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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. knee jerk... Slashvertisement!!! by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I've only skimmed the summary, but this is obviously just a bunch of ads. I only want to read about geeky products that don't cost anything!!!!1

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    "I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)