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20 Top Vintage Computer Adverts (Apple, IBM, Microsoft, Commodore…)
April 4, 2008 - Categories: Design Trends, Nostalgia.
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The below ads range from the 1950s to the 1990s, the styles vary dramatically from one era to the next. But the best thing is looking at the computer specs and prices…and a very innocent looking Mr Gates!

If anyone has any more of these, send me a link and I’ll add them on to this article.

Tandy 1000

Tandy 2000

Amstrad

Apple

Altos

IBM

Linc

IBM2

IBM

IBM

Laptop

ISC

ISC

Apple

TI

Commodore

AMB 300

Apple

Apple

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6 Comments so far

  1. Copes Flavio on April 5, 2008 3:40 am

    I really like the Adam one ;) not to mention the latest.. a younger Bill.. a genious

  2. Kyle James on April 7, 2008 5:05 pm

    This is awesome! I can’t believe you found all these. Man Technology has come a LONG way.

  3. Hozay on April 10, 2008 2:13 pm

    Thanks for the memories. One of my first jobs, ~1977/78, was working for these guys: http://rwebs.net/micros/TDL/systems.htm. Little did we know.

  4. Syahid A. on April 18, 2008 11:06 pm

    The TI computer ads strikes a resemblance to a HP PC today (the box)! Lol!

  5. Melody on June 24, 2008 9:16 am

    Oh my goodness! The baby Bill Gates one is hillarious…well, they’re all hillarious, but that just killed me.