One of the many cool things about YouTube is the amount of historical tech-related material that’s finding its way onto it, and how people are aggregating this material in useful, enlightening, and entertaining ways. This piece from PC World is a perfect example. They’ve assembled a bunch of computer TV ads, many from the early days of the computer revolution. Some of the ads you’ll recognize, others you won’t. It all forms an interesting snapshot of a now quaint and fondly-remembered (at least speaking for myself) time. There are ads going all the way up to the current PC guy/Mac guy ads. One fun addition is an allegedly never-before-seen second Apple “Switch” ad with Ellen Feiss, the stoner-esque teen who became a 15-minute celeb after her first spaceous performance. Mercifully absent is the “Dude, you’re getting a Dell” dude. But who can live without the Shatner VIC-20 commercial (shown above)? Priceless.
