intothefuzz » Vintage Tech http://www.intothefuzz.com Pardon our dust: design work in progress. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:14:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To http://www.intothefuzz.com/2009/05/05/they-dont-make-em-like-they-used-to/ http://www.intothefuzz.com/2009/05/05/they-dont-make-em-like-they-used-to/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 16:51:13 +0000 John Slater http://www.intothefuzz.com/?p=566 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:

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Information Superhighway

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Happy 9th Birthday, Internet Bubble

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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)

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