcer, Bob Uecker is chosen for induction into the broadcasters' wing of the Hall of Fame as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award.
2006: Washington D.C. officials unveil the designs for a new 41,000-seat ballpark.
2009: Annamay Pierse of Canada sets a new world's record in the women's 200-metre breaststroke swimming event, recording 2:17.50 at the short-course swimming championships in Toronto, Ontario.
1987: Providence, with Billy Donovan's 25 points, beats Austin Peay 90-87.
1987: Skier Piotr Fijas jumps record 194 metres.
1991: World Ice Dance Championship in Munich won by Isabel and Phil Duchesnay (France).
1991: World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by N Mishkutenok and A Dmitriev (USSR).
1991: World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA).
1991: World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by Kurt Browning (Canada).
1993: Johan Koss skates world record 5 km (6:06.57).
1993: Meg Mallon wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship.
1993: Cricketer Ricky Ponting, aged 18 years 84 days, hits twin tons for Tasmania.
1995: The US National Labor Relations Board announces it will charge Major League Baseball owners with two counts of unfair labor practices.
1996: Australia beat West Indies by five runs in amazing cricket World Cup semi-final.
1996: Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist, dies at age 57.
1997: 68-year-old Gordie Howe signs AHL contract with Syracuse Crunch.
1997: Olympics gold medalist Michael Johnson wins 67th James E Sullivan Award.
2003: The Milwaukee Brewers' TV/radio play-by-play announcer, Bob Uecker is chosen for induction into the broadcasters' wing of the Hall of Fame as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award.
2006: Washington D.C. officials unveil the designs for a new 41,000-seat ballpark.
2009: Annamay Pierse of Canada sets a new world's record in the women's 200-metre breaststroke swimming event, recording 2:17.50 at the short-course swimming championships in Toronto, Ontario.
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