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Video Games
1996: IBM launches OS/2 Warp 4, in San Francisco, California. New features include Java technology, voice recognition software, and Open32 Win32 APIs. Price is US$249; upgrade is US$149. It is the first operating system to include built-in speech navigation and recognition.
1996: Microsoft releases DirectX 3.0 to software developers. Included is support for multimedia, multiplayer online games, 3D positional sound, and more input device support.
1998: National Semiconductor announces it will terminate its processor manufacturing agreement with IBM by the end of the year. As a result, IBM will lose access to Cyrix 6X86 designs, compatible with Intel x86 processors.
2000: Intel releases 800 and 850 MHz mobile Pentium III processors. Prices are US$508 and US$722 each in 1000-unit quantities.
2000: Intel releases the 700 MHz mobile Celeron processor. Price is US$181 each in 1000-unit quantities.
2001: Romania issues a postage stamp that depicts the first microprocessor, in 1971.
2001: Enix releases the Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 video game for the Game Boy Color in the US.
2003: Nintendo of America reduces the price of the GameCube in North America to US$99.
2005: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A mom says to her son "... I'm going to erase all the saved games on your PlayStation".
2006: Nintendo releases the Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
2006: EA Sports releases the NBA Live 07 video game for the Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable in the US.
2007: EA Sports releases the FIFA Soccer 08 video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation 2 in the US.
2007: Microsoft releases the Halo 3 video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
1996: Microsoft releases DirectX 3.0 to software developers. Included is support for multimedia, multiplayer online games, 3D positional sound, and more input device support.
1998: National Semiconductor announces it will terminate its processor manufacturing agreement with IBM by the end of the year. As a result, IBM will lose access to Cyrix 6X86 designs, compatible with Intel x86 processors.
2000: Intel releases 800 and 850 MHz mobile Pentium III processors. Prices are US$508 and US$722 each in 1000-unit quantities.
2000: Intel releases the 700 MHz mobile Celeron processor. Price is US$181 each in 1000-unit quantities.
2001: Romania issues a postage stamp that depicts the first microprocessor, in 1971.
2001: Enix releases the Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 video game for the Game Boy Color in the US.
2003: Nintendo of America reduces the price of the GameCube in North America to US$99.
2005: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A mom says to her son "... I'm going to erase all the saved games on your PlayStation".
2006: Nintendo releases the Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
2006: EA Sports releases the NBA Live 07 video game for the Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable in the US.
2007: EA Sports releases the FIFA Soccer 08 video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation 2 in the US.
2007: Microsoft releases the Halo 3 video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
Movies
1991: The ABC TV network premieres the Disney TV series Good and Evil.
1997: NBC airs the first episode of TV show Veronica's Closet.
1997: NBC airs the first episode of TV show Veronica's Closet.
Music
Sports
1986: Houston Astros' Mike Scott no-hits San Francisco Giants, 2-0.
1988: Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54 seconds.
1990: First eight New York Yankeesl players hit safely versus Baltimore Orioles to tie record.
1990: Oakland Athletics clinch third straight American League West title.
1998: Sammy Sosa hits homerun number 66 to take the lead in the Major League Baseball homerun race. Less than an hour later Mark McGwire also hits his 66th.
2004: Port Adelaide Power win their first premiership against Brisbane Lions in AFL Grand Final.
1988: Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54 seconds.
1990: First eight New York Yankeesl players hit safely versus Baltimore Orioles to tie record.
1990: Oakland Athletics clinch third straight American League West title.
1998: Sammy Sosa hits homerun number 66 to take the lead in the Major League Baseball homerun race. Less than an hour later Mark McGwire also hits his 66th.
2004: Port Adelaide Power win their first premiership against Brisbane Lions in AFL Grand Final.
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