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October 23
Video Games
1996: At the Microprocessor Forum, Digital Equipment demonstrates the Digital 21264 Alpha processor operating at 500 MHz.
1996: The National Broadcasting Company airs the NewsRadio TV show in the USA. An arcade video game replaces a sandwich vending machine in an office. It is called Stargate Defender, but no actual game play is shown.
1997: In Japan, NEC Computer releases 26 models of the PC98-NX series, its first industry-standard (Windows-Intel) personal computers. NEC also releases 15 new models in its proprietary PC98 series.
1997: Four game developers release the first arcade games based on Intel's Pentium II platform and the Open Arcade Architecture. This system allows game changes by software only, without requiring a physical machine change.
2000: Sega releases the Quake III Arena video game for the Dreamcast in the US.
2001: Sony CEA announces it will release a Linux-enabled version of its PlayStation 2 video game system outside of Japan.
2006: Nintendo releases the Magical Starsign video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
2008: Ubisoft releases the Far Cry 2 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA and Canada.
1996: The National Broadcasting Company airs the NewsRadio TV show in the USA. An arcade video game replaces a sandwich vending machine in an office. It is called Stargate Defender, but no actual game play is shown.
1997: In Japan, NEC Computer releases 26 models of the PC98-NX series, its first industry-standard (Windows-Intel) personal computers. NEC also releases 15 new models in its proprietary PC98 series.
1997: Four game developers release the first arcade games based on Intel's Pentium II platform and the Open Arcade Architecture. This system allows game changes by software only, without requiring a physical machine change.
2000: Sega releases the Quake III Arena video game for the Dreamcast in the US.
2001: Sony CEA announces it will release a Linux-enabled version of its PlayStation 2 video game system outside of Japan.
2006: Nintendo releases the Magical Starsign video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
2008: Ubisoft releases the Far Cry 2 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA and Canada.
Movies
1985: Birth of Masiela Lusha; actress (George Lopez).
1994: The Fox TV network airs the last episode of the Disney TV show Hardball.
1994: Death of Robert Lansing at age 66 of lung cancer; actor (General George Custer - Branded, General Frank Savage - Twelve O'Clock High, Gary Seven - Star Trek TV show, Peter Murphy/Mark Wainwright - The Man Who Never Was, Control - The Equalizer, Paul Blaisdell - Kung Fu: The Legend Continues).
1994: Death of William Leonard at age 78 of a stroke; head of CBS News.
1994: The Fox TV network airs the last episode of the Disney TV show Hardball.
1994: Death of Robert Lansing at age 66 of lung cancer; actor (General George Custer - Branded, General Frank Savage - Twelve O'Clock High, Gary Seven - Star Trek TV show, Peter Murphy/Mark Wainwright - The Man Who Never Was, Control - The Equalizer, Paul Blaisdell - Kung Fu: The Legend Continues).
1994: Death of William Leonard at age 78 of a stroke; head of CBS News.
Music
2002: About 50 Chechen rebels storm the Moscow Palace of Culture theater, taking up to 700 people hostage during a performance of a popular musical.
Sports
1988: Boston Celtics play Spain in Madrid.
1993: Joe Carter hits only the second baseball World Series winning home run as the Toronto Blue Jays win Game Six of the World Series to beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to two.
1993: Joe Carter hits only the second baseball World Series winning home run as the Toronto Blue Jays win Game Six of the World Series to beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to two.
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