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Gallery of Past Tech (and Other) Advertising

Posted by kdawson on from the masters-of-persuasion dept.

theodp writes "The Vintage Ad Browser takes you back to the days when Google conjured up images of Barney Google (1948). When the hip music player was a Walkman (1982). When Osborne meant state-of-the-art in computing (1982). When Big Picture TV meant 12" (1948). When compact camera referred to a Pocket Instamatic (1972). And when wireless meant getting phone calls 300 feet from the house (1982)."

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  1. Young Bill Gates Says... by theodp · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Next to my software, nothing's more user friendly than the Wall Street Journal." Undated, but obviously pre-Vista. :-)

  2. Re:You can't read the ads, just buy them by hwyhobo · · Score: 2, Funny

    I had an RCA VCR from 1988 that didn't give out until 2005, and that with fairly regular use.

    Since I used to sell them, I can break it to you - they were made by Matsushita.

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  3. Re:Ah, Osborne 1 memories! by ColdWetDog · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... which caused me to develop RMS

    Gee, I am very sorry about your affliction.

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