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Superbowl Tech Ads, 1976–Present

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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  1. Re:What happens during the ads? by gmuslera · · Score: 1, Troll

    You could skip the boring part of the show and watch the only the ads later in internet. Internet is just a better media for that for ads and related things (at least you can click over spam links)

  2. Re:What happens during the ads? by Grimnir512 · · Score: 0, Troll

    O_o Why is this modded flamebait? I remember them saying this morning on Breakfast that they'll be returning to the studio and talking when the commercials are on.