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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. On your marks, get slashdotted, go! by LostCluster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Slashdot is giving an image-heavy site a fighting chance by posting another story 2 minutes earlier... but will it be enough to survive the slashdot effect?

  2. This takes me back.... by Itninja · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Remember when the 'Slashdot' mean 'News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters.'? Ah, those were the good ol' days.

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