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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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9 Comments Leave yours

  1. Copes Flavio
    5 Apr, 2008

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

    Reply

  2. Kyle James
    7 Apr, 2008

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

    Reply

  3. Hozay
    10 Apr, 2008

    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.

    Reply

  4. Syahid A.
    18 Apr, 2008

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

    Reply

  5. Melody
    24 Jun, 2008

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

    Reply

  6. John Winkler
    16 Feb, 2009

    Have you ever seen the ad for word processing where the original draft was addressed to “Dear Mush-for-Brains”
    at a clothing manufacturing company. The writer complained that
    Mush-for-Brains’ factory had manufactured thousands of jackets with
    cigarette burn holes in the sleeves.
    The finished product is of course considerably revised.

    If you have, do you know of a link where I could find it?

    Reply

    • Ken
      28 May, 2010

      I’ve been looking for this ad for years – people look at me like I’m nuts when I utter the phrase “Dear Mush For Brains” and chuckle….

      I’ve found it – ironically, google brought me to this blog, but I found the ad using Bing….

      http://www.macmothership.com/gallery/gallery2.html

      Reply

  7. Richard Damiani
    21 Mar, 2009

    Yes, I remember the “Dear Mush for brains” ad. I wish I could find a copy. I remember it ended, “It will be a cold day in Calcutta, Mush for Brains, before you get a dime from us.”

    Reply

  8. apple computer
    12 Jun, 2009

    Oh do I miss my first Apple ][ ! Countless sleepless nights trying to find the ins and outs of the basic programming language and using the lighting speed 1200 baud modem!

    Reply

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