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Video Games
1998: Hayes again files for bankruptcy protection.
1999: Philips Electronics announces it is discontinuing its line of Nino 200 and 500 handheld computers.
2000: El Salvador issues a 5-col postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
2001: Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.33 GHz Athlon XP 1500+ processor. It features 64 kB Level 1 data cache, 64 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, three pipelined FPUs, 4 GB address space, and 266 MHz system bus. It supports MMX, 3DNow!, Enhanced 3DNow!, 3DNow! Professional instructions. It incorporates 37.5 million transistors in a 0.18-micron process. Price is US$160 in 1000-unit quantities. Code-name during development was Palomino, and briefly Corvette. "XP" stands for extreme performance.
2001: Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon XP 1600+ processor. Price is US$160.
2001: Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon XP 1700+ processor. Price is US$190.
2001: Advanced Micro Devices releases the 1.53 GHz Athlon XP 1800+ processor. Price is US$252.
2001: The US Supreme Court rejects Microsoft's request to hear an appeal of its antitrust case.
2001: The Fox television network in the US airs the Undeclared program, showing someone using a PlayStation 2.
2003: Egypt issues a postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
2003: Iran issues a 600 rial postage stamp for World Post Day, depicting a laptop computer.
2005: For one day only, CompUSA offers for sale a US$99.99 computer made by Systemax and sponsored by America Online. The computer features an Intel Celeron processor, monitor, and printer. Purchasers must sign up for a year of AOL at $23.90 a month.
2007: Sony announces a price drop of the PlayStation 3 in Japan, to 44,980 yen (20 GB) and 54,980 yen (60 GB).
2007: Electronic Arts releases The Orange Box video game for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in the US.
2007: Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions video game for the PlayStation Portable in the US.
1999: Philips Electronics announces it is discontinuing its line of Nino 200 and 500 handheld computers.
2000: El Salvador issues a 5-col postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
2001: Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.33 GHz Athlon XP 1500+ processor. It features 64 kB Level 1 data cache, 64 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, three pipelined FPUs, 4 GB address space, and 266 MHz system bus. It supports MMX, 3DNow!, Enhanced 3DNow!, 3DNow! Professional instructions. It incorporates 37.5 million transistors in a 0.18-micron process. Price is US$160 in 1000-unit quantities. Code-name during development was Palomino, and briefly Corvette. "XP" stands for extreme performance.
2001: Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon XP 1600+ processor. Price is US$160.
2001: Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon XP 1700+ processor. Price is US$190.
2001: Advanced Micro Devices releases the 1.53 GHz Athlon XP 1800+ processor. Price is US$252.
2001: The US Supreme Court rejects Microsoft's request to hear an appeal of its antitrust case.
2001: The Fox television network in the US airs the Undeclared program, showing someone using a PlayStation 2.
2003: Egypt issues a postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
2003: Iran issues a 600 rial postage stamp for World Post Day, depicting a laptop computer.
2005: For one day only, CompUSA offers for sale a US$99.99 computer made by Systemax and sponsored by America Online. The computer features an Intel Celeron processor, monitor, and printer. Purchasers must sign up for a year of AOL at $23.90 a month.
2007: Sony announces a price drop of the PlayStation 3 in Japan, to 44,980 yen (20 GB) and 54,980 yen (60 GB).
2007: Electronic Arts releases The Orange Box video game for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in the US.
2007: Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions video game for the PlayStation Portable in the US.
Movies
1986: FOX network debuts Joan Rivers hosting The Late Show.
1988: The NBC TV network begins airing The Magical World of Disney on Sunday nights.
1995: The CBS TV network airs the last episode of If Not For You.
2000: CBS airs the 100th episode of Everybody Loves Raymond TV show.
2007: Death of Carol Bruce at age 87 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; actress (Lillian Carlson - WKRP in Cincinnati, General Hospital, Knot's Landing).
1988: The NBC TV network begins airing The Magical World of Disney on Sunday nights.
1995: The CBS TV network airs the last episode of If Not For You.
2000: CBS airs the 100th episode of Everybody Loves Raymond TV show.
2007: Death of Carol Bruce at age 87 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; actress (Lillian Carlson - WKRP in Cincinnati, General Hospital, Knot's Landing).
Music
1986: The musical "The Phantom of the Opera" has its first performance at Her Majesty's Theatre in London.
Sports
1986: Gilbert Perreault of the Buffalo Sabres becomes 12th NHL player to score 500 goals.
1988: Dennis Eckersley is first to save all four games in a championship series.
1989: First NFL game coached by a black man (Art Shell), his Los Angeles Raiders beat New York Jets 14-7 on Monday Night Football.
1988: Dennis Eckersley is first to save all four games in a championship series.
1989: First NFL game coached by a black man (Art Shell), his Los Angeles Raiders beat New York Jets 14-7 on Monday Night Football.
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