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October 28
Video Games
1985: Bill Gates decides to proceed with an initial public offering of Microsoft stock.
1996: Apple Computer unveils the MessagePad 2000 computer. It features 1 MB DRAM, 5 MB Flash RAM, 2 Type II PC Card slots, backlit 480x320 100 dpi display, size 4.7 x 8.3 inches, Newton OS 2.1, 1.4 pound weight, and 161.9 MHz StrongARM 110 RISC processor. It runs on four AA batteries.
1996: Microsoft and Intel announce plans to develop the NetPC specification.
1998: SNK releases the NeoGeo Pocket handheld video game system in Japan. Price is about US$68.
2002: Palm introduces the Palm Tungsten T handheld computer. It features voice recorder, Bluetooth wireless support, 16 MB RAM, 3-inch diagonal 320x320 pixel 65,536-color TFT display, Secure Digital slot, USB docking cradle/charger, 175 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP1510 chip (ARM 925 processor), Palm OS 5.0, rechargeable lithium ion battery. Price is US$499; weight is 5.6 ounces; size is 4 x 3 x 0.6 inches.
2002: Palm unveils the Tungsten W handheld computer. It features built-in keyboard, General Packet Radio Service network, 33 MHz Dragonball VZ processor, Palm OS 4.1.1, 320x320 screen. Price is US$549.
2003: Palm shareholders vote to merge with Handspring, with the new company to be called palmOne Worldwide, and to spin off PalmSource as a separate company.
2003: Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy XI video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
2007: Activision releases the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation 2 in the USA.
2008: Electronic Arts releases the Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 computer game for Windows computers.
2008: Bethesda Softworks releases the Fallout 3 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
1996: Apple Computer unveils the MessagePad 2000 computer. It features 1 MB DRAM, 5 MB Flash RAM, 2 Type II PC Card slots, backlit 480x320 100 dpi display, size 4.7 x 8.3 inches, Newton OS 2.1, 1.4 pound weight, and 161.9 MHz StrongARM 110 RISC processor. It runs on four AA batteries.
1996: Microsoft and Intel announce plans to develop the NetPC specification.
1998: SNK releases the NeoGeo Pocket handheld video game system in Japan. Price is about US$68.
2002: Palm introduces the Palm Tungsten T handheld computer. It features voice recorder, Bluetooth wireless support, 16 MB RAM, 3-inch diagonal 320x320 pixel 65,536-color TFT display, Secure Digital slot, USB docking cradle/charger, 175 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP1510 chip (ARM 925 processor), Palm OS 5.0, rechargeable lithium ion battery. Price is US$499; weight is 5.6 ounces; size is 4 x 3 x 0.6 inches.
2002: Palm unveils the Tungsten W handheld computer. It features built-in keyboard, General Packet Radio Service network, 33 MHz Dragonball VZ processor, Palm OS 4.1.1, 320x320 screen. Price is US$549.
2003: Palm shareholders vote to merge with Handspring, with the new company to be called palmOne Worldwide, and to spin off PalmSource as a separate company.
2003: Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy XI video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
2007: Activision releases the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation 2 in the USA.
2008: Electronic Arts releases the Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 computer game for Windows computers.
2008: Bethesda Softworks releases the Fallout 3 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
Movies
1992: The ABC TV network airs the last Laurie Hill show.
1994: 2004), The Whole Nine Yards movie (2000), 17 Again movie (2009)), writer (Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing book).
1996: Death of Morey Amsterdam at age 87 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor-comedian (Buddy Sorrell - The Dick Van Dyke Show).
2002: Death of Lawrence Dobkin at age 83 of heart failure; actor (Rogues Gallery tadio show, Escape, Frontier Gentleman, Judging Amy, NYPD Blue).
2007: Death of Porter Wagoner at age 80 of lung cancer; country music star (Grand Ole Opry, The Porter Wagoner Show TV show (1960-1981)).
1994: 2004), The Whole Nine Yards movie (2000), 17 Again movie (2009)), writer (Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing book).
1996: Death of Morey Amsterdam at age 87 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor-comedian (Buddy Sorrell - The Dick Van Dyke Show).
2002: Death of Lawrence Dobkin at age 83 of heart failure; actor (Rogues Gallery tadio show, Escape, Frontier Gentleman, Judging Amy, NYPD Blue).
2007: Death of Porter Wagoner at age 80 of lung cancer; country music star (Grand Ole Opry, The Porter Wagoner Show TV show (1960-1981)).
Music
2007: Death of Porter Wagoner at age 80 of lung cancer; country music star (Grand Ole Opry, The Porter Wagoner Show TV show (1960-1981)).
Sports
1989: The Oakland Athletics sweep of the San Francisco Giants winning baseball's World Series.
1995: The Atlanta Braves defeat the Cleveland Indians to win the World Series.
2007: The Boston Red Sox win the 2007 World Series in a four-game sweep against the Colorado Rockies.
1995: The Atlanta Braves defeat the Cleveland Indians to win the World Series.
2007: The Boston Red Sox win the 2007 World Series in a four-game sweep against the Colorado Rockies.
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