Join me in the time machine as we travel back to 1994 for this incredible Gateway PC commercial. Balancing out the uncomfortable vibe of the initial father-daughter conversation with the uplifting triumph of the walk into the light at the end takes real artistry.
Enjoy:
Imagine being able to use your rotary dial phone to download a text-only edition of the daily local newspaper right to your home computer in a mere two hours! Sounds impossibly futuristic, right? Well, journey with me back to 1981 and watch this crazy vision become a reality:
All sarcasm aside, it really is amazing to watch this and think about all that’s happened since then. And, of course, to imagine how people 30 years from now will be mocking us for our reliance on primitive technology like “blogs” and “browsers”.
(hat tip to the Daily Kos for the link)
