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Silicon Glen is the nickname given to the high tech sector of Scotland, the name inspired by Silicon Valley in California. It is applied to the Central Belt triangle [ 1 ] between Dundee , Inverclyde and Edinburgh , which includes Fife , Glasgow and Stirling ; although electronics facilities outside this area may also be included in the term.
Silicon Forest (Newark, Nottinghamshire): Silicon Forest consists of various businesses from in and around the Newark and Sherwood area that specialise in technology and innovation. Silicon Glen (Central Belt, Scotland) Silicon Gorge (Bristol, England) Silicon Mall (London, England): the area between Pall Mall and Victoria in London
History of the World was a commercial failure, with fewer than 10,000 copies sold by November 1998. This contributed to the sale and closure of Avalon Hill that year. [6]In Computer Gaming World, Bob Proctor wrote, "History of the World is both a good game and a disappointment."
The 1990s was the third decade in the industry's history.It was a decade of marked innovation in video gaming. [1] It was a decade of transition from sprite-based graphics to full-fledged 3D graphics [1] and it gave rise to several genres of video games including, but not limited to, the first-person shooter, real-time strategy, survival horror, and MMO. [1]
According to trade publication Vending Times, revenues generated by coin-operated video games on location in the United States jumped from $308 million in 1978 to $968 million in 1979 to $2.8 billion in 1980. As Pac Man ignited an even larger video game craze and attracted more female players to arcades, revenues jumped again to $4.9 billion in ...
1994 — The United States hosts the FIFA World Cup, which is won by Brazil. 1995 — Oklahoma City bombing kills 168 and wounds 800. The bombing is the worst domestic terrorist incident in U.S. history, and the investigation results in the arrests of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
The wealth inequality in Silicon Valley is more pronounced than in any other region of the United States. A 2023 report found that the aggregate household wealth of Silicon Valley (including ultra-high net worth individuals ) was nearly $1.1 trillion, and less than 1% of the Valley's population held 36% of the wealth. [ 94 ]
Silicon Alley is an area of high tech companies centered around southern Manhattan's Flatiron district in New York City. [1] The term was coined in the 1990s during the dot-com boom, alluding to California's Silicon Valley tech center.