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January 29, 2006
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The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA.
- A personal computer is on the desk of a school secretary.
- A woman says "...not to mention this PowerPoint demonstration he did just last week".
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February 7, 2006
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| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases the film The Net 2.0 on DVD in the USA. A Tablet PC is used, a Windows Mobile device is used, and more. |
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March 1, 2006
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| Azerbaijan issues a postage stamp depicting a man at a personal computer. |
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March 12, 2006
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A personal computer is one of the items stolen from a school. |
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March 16, 2006
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| Tunisia issues a postage stamp depicting a personal computer. |
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March 19, 2006
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The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA.
- A "FeMac" computer appears, looking much like the Apple Computer "iMac".
- A female computer voice says "You've got mail", a reference to the America Online software.
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April 9, 2006
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A personal computer appears at a Department of Motor Vehicles. |
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April 30, 2006
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. Personal computers appear at an elementary school for girls. |
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May 23, 2006
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the USA. A personal computer appears briefly. |
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May 26, 2006
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| Barbados issues a postage stamp depicting children at a personal computer. |
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June 9, 2006
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| Chile issues a postage stamp depicting students using personal computers. |
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July 24, 2006
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| A Business Week magazine article on ethics shows a portion of a computer keyboard with "Cheat" in place of "Enter", and "Excuses" in place of "Shift". |
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July 28, 2006
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| Macao issues a postage stamp depicting a personal computer keyboard and mouse. |
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September 10, 2006
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A gangster uses a Palm Pilot to schedule his meetings. |
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October 4, 2006
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| Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. The episode centers around the World of Warcraft computer game. Several characters play in the game, attempting to defeat a powerful player. |
    
(Copyright 2006 Comedy Central) |
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November 6, 2006
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| YTV airs the TV show Weird Years in Canada. The game "WarQuest" is played on a personal computer, a play on game titles Warcraft and EverQuest. |
 
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November 19, 2006
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. The opening couch scene takes place on a computer desktop screen, looking like a Web browser on the Mac OS. |
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December 17, 2006
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. On seeing an altered photo, a woman says "That PhotoShopping freak!". |
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February 11, 2007
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A laptop computer is used for writing a story. |
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March 4, 2007
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A personal computer is used to write a newsletter. |
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March 11, 2007
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A laptop computer is used by an accountant. |
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April 22, 2007
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The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA.
- A laptop computer with mouse and scroll wheel is used in a house to access the Internet.
- The Web browser indicates this is an Apple computer.
- An online game is played, "Earthland Realms".
- Another desktop computer is used to play the online game.
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April 23, 2007
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| The April 23 issue of Business Week magazine shows an office with a computer shown running "SOLITAIRE", a reference to the game included with Microsoft Windows. |
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May 13, 2007
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The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA.
- A desktop personal computer with keyboard and mouse appears.
- A snake sees the computer mouse transform into a real mouse, and it tries to eat the entire computer.
- "Clippy", the electronic paperclip mascot of Microsoft Office appears, asking the snake if it needs help.
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May 20, 2007
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. A desktop and a laptop personal computer appear. |
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May 20, 2007
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The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA.
- A personal computer is used to access the Internet and send email.
- A personal computer with separate keyboard, mouse, and CRT monitor is used for hosting a live Webcam on the Internet. Another two computers view the show.
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September 23, 2007
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A "Restoration Software" store appears, with LCD monitors on a desk. |
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September 30, 2007
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears. |
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November 11, 2007
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears. |
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November 25, 2007
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The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
- A laptop computer appears, to be used to set off dynamite by its defective battery.
- The "Clippy" helper icon from Microsoft Office appears.
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November 27, 2007
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| 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment releases the film Futurama: Bender's Big Score on DVD in the USA. A laptop computer of the future appears. |
(Copyright 2007 20th Century Fox Television) |
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December 7, 2007
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| The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A laptop computer appears. |
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December 12, 2007
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| Bolivia issues a 3b postage stamp depicting a personal computer in a classroom. |
Other web pages of interest:
- Chronology of Personal Computers
- Disney References in Pop Culture
- Video Game References in Pop Culture
- Chevrolet Corvette References in Pop Culture
- This Day in History
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