Superbowl Tech Ads, 1976–Present

Posted by Soulskill on Sunday February 7, 2010 @03:41AM from the why-don't-you-try-readin'-the-rules-shankopotamus dept.

Ian Lamont writes "Computerworld has put together a collection of interesting, funny, and just plain weird Superbowl television advertisements from tech companies — excluding Internet retailers. Everyone has seen the Macintosh ad that played during the 1984 Superbowl, but there are a bunch of other gems, starting with a long-winded ad for the Xerox 9200 from 1976. The funniest is probably EDS's 'herding cats' ad from 2000, but there are some oddities, too, including a bizarre ad for Network Associates depicting a Russian nuclear missile launch, and a very dated ad for Sharp from the mid-1980s. Intel has one ad in the collection from 1997, and it turns out that it is returning with two ads this year that it says feature 'geek humor.'"

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Disable Advertising? by MrMr · 2010-02-07 03:45 · Score: 5, Funny

I suppose TFA consists of blank pages if I check the disable advertising box?
Re:Why bother? by wkurzius · 2010-02-07 05:31 · Score: 4, Funny

The only people who think geeks don't care about social events are geeks who don't care about social events.