FRIDAY SURPRISE: How far we've come in just a few short years

Friday, January 18, 2008 Filed in: Friday Surprise!, Completely irrelevant, Technology, History
For those that actually remember the dawn of the computer age (my first computer experience was on a time-shared GE 600-series mainframe), looking over old computer advertisements brings a flood of reactions: amusement, embarrassment, and the occasional "I wish I'd bought their stock when it was first offered." (Of course, there is also the "I'm glad I didn't buy any of their stock!")

Take a look at these vintage ads. I particularly like the one explaining what email is - not just for the content, but for the company promoting the concept. (Honeywell, once a player in mainframe computers, is perhaps best known these days for making thermostats - which is what they made before they bought their way into the computer business.)

-=[ Grant ]=-

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