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October 5
Video Games
1992: IBM Personal Computer introduces the IBM ThinkPad line of laptop computers. The ThinkPad 300 (made by Zenith Data Systems) features a 25 MHz 386SL processor. The ThinkPad 700 features monochrome 9.5-inch display, 25 MHz 486SLC, 6.5 pounds weight, nickel-metal-hydride battery good for about 3.75 hours, 80/120 hard drive, 4 MB RAM. The ThinkPad 700C features 25 MHz 486SLC, 7.5 pounds weight, Microchannel bus, 10.3-in TFT active-matrix VGA color, nickel-metal-hydride battery good for about 2-3 hours use, DOS 5.0, price about US$4000, TrackPoint II integrated pointing device, 4 MB RAM, removable 120 MB hard drive, size is 11.5 x 8.25 x 2.25 inches. The ThinkPad 700T was previously called ThinkPad.
1992: Nintendo releases the Final Fantasy Mystic Quest for the Super NES in the US.
1999: The Microprocessor Forum is held in San Jose, California.
1999: At the Microprocessor Forum, Advanced Micro Devices gives first details of its own 64-bit processor, code-named Sledgehammer, backward-compatible with Intel 32-bit x86 architecture processors.
2000: Capcom releases the Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike video game for the Dreamcast in the US.
2002: In the ten years since introducing the first ThinkPad computer, IBM has sold 15 million units.
2003: Microsoft releases a wireless network adapter for the Xbox. Price is US$140.
2004: Activision releases the Tony Hawk's Underground 2: World Destruction Tour video game for the PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, and Xbox in the US.
2004: Vivendi Universal Games releases the Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
2004: EA Sports releases the NBA Live 2005 video game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the US.
1992: Nintendo releases the Final Fantasy Mystic Quest for the Super NES in the US.
1999: The Microprocessor Forum is held in San Jose, California.
1999: At the Microprocessor Forum, Advanced Micro Devices gives first details of its own 64-bit processor, code-named Sledgehammer, backward-compatible with Intel 32-bit x86 architecture processors.
2000: Capcom releases the Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike video game for the Dreamcast in the US.
2002: In the ten years since introducing the first ThinkPad computer, IBM has sold 15 million units.
2003: Microsoft releases a wireless network adapter for the Xbox. Price is US$140.
2004: Activision releases the Tony Hawk's Underground 2: World Destruction Tour video game for the PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, and Xbox in the US.
2004: Vivendi Universal Games releases the Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
2004: EA Sports releases the NBA Live 2005 video game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the US.
Movies
2008: Animated TV series Star Wars: The Clone Wars debuts in the USA.
Music
1985: Birth of Nicola Roberts; British singer (Girls Aloud).
1992: Death of Eddie Kendricks at age 52 from lung cancer; American singer (The Temptations - "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (1964), solo - "Keep on Truckin'", "Boogie Down").
1992: Death of Eddie Kendricks at age 52 from lung cancer; American singer (The Temptations - "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (1964), solo - "Keep on Truckin'", "Boogie Down").
Sports
1985: Louisiana's Grambling Tigers, coached by Eddie Robinson, win record 324th football game.
1987: Birth of Brandan Wright; American basketball player.
1990: Death of Peter Taylor, English football player and manager (born 1928).
2001: The Atlanta Braves defeat the Florida Marlins 20-3 to clinch the National League East title and becomes the first team in professional sports to win 10 consecutive division titles.
2001: Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks the single season home run record with his 71st and 72nd home runs of the year. Both are off pitcher Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2001: The Seattle Mariners break the Major League Baseball record for wins in a season set by the 1998 New York Yankees, winning their 115th game, defeating the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field. The Mariners finish the season 116-46.
2003: Death of Dan Snyder, Canadian hockey player (born 1978).
1987: Birth of Brandan Wright; American basketball player.
1990: Death of Peter Taylor, English football player and manager (born 1928).
2001: The Atlanta Braves defeat the Florida Marlins 20-3 to clinch the National League East title and becomes the first team in professional sports to win 10 consecutive division titles.
2001: Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks the single season home run record with his 71st and 72nd home runs of the year. Both are off pitcher Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2001: The Seattle Mariners break the Major League Baseball record for wins in a season set by the 1998 New York Yankees, winning their 115th game, defeating the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field. The Mariners finish the season 116-46.
2003: Death of Dan Snyder, Canadian hockey player (born 1978).
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